Weekly Programs

As everyone knows, the COVID-19 pandemic prevents us from meeting in person, as is our normal custom. So, we have become created and are holding virtual meetings via Zoom. So far, this new way for us to meet is working pretty well.

 

On April 7, we will hold a Club Assembly, led by President Bill. The focus of this meeting will be to revisit the results of the Club Visioning exercise we held last June 26. We will discuss the goals we developed during that process and ways forward.

 

The following week, April 14, we will hear from Dr. Laura Niederhofer from the University of Minnesota. Her topic will be on aging. 10,000 people turn 65 every day in America. By 2030, the number of individuals aged 65 and older will exceed those under 20. This is the greatest biomedical challenge we are facing today given that old age is the greatest risk factor for most chronic diseases. Bold and new approaches are needed.

Those at the University of Minnesota are taking the lead by developing therapeutics to treat aging in Dr. Laura Niederhofer's program. Dr. Niederhofer joined the University of Minnesota in 2018 to direct the new Institute on the Biology of Aging & Metabolism, one of the four Medical Discovery Teams at the University of Minnesota. She is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics.

 

Lew Anderson will address the club on April 21. He will tell us about Destiny Rescue. Destiny Rescue is an international faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and restoring children who have been enslaved in the sex-trade. Their mission is to end child sexual slavery worldwide. Destiny Rescue was founded in 2001 and has since grown into a global team with 220 staff in 10 countries. Since 2011, they have rescued over 5,000, including 1,400 in 2019.