EVMS is hosting an academic symposium to educate students, staff and faculty about pancreatic cancer, the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.

Among the speakers for the event, which runs from 1-6 p.m. in the Brickhouse Auditorium in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, is Jai Pausch, widow of Randy Pausch, PhD, who delivered the now-famous "Last Lecture" in 2007. Three renowned pancreatic-cancer specialists also will speak, including Gloria Petersen, PhD, from the Mayo Clinic; Anirban Maitra, MD, from Johns Hopkins University; and Carrie Rinker-Schaeffer, PhD, from the University of Chicago.

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A noted authority on the role of bacteria in our health will deliver the annual Mansbach Lecture at EVMS Feb. 10.

Martin J. Blaser, MD, serves as chair of the Department of Medicine, Frederick H. King Professor of internal medicine and professor of microbiology at New York University School of Medicine. A physician and microbiologist, Dr. Blaser studies the relationships between bacteria that live in other organisms, their hosts and the spread of pathogens in the community.

His presentation begins at 5:30 p.m. in Lewis Hall's McCombs Auditorium, with a reception to follow at 6:30. Those wishing to attend should RSVP by Feb. 8 online or by calling 757.446.6070.