The Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute, a collaboration between the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine South Bend, in partnership with Smoke Free St. Joe, will host “Realities of Lung Cancer,” a free, public seminar on the benefits of smoking cessation from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 (Thursday) — Great American Smokeout day.
The event will kick off with an information fair at 5 p.m., followed by presentations from Siyuan Zhang, professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, and Sue Ickes, a lung cancer survivor, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and light refreshments from 6:30 to 7 p.m.
The event — part of Harper’s ongoing Community Seminar Series — will take place in the 1st Source Auditorium, Raclin-Carmichael Hall, 1234 N. Notre Dame Ave., South Bend.
Contact: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, eblasko@nd.edu