40 Years of the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study

Overview

This year, the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS) celebrates 40 years of public health discoveries made possible by its participants. To mark this occasion, we invite you to join the HPFS 40th Anniversary Celebration livestream featuring:

• Scientific presentations on key findings from the study
• Brief testimonials from participants
• An opportunity to look back on four decades of this remarkable research community

Livestream Details

Thursday, September 10, 2026, 1:00 – 5:00 PM ET

A portion of the event will be dedicated to answering questions from participants and other viewers. Please submit your questions in advance. We’d love to hear from you!

Program

• 1:00-1:15 pm: Welcome and opening remarks about the 40^th anniversary of the HPFS cohort – Walter Willett and Lorelei Mucci
• 1:15-1:35 pm Panel Discussion – What is the human influence in designing and running a scientific study: memories across 40 years of the HPFS – Eric Rimm (moderator), Betsy Frost-Hawes, Siobhan St. Surin, Ed Giovannucci, Clifford Scott
• 1:35-1:45 pm: Discoveries in neuroepidemiology from HPFS (prerecorded) – Alberto Ascherio
• 1:45-1:55 pm: The HPFS participant experience – Clifford Scott
• 1:55-2:00 pm: Testimonials of HPFS participants, Part I
• 2:00-2:25 pm: Panel Discussion – Meet the Experts in Cancer Research in HPFS – Ed Giovannucci, Mingyang Song, Stephanie Smith-Warner, Brenda Birmann, Konrad Stopsack, Lorelei Mucci (moderator)
• 2:25-2:35 pm: Optimizing kidney health – Gary Curhan
• 2:35-2:40 pm: Testimonials of HPFS participants, Part II
• 2:40-2:55 pm: BREAK
• 2:50-3:15 pm: Panel Discussion – Living well to age 90 and beyond –Yuan Ma, Heather Eliassen, Clifford Scott
• 3:15-3:25 pm: Discoveries in Cardiovascular Disease EPI in the HPFS – Eric Rimm
• 3:25-3:50 pm: Panel Discussion – What is an optimal healthy diet, and how has HPFS shaped this? – Meir Stampfer, Walter Willett, Frank Hu, Deedee Tobias
• 3:50-4:00 pm: Physical activity and health – Ed Giovannucci
• 4:00-4:10 pm: A look to the future and closing remarks – Walter Willett, Lorelei Mucci, Clifford Scott

HPFS Co-PIs

Please see above program for a full list of speakers and presenters.

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