Jane and Robert Cizik Lecture Series

The Jane and Robert Cizik Lecture is an annual series created as part of a transformational $25 million gift in 2017 from Jane Cizik and her late husband, Robert.

Their generosity – which led to the school being named Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston in their honor – also supports faculty research and student scholarships and enabled the establishment of the interprofessional Cizik Nursing Research Institute in 2024. Learn more about the Cizik family’s support of the nursing school.

2026 Jane and Robert Cizik Lecture and Reception

Join us March 31, 2026
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, first floor, 6901 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030 (View in Google Map)

The 2026 lecture will feature keynote speaker Paule Valery Joseph, PhD, MSN, MBA, MS, CTN-B, FNP-BC, FRSM, FAAN, senior investigator and co-director of the National Smell and Taste Center at the National Institutes of Health.

RSVP by March 24, 2026.

NIH scientist emerita delivers 2025 lecture

Cizik School of Nursing alumna and National Institutes of Health scientist emerita Terri S. Armstrong, PhD, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, discussed the interconnectedness of cancer care and research at the 2025 Jane and Robert Cizik Lecture. Learn more.

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Previous lectures

• • • 2024: Health begins in the womb – Hudson Santos, PhD, RN, FABMR, FAAN, president of the International Society of Nurses in Genetics
    • 2023: NINR director emphasizes nurse researchers’ unique perspective – Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, director of National Institute of Nursing Research
    • 2022: Seeds of nursing research – Research Patricia A. Grady, PhD, RN, FAAN, director emeritus of the National Institute of Nursing