On February 12, CDHA and the UW Initiative in Social Genomics (ISG) hosted the methods workshop “Integrating Biological and Social Science into Health and Aging Research.” Part of the series Advances in New Data & …
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USC/UCLA Pilot Funding Supports Study on Epigenetic Profiles, Biological Aging
Lauren Schmitz received a pilot project award from the USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health (P30AG017265) for the study “Early Life Adversity Associations with Later Life Epigenetic Profiles: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).” …
New NIA-Funded Study to Examine Neighborhood Air Pollution, Physical Activity, and Incident Dementia
Affiliate Wei Xu received a new grant from NIA for the project “Interactive Effects of Physical Activity and Neighborhood Air Pollution on Risk of Incident Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias.” Together with co-investigators Jason Fletcher, …
Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative
Fifteen projects have been chosen for UW’s Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative, funded by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Designed to support research …
Supplement Grant to Study Indirect Genetic Effects on Alzheimer’s Disease
Biodemography is one of five major research themes at CDHA. With supplemental funding to the Center’s P30 center grant, affiliate Qiongshi Lu will continue to expand CDHA’s work in this field through the project “Quantifying …
Michal Engelman Named Director of Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Congratulations to Michal Engelman, associate professor of sociology and CDHA’s associate training director, who was recently named director of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS). With a background in demography, gerontology, and biostatistics, Engelman draws on …
Fall 2020 ISG Updates
This fall, Philipp Koellinger and Sam Trejo join past cluster-hire Lauren Schmitz in filling the three tenure-track faculty positions created within the Initiative in Social Genomics (ISG). This interdisciplinary group of scholars, along with other …
Affiliates Secure New External Research Funding
Lauren Schmitz received NIA funding for her project “Life Course Determinants of Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Subsequent Dementia.” Schmitz seeks to understand the impact of interactions between socioeconomic status (SES), genotype, and health behaviors on …
CDHA Welcomes 10 New Affiliates for Fall 2020
With more than 90 affiliates across UW–Madison’s campus, CDHA continues to grow in both numbers and depth of expertise. The CDHA Steering Committee voted unanimously to extend invitations to a talented group of UW faculty. …
CDHA Celebrates 20 Years with Symposium
In 1999, the National Institute on Aging awarded UW–Madison a center grant to support demography of health and aging research—and the Center for Demography of Health and Aging was born. The CDHA 20th Anniversary Symposium …