The National Institute on Aging began funding seven new projects by CDHA over the last twelve months, including several new this fall! As a whole, the projects bring in millions of dollars in research funding …
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Book Discussion with Deborah Carr
On Friday, March 29, CDHA hosted Deborah Carr, professor of sociology at Boston University, for a discussion of her recent book Golden Years? Social Inequality in Later Life. In her work Carr, who received her …
USDA Awards Grant to Study Variation in Gut Microbial Metabolism
Federico Rey (bacteriology) recently received funding from the USDA to study the interpersonal variation in gut microbial metabolism of nutrients and cardiometabolic disease. Rey’s new grant stemmed from the 2016–17 pilot, “The Role of Early …
CDHA & CDE Engagement at PAA
CDHA and CDE affiliates have been busy preparing for the annual meeting of the Population Association of America in Austin. Fifty-seven affiliates, including faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and scientists, appear on the conference program ninety-eight …
Trainee Profile: PhD Student Eva Vasiljevic
Name: Eva Vasiljevic Educational background: BA French and Biology, certificate in Global Cultures Master of Public Affairs, expected 2019 Can you describe your research interests? Current research projects? I study the genetic basis of disease …
Trainee Profile: PhD Student Ankit Rastogi
Name Ankit Rastogi Hometown Silver Spring, MD Educational background BA, Biology, Dartmouth College; MSc, Biostatistics, Harvard University Can you describe your research interests? Current research projects? I study racial residential integration in the suburbs. It’s …
Trainee Profile: PhD Student Leah Foltman
Name Leah Foltman Hometown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Educational background BA, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, sociology Can you describe your research interests? Current research projects? My current research interests revolve around racial disparities in physical and …
Trainee Profile: PhD Student Julia Goodwin
Name Julia Goodwin Hometown Cabin John, MD Undergraduate education/other graduate degrees BA, University of Wisconsin–Madison, sociology/CAR; certificate in education policy studies Expected graduation date 2022 Research interests? Current research projects? My research interests are around …
Faculty Showcase: Health and Aging Research at UW–Madison
On November 9th, CDHA hosted its first faculty showcase on aging research. The event gave faculty and graduate students the opportunity to connect with one another and potentially launch new interdisciplinary research projects focused on …
New Grant for the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
The NIH funded new research that will track the progression of dementia in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. The project, led by Sanjay Asthana, (CDHA affiliate; medicine) and Pamela Herd (external CDHA affiliate; Georgetown) will clarify …