Chris Verschoor, University of Calgary

Research

Biological Aging Cross-National Comparison Cross-Sectional Study Epigenetic Aging Epigenetic Clocks Income Inequality Middle-Aged Adults Older Adults

Latest funding

How does socioeconomic position become biologically embedded? A cross-national comparison of associations between socioeconomic position and epigenetic aging in middle-aged and older adults in Canada and the US
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$70,000

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How does socioeconomic position become biologically embedded? A cross-national comparison of associations between socioeconomic position and epigenetic aging in middle-aged and older adults in Canada and the US

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - IPPH Mandate Early Career Researcher

Principal investigators: Olstad, Dana Lee; Verschoor, Chris P

Keywords: Biological Aging; Cross-National Comparison; Cross-Sectional Study; Epigenetic Aging; Epigenetic Clocks; Income Inequality; Middle-Aged Adults; Older Adults; Socioeconomic Position

$70,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biological Aging Dear Professor Verschoor, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on biological aging connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "How does socioeconomic position become biologically embedded? A cross-national comparison of associations between socioeconomic position and epigenetic aging in middle-aged and older adults in Canada and the US" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]