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Zachary Zimmer
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Research
Latest papers
Strong concordance of DNA methylation measures between venous and capillary blood - Implications for human epigenome studies.
iScience · 2026
Community-based health-focused longitudinal aging studies in East and Southeast Asia: landscape and future directions.
The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026
Country-level gender inequality and sex disparities in adolescent chronic pain: A 47-country analysis.
Preventive medicine · 2026
Latest funding
- $100,000
Growing Multidisciplinary Interest in the Oldest Old
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
- $350,000
Global Aging and Community
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
- $89,846
Social causes and consequences of chronic pain
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
55 publications.
Strong concordance of DNA methylation measures between venous and capillary blood - Implications for human epigenome studies.
Engelbrecht HR, Konwar C, Zhuang BC, Dever K, MacIsaac JL, McDade TW, Toan TK, Korinek K, Zimmer Z, Kobor MS
Community-based health-focused longitudinal aging studies in East and Southeast Asia: landscape and future directions.
Malhotra R, Xu H, Li H, Yijing MG, Magno LM, Chen H, Anantanasuwong D, Hashimoto H, Zimmer Z, Awang H, Zhao Y, Lou VWQ, Xu W, Lee Y, Yan LL, Cruz GT, Wu C
Country-level gender inequality and sex disparities in adolescent chronic pain: A 47-country analysis.
Li R, Huang R, Srinakarin K, Zajacova A, Zimmer Z, Palermo T, Grol-Prokopczyk H
Early-Life War Exposure and Later-Life Chronic Pain in Vietnam: Risk, Resilience, and Timing.
Huang R, Li Y, Grol-Prokopczyk H, Zimmer Z, Toan TK
Educational Disparities in Disability in Mid- to Late-Life: How Much is Attributable to Pain?
Ruan H, Grol-Prokopczyk H, Zimmer Z, Zajacova A
Chronic pain prevalence and trends in urban, suburban, and rural areas among American adults aged 55+, 1998-2022.
Yang Y, Sun F, Zimmer Z, Zajacova A, Huang R, Grol-Prokopczyk H, Torres JM
Over 50 years of research on social disparities in pain and pain treatment: a scoping review of reviews.
Grol-Prokopczyk H, Huang R, Yu C, Chen YA, Kaur S, Limani M, Lin TH, Zajacova A, Zimmer Z, Cowan P, Fillingim RB, Gewandter JS, Gilron I, Hirsh AT, Macfarlane GJ, Meghani SH, Patel KV, Poleshuck EL, Strain EC, Symons FJ, Wesselmann U, Dworkin RH, Turk DC
Accounting for differences between Infinium MethylationEPIC v2 and v1 in DNA methylation-based tools.
Zhuang BC, Jude MS, Konwar C, Yusupov N, Ryan CP, Engelbrecht HR, Whitehead J, Halberstam AA, MacIsaac JL, Dever K, Tran TK, Korinek K, Zimmer Z, Lee NR, McDade TW, Kuzawa CW, Huffman KM, Belsky DW, Binder EB, Czamara D, Korthauer K, Kobor MS
Patterns of productive aging among Vietnamese war survivors: The influential role of early-life war exposure and past military service.
Hamm SI, Teerawichitchainan B, Zimmer Z, Nguyễn MH
Accounting for differences between Infinium MethylationEPIC v2 and v1 in DNA methylation-based tools.
Zhuang BC, Jude MS, Konwar C, Yusupov N, Ryan CP, Engelbrecht HR, Whitehead J, Halberstam AA, MacIsaac JL, Dever K, Tran TK, Korinek K, Zimmer Z, Lee NR, McDade TW, Kuzawa CW, Huffman KM, Belsky DW, Binder EB, Czamara D, Korthauer K, Kobor MS
Growing Multidisciplinary Interest in the Oldest Old
Principal investigators: Keefe, Janice M
Keywords: Epidemiology; Geriatrics; Gerontology; Interdisciplinary; Oldest Old; Training Program
Global Aging and Community
Principal investigators: Zimmer, Zachary
Keywords: Gerontology ; Health; Aging; Global; Comparative; Pain; Biological aging; Demography
Social causes and consequences of chronic pain
Principal investigators: Zajacova, Anna
Keywords: chronic pain; social inequities; socioeconomic; population health; measurement
International Workshop on Health Expectancy: An Educational, Training and Networking Opportunity for Early-Career Scholars
Principal investigators: Zimmer, Zachary
Keywords: training workshop; methodology; theory; health expectancy; disablement; aging; health; longitudinal research; networking; statistical analysis
The Long-Term Effects of War on Biological Aging: The Case of Vietnam
Principal investigators: Zimmer, Zachary; Cohen, Alan A; Korinek, Kim; Norris, Deborah A
Keywords: Biomarkers; Early-Life Conditions; Epigenetic Aging; Global Health; Long-Term Effects On Health; Low- And Middle-Income Countries; Population Aging; Trauma; Vietnam; War
Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies
Keywords: applied population research; aging population; student training; evidence-based decision-making; population analytics; social data science; big data; knowledge mobilization; cross-sectoral training; multidisciplinary collaboration
Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies
Keywords: applied population research; aging population; student training; evidence-based decision-making; population analytics; social data science; big data; knowledge mobilization; cross-sectoral training; multidisciplinary collaboration
War and Biological Ageing in Vietnam: A Planning Grant to Foster Collaboration on a Novel Area of Global Research in Health and Ageing
Principal investigators: Zimmer, Zachary; Korinek, Kim; Teerawichitchainan, Bussarawan
Keywords: Asia; Biological Ageing; Conflict; Lower And Middle Income Countries; Methylation; Trauma; Vietnam; War
Aging and Community
Principal investigators: Zimmer, Zachary
Keywords: Aging; Demography; Developing Countries; Disability; Health Inequalities; Intergenerational Relations; Migration; Quantitative Analysis; Social Change; Social Support; Vulnerable Populations
Aging and Community
Principal investigators: Zimmer, Zachary
Keywords: aging, demography, developing countries, disability, health inequalities, intergenerational relations, migration, quantitative analysis, social change, social support, vulnerable populations
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Family Studies and Gerontology
- Anesthesiology
- Geriatric Medicine
- Physiotherapy
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