Measuring Patients’ Pace of Biological Aging Through Life-Course Research

Event Type:
Webinar
Date:
May 3, 2021
Time:
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Event Series

Perspectives on Cancer and Aging

In this webinar, two experts discussed a novel measure of biological age and presented the latest research findings from this new measure. This webinar was part of the Perspectives on Cancer and Aging: The Arti Hurria Memorial Webinar Series.

This webinar was co-hosted by the NCI Behavioral Research Program and Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program.

Speakers

Daniel W. Belsky, Ph.D.
Daniel W. Belsky, Ph.D.

Quantification of Biological Aging: Measurement Development, Validation, and Applications

Assistant Professor,

Department of Epidemiology & Butler Columbia Aging Center,

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Terrie E. Moffitt, Ph.D.
Terrie E. Moffitt, Ph.D.

Quantification of Biological Aging: Motivation, Theory, and Data Collection

Nannerl O. Keohane University Professor,

Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University,

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience,

King’s College London, UK

Moderators

Jennifer Guida, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Program Director, Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch,
NCI Behavioral Research Program

Lisa Gallicchio, Ph.D.

Program Director, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch
NCI Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program

Last Updated
February 17, 2022