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Leveraging the National Institute on Aging’s Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging to answer cancer and aging questions

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Event Type:
Webinar
Date:
November 6, 2023
Time:
1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Event Series

Perspectives on Cancer and Aging

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The National Institute on Aging’s Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) is America's longest-running scientific study of human aging. In this webinar, Dr. Eleanor Simonsick provided an overview of the BLSA, including the study design, the data that are available, and the characteristics of those enrolled. Dr. Jennifer Schrack then discussed how data from this study can be leveraged to address gaps in knowledge pertaining to cancer and aging.

This webinar is part of the Perspectives on Cancer and Aging: The Arti Hurria Memorial Webinar Series. It is co-hosted by the NCI Behavioral Research Program and Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program.

Speakers

Eleanor M. Simonsick, Ph.D.
Eleanor M. Simonsick, Ph.D.

Epidemiologist,
Co-Director, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA),
Federal Project Officer, Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study,
Intramural Research Program,
National Institute on Aging

Jennifer A. Schrack, Ph.D., M.S.
Jennifer A. Schrack, Ph.D., M.S.

Director, Center on Aging and Health,
Professor of Epidemiology & Medicine,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Moderators

Rachelle Brick, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., O.T.R./L.

Cancer Prevention Fellow, 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