This NIH-funded project gathers data from nearly 3000 individuals across four international cohorts to examine the impact of child maltreatment on epigenetic age acceleration, a cross-tissue index of the biological aging of cells that differs from chronological age. This study examines epigenetic age acceleration and its relation to mid-life cognitive function. Results will inform precision-based efforts at preventing, delaying, or reversing the onset of various cognitive aging outcomes across different points of the lifespan.

Project Team

Nilam Ram, Ph.D. Principle Investigator
Martin Sliwinski , Ph.D. Co-Investigator
Jennie Noll, Ph.D. Co-Investigator
John Felt Co-Investigator