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

Chad E. Shenk, Ph.D.

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Principle Investigator
Nilam Ram, Ph.D.

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Co-Investigator
Martin J. Sliwinski , Ph.D.

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Co-Investigator
Jennie Noll, Ph.D.

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Co-Investigator
John Felt

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