The CSDE Biomarker Working Group meets monthly and is a forum for discussing practical and theoretical issues related to collecting and using biomarker data in population research. On Thursday, December 5th, we will be joined by special guest, Dr. Thom McDade (Northwestern University). He conducts research on how experiences become biology across the life course, and his lab specializes in the development and application of minimally invasive methods for studying human biology and health in diverse community-based settings around the world. He will be giving a talk entitled “Three common assumptions about inflammation and aging that are probably wrong.” The event will be at 12:30 pm and have a hybrid format (in-person in Denny Hall 313 and on Zoom).
Casey Co-Authors Article on Dementia Risk from Wildfire Smoke
As wildfire smoke has become more common in recent years, a new study from CSDE Affiliate Joan Casey (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences) and co-authors found a strong connection between long-term exposure to wildfire smoke and higher odds of dementia. The study, which found that long-term exposure to wildfire and non-wildfire fine particulate matter was associated with dementia diagnosis among 1.2 million Southern California residents, was recently published in JAMA Neurology. Read the study here and check out a recent interview with Dr. Casey on NPR.
UW Libraries Announces Open Scholarship Community Fellowship
UW Libraries recently announced the call for Open Scholarship Community Fellows. The Open Scholarship Commons Community Fellows Workshop Series is a paid fellowship opportunity for graduate students underrepresented in the field of open scholarship. The goal of this Fellowship is to lift up students as experts in this field and create opportunities for peer to peer learning by offering student-led workshops. Equity is a core value of the UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons, and this Fellowship, funded and co-administered by the UW Libraries Open Scholarship Commons and the eScience Institute, aims to support the expertise and leadership of underrepresented students in the field of open scholarship. Applications are due TODAY, December 2nd. Learn more here.
CSSS Fall 2024 Seminar Series (10/2/24 – 12/4/24)
Pittman Authors Article on Black Mothers’ Strategies of Resistance During the Jim Crow Era
History is often best understood through analysis of individuals’ lived experiences. In a new article, LaShawnDa Pittman (American Ethnic Studies) and co-authors analyze the oral histories of 210 Black women to shed light on their experiences and strategies for resisting the “interlocking systems of oppression” of the Jim Crow Era (1881-1964). The article, entitled “Freedom Choices: How Black Mothers Living in Jim Crow Protected Their Children from Anti-Black Racism and Prepared Them for Success” was published in Genealogy. Read the article here.
Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Dissertation Grant
New Research from Ozeryansky and Co-Authors on the Health of Ukrainian Refugees
Prior research on refugees’ health has found that they frequently report poor health, but systematic analysis of refugees’ health is still limited. To address this research gap, CSDE Trainee Larisa Ozeryansky recently co-authored an article which analyzes survey data who fled the war in Ukraine for Norway in 2022. The article, entitled “Trends in the health status of Ukrainian refugees in Norway according to month of arrival during 2022” and published in BMC Public Health, found that refugees who arrived later in the year reported poorer long-term health but less psychological distress than those who arrived earlier. Read the study here.
Post-Doctoral Researcher Scientists in Digital and Computational Demography – Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), Germany (11/25/24)
NICHD Hosts Fellowship and Career Development Series Virtual Q&A
Mark your calendars for NICHD’s Fellowship and Career Development Information Series! These virtual Q&A sessions describe funding mechanisms that support training and career development and allow participants to get answers from NICHD experts.
Future sessions in the series (all times Eastern):
- December 9, 1-2 p.m.: F99/K00 Individual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award
- March 13, 2025, 3-4 p.m.: K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award (Postdoctoral Fellow to Independent Researcher)
Past session:
- November 6, 3-4 p.m.: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (PA-23-189)
- Videocast link is available here.