FROM THE SYNERGIES IN LONGITUDINAL STUDIES CONFERENCE
Hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute on Aging Oct. 24, 2022 in Madison, WI
This event showcased highly-visible and widely used, multi-year studies being conducted at UW–Madison. Presentations focused on how combining data from these studies can help address important societal challenges, such as health inequalities.
Health Disparities Panel
Cumulative Exposure to Contextual Disadvantage and Health: Evidence from SHOW - Wei Xu - https://youtu.be/sHG_xI8RLb8
Psychological Well-Being Trajectories by Education across Midlife and Old Age: Evidence from MIDUS and HRS - Jennifer Morozink Boylan - https://youtu.be/hL3WkhZnILU
Discrimination and Health in the Midwest: Comparative Results from SHOW and MIDUS - Sarah Salas - https://youtu.be/Mn6l5699k3c
The Association between Neighborhood Discrimination and Health: Findings from MIDUS - Aldofo Cuevas - https://youtu.be/Tgu-v_wzPmM
Genetics and Epigenetics Panel
Mental Health, Schooling Attainment, and Polygenic Scores: Are There Significant Genetic-Environmental Associations? Evidence from Add Health & the WLS - Vikesh Amin - https://youtu.be/Fam0JT0XdR8
Mid-to-Late Life Healthy Lifestyle Modifies Genetic Risk for Longitudinal Cognitive Aging among Asymptomatic Individuals from the WRAP - Yuexuan Xu - https://youtu.be/aOVmQv3MKPU
Psychosocial Characteristics and Epigenetic Aging in Wisconsin: Findings from SHOW & REWARD - Joseph Clark - https://youtu.be/m4cubMbucxo
Contexts & COVID Panel
Longevity and the Timing of Rural Exposures Across the Life Course: Evidence from the WLS - Yue Qin - https://youtu.be/8bbY4XNSJ5A
Trajectories of Residential Disadvantage and Adult Health: Evidence from SHOW - Christina Kamis - https://youtu.be/clzg7XeK5UU
Daily Emotions and Symptoms of Mental Illness Before and During COVID-19 - Emily Urban-Wojcik - https://youtu.be/W9u2-OU5G2E
Prepandemic Psychophysiological Measures of Prolonged Positive Emotional Responses are Associated with Better Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Stacey M. Schaefer - https://youtu.be/clb5EFAFKOQ
FROM THE MIDUS GENE EXPRESSION WORKSHOP
Dr. Steve Cole, Ph.D, UCLA School of Medicine
Madison, Wisconsin - August 10-11, 2021
Steve Cole explores gene expression profiling in the context of social and behavioral research through these 4 videos
Topics in this video: conceptual background, rationale, and considerations around RNA sampling strategy
Topics in this video: RNA extraction and quality assurance, gene expression profiling assays, and detection of differentially expressed genes
Topics in this video: data analysis of social genomics
Topics in this video: statistical testing for gene list analysis and painful lessons he has learned.