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We are pleased to welcome our newest Investigator, Dr. Silvia Stringhini! Learn more about Silvia's research at the UBC's School of Population and Public Health research seminar on Sept 29th where she will talk about health & biological consequences of social inequalities. Details here: shorturl.at/zJSZ3

We are excited to announce that Dr. Philipe de Souto Barreto from Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3, will be speaking at our next Healthy #Aging Seminar on October 3 (9:30-10:30 AM PDT) at Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health - register here to attend in-person or virtually: shorturl.at/cilUY

What can't it do?! From regulating lipid metabolism to stress & immune responses to lifespan, nuclear hormone receptor (NHR)-49 has many roles in C elegans. 🪱

Read more in this Frontiers review by Taubert lab (@CMMT_UBC, Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute): bit.ly/3PoL7am

Listen to ELCHA faculty member Nancy Sin, PhD on the CNN podcast, Chasing Life, as she discusses the myth of the midlife crisis, stress, and well-being during middle adulthood, and the unique challenges that Millennials face as they enter midlife - click here: link.chtbl.com/g1OkKWZG

We are excited for our next Healthy #Aging Research Seminar on Epigenetic Studies in Dementia with Dr. Professor Katie Lunnon from the University of Exeter! Join us on June 27 (11 AM-12 PM) virtually or in-person at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health - register here: shorturl.at/inuwP

From wildfires to extreme heat, the effects of #climatechange are all around us. In the latest issue of UBC Medicine's #PathwaysMagazine , we discuss how the environment affects the way we #age & what we can do to protect our health. Read the article here: bit.ly/3NSwSKf

We are looking forward to the next hybrid Healthy Aging Public Lecture on June 27th at UBC Robson Square with Dr. Habib Chaudhury Habib Chaudhury who will discuss how people living with dementia understand and navigate their environments - register here: shorturl.at/ezX37

Hear UBC's Chair of Healthy Aging, Dr. Michael Kobor, share what research says about aging and how we can add more good years to our lives on CBC's 'On the Coast' with Gloria Macarenko! Listen here: shorturl.at/zHISZ

We are excited to be partnering with UBC Health! Read about how we are supporting collaborative and interdisciplinary healthy aging research on their website. health.ubc.ca/news-events/st…

Delighted to provide the monthly healthy #aging tip for the May issue of the #UBC Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program Newsletter. #health Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging UBC Medicine

The Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program is looking forward to co-hosting the 'Aging Better Together' Symposium at UBC on November 19-20, 2023. UBC Medicine UBC Health Aging In Place UBCO Kobor Lab

Thank you to Dr. Aric A. Prather, PhD for giving an informative talk on the importance of #sleep for our health at the UBC Healthy #Aging Public Lecture series last night. Thanks to everyone who attended in person and on Zoom to make the discussion session so insightful!

🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT!
I'm excited to share my 1st first-authored Kobor Lab paper - it bridges my passion in epigenetics & race, ethnicity, and culture❤️This paper wouldn't be possible without the contribution of my co-authors! Sarah Merrill, Ph.D. Chaini Konwar, PhD

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Are you attending the Canadian Geriatrics Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver from April 13-15th? Come check out our booth in the Exhibit Hall to learn more about the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program.

Thank you to all the people who came out to our Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging Faculty Research Retreat yesterday at the Peter Wall Institute. It was great to hear about some of the exciting #aging research happening at UBC and all the possibilities for new, interdisciplinary collaborations.

While #Budget2023 contains some laudable measures to improve student affordability, we are disappointed that it includes no new funding for Canada's research granting councils or for graduate students. 2/2

Kicked off last day of #srcd23 with one of the BEST symposiums I have seen this year, co-chaired by Nicki Bush, PhD Sarah Merrill, Ph.D. on 'Stopping the ⏰: Evidence Suggests Psychosocial Interventions Attenuate Pediatric Biological Age Acceleration' Full house despite a 8:15am session!

Strong presence of the Kobor Lab at #SRCD23 🔥
In addition to a successful symposium, our amazing, twitterless, Lea, also presented a poster on 'Biological Embedding of Development Psychopathology'🥳
It was so much fun sharing our epigenetic passion with fellow psych friends!❤️

Fantastic new faculty position in UBC Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging. Come join us in beautiful Vancouver
UBC Medicine for lots of exciting and rewarding opportunities to establish an innovative research program, collaborate with great colleagues and mentor amazing trainees!