Institute for Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado Boulder
447 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0447
Research Interests:
My research interests focus on life span development and aging, particularly the coaction and interplay of genes and environments on cognitive aging and the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). I engage in longitudinal research, often of twins and adoptees, to examine how and why individuals differ in early life contexts and behavioral health pathways across time and their effects on cognitive functioning. Cognitive resilience in the face of genetic and environmental risks is a current direction of interest. In addition to participating in the international Interplay of Genes and Environment Across Multiple Studies (IGEMS) consortia, and the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging (VETSA), I am the contact PI of the Colorado Adoption/Twin Study of Lifespan behavioral development and cognitive aging (CATSLife).
Active Grants:
- R01 AG046938 (Reynolds, Wadsworth) 09/15/2020 - 05/31/2025. Colorado Adoption/Twin Study of Lifespan behavioral development & cognitive aging (CATSLife2). Role: MPI, Contact
- R01 AG050595听(Kremen, Franz, Panizzon, Elman, Reynolds, MPIs, 2023-present). 06/01/20-03/31/25. The VETSA Longitudinal Twin Study of Cognition and Aging (VETSA 4). Role: MPI; Site PI
- R01 AG060470听(Gatz, Pedersen, MPIs) 09/01/2018 鈥� 03/31/2025 [extension]. Clarifying risk and protective factors for dementia with the Interplay of Genes and Environment in Multiple Studies (IGEMS) consortium.听Role: Co-investigator; Site PI
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