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\n\t\tThe Long-Term Effects of War on Biological Aging: The Case of Vietnam\n\t<\/h1>\n\t

Project’s Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Title: <\/strong>The Long-Term Effects of War on Biological Aging: The Case of Vietnam<\/p>\n

Funded by:<\/strong> Canadian Institutes of Health Research Sub-Grant agreement through Mount Saint Vincent University<\/p>\n

Amount:<\/strong> $53,000 CAD<\/p>\n

PI: <\/strong>Professor Zachary Zimmer, Department of Family Studies and Gerontology,\u00a0Mount Saint Vincent University<\/p>\n

Co-PI: <\/strong>Associate Professor Bussarawan (Puk) Teerawichitchainan, Department of Sociology and Co-Director of CFPR, NUS<\/p>\n

Project completion:<\/strong> 31 March 2026<\/p>\n

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Abstract<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Co-led by Associate Professor Bussarawan (Puk) Teerawichitchainan, this grant from CIHR takes advantage of the waves 1 and 2 data and biomarkers of the VHAS study<\/a> by enabling further DNA epigenetic testing, and the processing of these biomarkers to form four multifactorial measures (inflammaging, physiological dysregulation, allostatic load, and metabolic syndrome) to understand the long-term impact of war on health and well-being. Additionally, the fund will be used for qualitative data collection and analysis that will seek to understand older Vietnamese experiences through the war, related meanings of these experiences, and themechanisms linking war exposure and health.<\/p>\n\t

Project’s Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"VHAS\"\n\t

Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\nProfessor Zachary Zimmer
\nDepartment of Family Studies and Gerontology
\nCanada Research Chair in Aging and Community
\nMount Saint Vincent University\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProfile\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Puk\"\n\t

Co-Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\nAssociate Professor Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan
\nDepartment of Sociology
\nFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences
\nNational University of Singapore\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProfile\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Contact Us<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Principal Investigator: <\/strong>Professor Zachary Zimmer<\/p>\nAddress:<\/strong>
\nCentre for Family and Population Research
\nFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences
\nNational University of Singapore
\nThe Shaw Foundation Building
\nBlock AS7, Level 3, 5 Arts Link
\nSingapore 117570\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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