Very excited to be a part of this amazing T32 program: isgmh.northwestern.edu/2022/09/15/t32… If you know anyone interested in a postdoc focused on LGBTQ health equity please encourage them to apply (or reach out to me for more info).

Fixed the link (I think): sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Check out our new paper led by the amazing @jessicapolos, with Stephanie Koning Taylor W. Hargrove & Kiarri Kershaw, developing new approaches for studying the impact of structural racism on adolescents in Add Health Research. urldefense.com/v3/__https://d…

1,000,000 congratulations to Mbullo Owuor who is now Dr. Patrick Mbullo Owuor!!!! His #PhD defense was stellar, the contributions to #biosocial #biocultural #anthroplogy impressive, & insights into #dams fantastic. We are proud to call him a student, friend & colleague. E2HD

Excited to share our paper linking BW and mom's pregn energy to offspring epigen clocks at Cebu. Slower fetal growth/LBW--> poorer adult health in males but not females, consistent with our past work w/CVD biomarkers Calen P. Ryan 🌊 Kobor Lab Thomas McDade USC-OPS
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Small fully vaxxed cohort followed across Omicron wave in Chicago. 1 in 5 reported a breakthrough infection. An additional 2 in 5 showed serological evidence of infection, in absence of symptoms. Both groups got big antibody boosts.

medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Terrific ceremony, and wonderful opportunity to meet other members. Excited to be part of the NAS community!

Congratulations to Thomas McDade Thomas McDade, new co-director of the CIFAR Child & Brain Development program alongside Candice Odgers.

We thank Takao Hensch for his leadership in the role as he steps into the role of program advisor.
cifar.ca/research-progr…

How do people respond to trauma? Thomas McDade and Brian Mustanski, PhD study how LGBTQIA+ youth responded to difficult experiences and find prior active inflammation may make people more vulnerable to mental health issues after experiencing a traumatic event. spr.ly/6017KvW0V

Just out, with Kathie Harris @uncpopcenter.bsky.social: A short perspective piece laying out our vision for why/how biosocial research is important to countering simplistic determinism and reductionism in biomedicine rdcu.be/cIEnk

If you want to read or retweet - here's the article! academic.oup.com/emph/article/1…

Provocative findings from a cool study led by the amazing Monica Kidd! Hopefully just the beginning of a productive collaboration.

Not too late to apply for our summer institute--great opportunity to network and learn about theory and method at the biosocial interface:
russellsage.org/summer-institu…

In Chicago neighborhoods with frequent complaints about excessive police force, Black women are at greater risk of preterm delivery and developing cardiovascular disease find Foundations of Health Research Center's Alexa Freedman & Greg Miller and @N3Initiative's Andrew Papachristos. science.org/doi/full/10.11…

Dear Friends - please consider supporting our collaborators and friends in Cebu, Philippines affected by Supertyphoon Rai- widespread destruction, loss of power and water during an already difficult time. All funds go directly to OPS employees in need

gofund.me/2178fccb

Welcome to Evanston, Omicron!

New data on post-booster vaccine effectiveness against Omicron, consistent with our data showing a huge antibody response following boosters.