Today marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. A recent article in Asia Times by Dr. Tran Khanh Toan, Hanoi Medical University and affiliate of the Global Aging and Community Initiative, touches on the long-term impacts of the war from a personal level. The article also highlights ongoing research conducted as part … Continue reading Fifty years since the end of the Vietnam War and the invisible scars which won’t heal
A 50-year shadow
In this article, Science contributor Jyoti Madhusoodanan discusses the experiences and sufferings that have had life-long impacts on Vietnamese surviving the wars of the 1960s and 1970s. The article highlights research based on the Vietnam Health and Aging Study (VHAS), a large project led by Drs. Zachary Zimmer at Mount Saint Vincent University, his close collaborator, … Continue reading A 50-year shadow
Dr. Zimmer and Colleagues Present International Scientific Conference on Health Research on the Elderly in Vietnam
Dr. Zachary Zimmer and a number of his international collaborators held a dissemination seminar for the "Vietnam Health and Aging Study," in Hanoi, Vietnam on July 4, 2023. The seminar was held at the Hanoi Medical University. There were over 50 attendees from various sectors including medical, government, academia, and the press. Dr. Zimmer and … Continue reading Dr. Zimmer and Colleagues Present International Scientific Conference on Health Research on the Elderly in Vietnam
Post Doctorate position in Social Epigenetics and/or Biological Demography
The Global Aging and Community Initiative is seeking applications for a postdoctoral position on a project funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research. Click HERE for more details.
New grant for international reseach team
Dr. Zachary Zimmer's international research team conducting the Vietnamese Health and Aging Study was recently awarded a grant titled, “Early Life War Experiences and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias,” from the National Institutes of Health (NIA) ($316,673 USD). This grant will open a new line of inquiry in their ongoing investigation of the long-term impacts of wartime … Continue reading New grant for international reseach team
Project leader Zachary Zimmer leads international, multidisciplinary team
Recently reported in the Canadian Press by reporter Danielle Edwards - Researchers from Nova Scotia are coming together with an international, multidisciplinary team to study whether the Vietnam War has affected the aging of people who lived through it. Read entire story HERE.
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