Congratulations Dr. Zachary Zimmer

Dr. Zachary Zimmer, Government of Canada Research Chair, Tier 1, Professor of Aging and Family Science, and Director of the Global Aging and Community Initiative, has been named Co-Principal Investigator on a major new research project, “Cognition After Armed Conflict: Creation of a Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP), an Examination of ADRD Risks Related to … Continue reading Congratulations Dr. Zachary Zimmer

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

MSVU researcher receives $1.2 million grant to study biological effects of war on aging

Dr. Zachary Zimmer, a Tier I Canada Research Chair and Director of the Global Aging Community Initiative was recently awarded $1,250,776 over four years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grants to conduct this research in Vietnam among older Vietnamese people who survived conflict during the devastating Vietnam wars from 1955 to … Continue reading MSVU researcher receives $1.2 million grant to study biological effects of war on aging