DanielBelsky, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the Mailman School ofPublic Health (Department of Epidemiology and Robert N Butler Columbia AgingCenter) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC).

In hisresearch, Dr. Belsky aims to reduce social inequalities in aging outcomes inthe US and elsewhere. His research sits at the intersection of public health,population & behavioral science, and genomics. His studies seek tounderstand how genes and environments combine to shape health across the lifecourse. Using tools from genome science and longitudinal data frompopulation-based cohort studies and randomized trials, he aims to identifytargets for policy and clinical interventions to promote positive developmentand extend healthspan. Dr. Belsky received his PhD in Health Policy &Management from the Gillings School of Public Health, University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill and completed his postdoctoral training at the Centerfor the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center.

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