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Shane Rea
Research Associate (Inst. of Behav. Genetics, U of Colorado) and PPARC Research Collaborator (on NIA Grants)- Contact Info
- Location: Inst. of Behavioral Genetics, Univ. of Colorado
- Office Phone: 303 492 2505 (Colorado)
- Office Fax: 303 492 8063
- Email Address:
- Website: http://ibgwww.colorado.edu/~srea/
- Mailing Address: Inst. for Behavioral Genetics UCB 447 University of Colorado Colorado 80309
- PPARC Grants:
- P01 AG008761 0006: Oldest Old Mortalty- Demographic Models and Analysis: Project 6 - Extreme Longevity in Nematodes: Genes & Environments)
- Education:
- PhD
Research Summary:
Using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, the project determines the mortality curves through life, focusing on extreme longevity. The project studies the effect of environmental determinants (and other determinants) of extended longevity in large cohorts of the nematode.