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Kaare Christensen
Professor of Epidemiology, Univ. of Southern Denmark and Senior Research Scientist, Sanford Inst. of Public PolicyDeputy Director of PPARC and a Senior Research Scientist within the Duke University Department of Public Policy Studies, Kaare Christensen helps direct the Center and its research programs. His main work location is at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, where he is a Professor of Epidemiology.
- Contact Info
- Location: Population, Policy and Aging Research Center, Rubenstein Hall
- Office Phone: +45 6550 3049 or 3029 (Denmark)
- Office Fax: +45 6550 3682
- Email Address:
- Website: http://www.sdu.dk/health/person/?id=kchristensen@health.sdu.dk&sprog=eng
- Mailing Address: Epidemiology Dept. J.B. Winslows Vej 9B 5000 Odense C DENMARK
- PPARC Grants:
- U01 AG023712: Exceptional Survival in Danish and Italian Families
- P01 AG008761 0002: Oldest Old Mortality - Demographic Models and Analysis: Project 2 - Determinants of Extreme Survival in Humans
- P01 AG008761: Oldest-Old Mortality - Demographic Models and Analysis: Administrative Core
- Education:
- PhD
- MD in Epidemiology
Research Summary:
Participates in and/or leads these research projects:
LLFS-Long Life Family Study (NIA funded project),
LSADT-Longitudinal Study of Aging Danish Twins,
DOS-Danish Oldest-Old Siblings (NIA-funded),
The Danish 1905-Cohort Study (NIA-funded),
GEHA (European Union funded study: The Genetics of Healthy Aging)