• Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Colorado SPH • Lifecourse & nutritional epidemiologist • Omics scientist •
Denver, CO
Joined November 2016
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Congrats to Wei Perng (@_whichwei ), University of Colorado for receiving the ADA Modan Award for the DPPOS abstract “Metabolomics Profiles Underlying Development of Microvascular Complications in the Diabetes Prevention Project Outcome Study (DPPOS)”. #diabetes #ADASciSessions
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LEAD at CoSPH received two awards totaling $29.2 million from the National Institutes of Health for a seven-year cycle of the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes @ECHOChildHealth . Read more about both the new and continuing grant here:
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As we approach the end of 2023, we want to give a big shout-out to our amazing Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members, as well as everyone who reviewed for Annals this year. Thank you so much for your time and commitment! Thanks for a great year! 🎉
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💡 NEW RESEARCH @CommsMedicine – Semnani-Azad et al. systematically review the evidence on precision stratification of prognostic risk factors in #gestationaldiabetes | @zsemnani @_whichwei #PMDI
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ICYMI: Wei Perng, PhD, MPH of @CUAnschutz gave an #ECHODiscovery presentation last week on characterizing the natural history of #cardiovascular health across early life for primordial prevention of #cardiovascular disease: bit.ly/3s6vVpB
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Poster presentation of maternal PFAS and breastfeeding duration in the Healthy Start study at #ISEE2023
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Living in a neighborhood with higher opportunity during early life is associated with lower childhood asthma incidence,. Study in @JAMAPediatrics. @_whichwei @PadulaAmy #pulmtwitter #pulmonology
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Once in a while I have to stop and remind myself that, although adults, a lot of my colleagues act as if they're still in high school, with the petty jealousies and personal agendas getting in the way of actual meaningful work.
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It is bittersweet to wish Dr. Kate Sauder the best of luck as she transitions to the Department of Implementation Science @wakeforestmed. Thank you for all that you’ve done for LEAD. We look forward to following your scientific success and our continued collaborations!
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“When we started Project Viva, we wanted to be able to follow the kids longer than infancy. But 25 years!—that was a pipe dream. Yet with tremendous work, that’s exactly what has happened.” —Matt Gillman, founding PI of #ProjectViva. Read more here: bit.ly/41nMzO3
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This week is National Women’s Health Week with @NIH_ORWH! #ProjectViva is working towards learning more about women’s health. The Women’s Health Visit 1 timepoint includes components such as cognitive testing, body composition, sleep health, and more: projectviva.org/whv1
ALT Thank you as always for all that you do. This cohort study is so important and I'm proud to have participated for the past 20+ years! - Viva Mom
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Being their mom is such a gift. On this Mother’s Day, I’m thinking about how lax gun laws could take this all away in a matter of seconds. Flowers and brunch are nice, but I’d rather have policy change.
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#Aging starts at conception with prenatal and early life factors influencing #epigenetic #age. We investigate several clocks from birth to childhood and factors associated with acceleration. Fantastic work by @annebozack
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#ProjectViva just launched the Young Adult Visit 1! From birth to adulthood, we’re so excited to continue studying the health of this unique group of participants. We conducted the first in-person visit earlier this week and look forward to working with more young adults!
ALT Picture of Marleny Ortega performing a DXA scan
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We go beyond maternal size and glycemia in pregnancy to gauge child’s risk of obesity. Our study published in @JAMANetworkOpen and picked up by @statnews
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Always something cool to read at #CurrentEnvironmentalHealthReports by @tyler_js_smith @JessiePBuckley @UriObolski @_whichwei @rlucchin @HigginsTejera and more‼️
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New @_whichwei et al study gets beyond BMI in pregnancy to gauge child’s risk of obesity
statnews.com/2023/04/05/obes… via @elaineywchen