Associate Professor of Epidemiology
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Dr. Karvonen-Gutierrez' is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Midlife Science at the University of Michigan, School of Public Health. Her research focuses on critical periods of risk for adverse health outcomes in women. Specifically, she evaluates the impact of chronological aging, reproductive aging and obesity and their intersections, on the development and progression of chronic disease and musculoskeletal outcomes through the creation of a metabolically-dysfunctional and pro-inflammatory environment. To address her research agenda, Dr. Karvonen-Gutierrez uses both epidemiologic and clinical research designs leveraging her leadership in ongoing cohort studies as well as new data collection efforts. She is the Principal Investigator on the Michigan Bone Health and Metabolism Study, the Michigan site of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, and the PROTECT-Moms Study.
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Sunday, November 12, 2023
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET