Substantive Findings in Gene Expression and DNA Methylation

Day 2: Virtual Meeting Agenda

• Welcome
• Population-based RNA sequencing in Add Health: Major demographic differences in blood cell gene expression emerge by young adulthood. Steven W. Cole, Michael J. Shanahan, & Kathleen Mullan Harris on behalf of Add Health
• Integrative analyses of DNA methylation, RNA expression, and microbiome data in Add Health. Allison Aiello and Kathie Harris
• RNA sequencing in MIDUS: Initial findings from the Refresher Sample Steven W. Cole on behalf of the Study of Midlife in the United States.
• Integrative analysis of Transcriptomics and DNA methylation profiles. Bharat Thyagarajan, Nan Wang, Jessica Faul, Eileen Crimmins, Weihua Guan
• Epigenetic Clock Results from TILDA. Cathal McCrory
• Epigenetic Clocks in the HRS: Associations with Social, Psychological, and Biological factors and Health outcomes. Eileen Crimmins, Jessica Faul, Bharat Thyagarajan
• Brief discussion
• Adjourn