Biosocial Processes

Population-based research on aging increasingly incorporates biosocial approaches to capture the dynamic interactions between biological processes and social phenomena that affect the body, brain, health, and other aging outcomes. Scientific and technological advancements have fueled the development of age-related biomarkers in population-level studies of health, which in turn have advanced understanding of how social phenomena interact with biological processes to influence biological risk, morbidity, and cognitive health. CAPS research in Biosocial Processes goes beyond treating individual levels of analysis (molecular, cellular, gross neuroanatomical) separately to jointly evaluate biosocial mechanisms of aging that act across multiple levels over time. CAPS researchers are taking the lead in addressing some of the most pressing questions regarding how social and behavioral processes get “under the skin” to affect an array of aging-related health outcomes.

Current NIH Awards to CAPS Faculty