Event Description
The social environment, both in early life and adulthood, not only predicts health and mortality risk in humans, but also in other social mammals. Indeed, recent studies indicate striking cross-species parallels in the effects of social adversity on life course outcomes, especially in our closest relatives, the nonhuman primates. Jenny Tung will discuss her recent work leveraging nonhuman primate models to investigate the biological consequences of social disadvantage, drawing on both experimental research in captive animals and life course studies in natural populations.
Event Speaker
Jenny Tung, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University
Event Information
Free and open to the public; registration required. For more information, visit the event webpage or contact Caitlin Hawke at [email protected]
Hosted by the Columbia Aging Center.
