Research Scientist

Job Summary

The Stringhini Lab at the UBC School of Population and Public Health investigates the social and environmental determinants of health across the life course, with a particular focus on biological embedding and biological ageing. We use worldwide multi-cohort data to examine how life-course socioeconomic conditions become biologically embedded, as measured by epigenetic clocks, allostatic load, telomere length, and other biomarkers of ageing. Our methodological approach integrates causal inference frameworks, counterfactual mediation analysis, and advanced longitudinal modelling with machine learning approaches across large-scale harmonized multi-cohort datasets. The lab currently leads several interconnected research grants, hosts approximately 10 trainees at various career stages, maintains active national and international collaborations, and is actively expanding its portfolio through new data collection initiatives. The Lab is embedded within the Edwin S...