Heather Elizabeth Whitson
Director of the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development · Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
Credentials: ·
History
- Present
Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
- Present
Duke School of Medicine
- Present
Duke School of Medicine
Research
Spectral-Domain OCT Measurements in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Ophthalmology · 2019 · 305 citations
Physical Resilience in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Development of an Emerging Construct
Systematic review or meta-analysis · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2016 · First of 6 authors · Corresponding · 297 citations
Effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on the risk of fracture
Archives of Internal Medicine · 2007 · 284 citations
38 papers · 13 as a fellow
21 papers
20 papers
16 papers
16 papers · 3 as a fellow
15 papers
13 papers
- SC
13 papers
Grants
- 2021–2031
Duke/UNC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
National Institute on Aging · P30
Contact PI · $19.5M · Duke University
- 2026–2031
Characterization and Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Using mRNA Biomarkers
National Institute on Aging · R01
PI · $627.8K · Duke University
- 2020–2026
National Institute on Aging · R38
PI · $1.4M · Duke University
- 2006–2026
Duke Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
National Institute on Aging · P30
Project lead · $1.4M · Duke University
Clinical trials
- 2020–2029
- 2020–2023
Physical Resilience: Indicators and Mechanisms in the Elderly (PRIME) Collaborative Phase 2
Principal investigator · Completed
Duke University
- 2017
- 2014–2018
Brain Connectivity in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Principal investigator · Completed
Duke University