Themistocles Assimes
Associate Director, Palo Alto Epidemiology Research and Information Center for Genomics, Palo Alto VA Hospital · Stanford Health Care
Credentials: · · ·
History
- Present
Women's Health Initiative Scientific Interest Group for Genetics Department · Stanford Health Care
- Present
- Present
- 1997–2000
Cardiovascular Disease
- 1994–1997
Internal Medicine
- 1990–1994
Research
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Nature · 2015 · 3,482 citations
Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Nature · 2010 · 2,901 citations
An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan
Aging · 2018 · 2,823 citations
60 papers
- CO
59 papers
51 papers · 2 as a fellow
45 papers
- SK
45 papers
43 papers
42 papers
37 papers · 18 as a resident
Grants
- 2024–2028
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2M · Palo Alto Veterans Instit for Research
- 2018–2025
Proteomic Determinants of Direct Measures of Insulin Sensitivity
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $3.5M · Stanford University
- 2018–2023
Using Census Data Linkages to Study Long-Term Impacts on Disparities in DNA Methylation
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · R21
PI · $431.8K · Stanford University
- 2019–2021
Efficient Electronic Phenotyping Using APHRODITE in the Million Veteran Program
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
PI · Veterans Admin Palo Alto Health Care Sys
Clinical trials
- 2011–2017