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Mateo Farina is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on the life course origins of biological, physical, and cognitive aging in older adulthood and examines how life course pathways differ across populations. He studies the role of biosocial mechanisms in health and health disparities, using individual and population-level data. Utilizing demographic statistical methods and expert knowledge in longitudinal research methods, his work has been supported by the National Institute of Aging (K99/R00). Farina has investigated the epigenetics of cognitive aging in older adulthood, linking it to social and environmental exposures throughout the life course. He has experience in collecting biomarker and cognitive functioning data, which often excludes existing datasets. His teaching and advising responsibilities include mentoring students in research and guiding them through their academic journey. Farina has contributed significantly to understanding how socio-economic determinants affect biological aging, having published in several reputable journals.
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