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Shiro Furuya is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University. His research focuses on sociogenomics, exploring the intersections of social and biological sciences. Furuya's work aims to uncover the causal selective processes that generate inequalities in health and well-being, along with a thorough examination of these inequalities across various contexts. His interdisciplinary approach seeks to make significant theoretical and empirical contributions to social sciences. Furuya's published research can be found in prestigious journals including Demography, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Journals of Gerontology: Series B. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2024 and has been awarded multiple national and university-level fellowships, including the Fulbright Scholarship. Currently, he is serving as a David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. Furuya is set to begin his on-campus appointment in the Department of Sociology at Purdue University in Fall 2026.
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