Innovative Data Mining Methods for Biological Age

Investigators in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago will work closely with investigators at Washington University to design and implement the plan outlined in this proposal. Dr. Lifang Hou is co-I on this application. Dr. Hou’s group will lead the effort to coordinating the activities with data. We will work for statistical and bioinformatics data analysis and interpretation of the results and manuscript preparation and critical review of all results. Tasks to be carried out at Northwestern University: 1. Responsible for statistical and bioinformatics data analyses and interpretation and 2. Participation in interpretation of results and manuscript writing and NIH report.