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A leading Canadian study on aging, of which SFU is a key player, will benefit from $9.6 million through CFI.
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) follows 50,000 individuals aged between 45 and 85, for 20 years.
Collects information on biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of individual’s lives.
Studied to understand the development of disease and disability as people age.
Funding will help advance the infrastructure of CLSA’s research platform.
"Investment will incorporate new equipment to collect data that aligns with emerging science in aging research," - Andrew Wister, Principal Investigator.
“The CLSA research platform has become a fulcrum....addressing a full spectrum of research,” - Wister.
The goal of CLSA is to find ways to help people live long and well.
