James Vaupel: an innovator in the demography of ageing
James W Vaupel’s career has always been about transcending the limits of his field, demography. As the founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany, Vaupel has helped to revolutionise the statistically bound field by taking a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates both human and non-human biology, mathematics, genetics, and public policy. His findings, which have often provoked debate, have changed perceptions about the demography of ageing.About DuPRI
The Duke University Population Research Institute (DuPRI) is an interdisciplinary research organization bringing together researchers from the biological, economic, mathematical, psychological, statistical, sociological, and policy sciences at Duke. The Institute seeks to advance science in the area of demography and population science, as well as expand the current boundaries of demographic investigation. DuPRI was created to produce highly innovative interdisciplinary research in the population sciences and to foster the development of the next generation of researchers.
DuPRI’s Infrastructure Support stems from two sources. Our program in Health and Human Development is supported by the Provost’s Office at Duke and has a pending R24 at NICHD. Our program in Aging is supported by a NIA P30 grant (Vaupel, PI). In addition, our training program is supported by a NIA T32 grant (Ken Land, PI).
DuPRI currently has over 50 faculty associates from 12 departments, schools, and institutes.
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