With an emphasis on the current Memory is Medicine project, this seminar first highlights two early Urban Health projects: Climate Amenity and Obesity, and Geographic Determinants of Preterm Birth, that were carried out by Prof. Lin. It shows that geographic factors can 1) mediate physical activity to affect obesity, 2) program the epigenetics of preterm birth, and 3) potentially slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Ge Lin KAN is the Head of UGOD Thrust of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). He received his Ph.D. in Geography from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1996. Prior to joining HKUST (GZ) in January 2022, he was the Professor of Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, School of Public Health at University of Nevada Las Vegas. He served as the director of UNLV Nevada IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence between 2015 and 2016, and he was the director (2011-2014) and Senior Scientist/Consultant (2015-2021) of Nebraska State Joint Public Health Data Center. His research interest includes GIS, spatial epidemiology, data integration, aging and urban health.