
Svetlana Ukraintseva
Research Professor in the Social Science Research InstituteOverview
Dr. Ukraintseva studies causes of human aging and related decline in resilience, to identify genetic and other factors responsible for the increase in mortality risk with age eventually limiting longevity. She explores complex relationships, including trade-offs, between physiological aging-changes and risks of major diseases (with emphasis on Alzheimer’s and cancer), as well as survival, to find new genetic and other targets for anti-aging interventions and disease prevention. She also investigates possibilities of repurposing of existing vaccines and treatments for AD prevention and interventions into the aging. For this, Dr. Ukraintseva and her team use data from several large human studies containing rich genetic and phenotypic information (including longitudinal measurements) on thousands of individuals. Dr. Ukraintseva is a PI and Key Investigator on several NIH funded grants, and has more than 130 peer-reviewed publications, including in major journals such as Nature Reviews, Stroke, European Journal of Human Genetics, and some other.
Positions
Research Professor in the Social Science Research Institute in the University Institutes and Centers
2023 University Institutes and Centers
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2012 School of Medicine
Education
Ph.D. 1998
1998 Russian Academy of Medical Science (Russia)
Publications, Grants & Awards
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27708-0420
Durham, NC
27708-0420