Project

The proposed research will use an intersectional and multi-omic approach (epigenetics, gut microbiome) to elucidate how experiences of poverty translate to biological maladaptation and examine effects on mental and metabolic health and variation by race and ethnicity. The goal of this project is to fill critical scientific gaps about the biological embodiment of poverty and pathways through which risk and protective factors operate and, ultimately, inform future research and strategies to eradicate health disparities and improve health equity for BHW.