
1295 N. Martin Ave.
Campus POB: 245211
Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone: (520) 626-8025
shahar@email.arizona.edu
Funded research (at present)
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
N01 HC55019 (Folsom, PI) 2000-2011
NIH/NHLBI
A description of the study goals and design can be found in the following articles:
The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study: design and objectives. Am J Epidemiol. 1989 Apr;129(4):687-702.
Community surveillance of coronary heart disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study: methods and initial two years' experience.
J Clin Epidemiol. 1996 Feb;49(2):223-33.
Stroke incidence and survival among middle-aged adults: 9-year follow-up of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort.
Stroke. 1999 Apr;30(4):736-43.
Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis ( MESA )
N01 HC95163-01 (Folsom, PI) 1999-2009
NIH/NHLBI
A description of the study goals and design can be found in the following article:
Multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis: objectives and design.
Am J Epidemiol. 2002 Nov 1;156(9):871-81.
The Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS)
U01 HL53934 (Shahar, PI) 2004-2009
NIH/NHLBI
A description of the study goals and design can be found in the following article:
The Sleep Heart Health Study: design, rationale, and methods.
Sleep. 1997 D Sleep. 1997 Dec;20(12):1077-85.
The Jackson Heart Study (JHS)
(Taylor, PI) 2007-2013
NIH/NHLBI
Taylor HA Jr. The Jackson Heart Study: an overview. Ethn Dis 2005:15;S6-1-3