# Jean Wactawski-Wende, University at Buffalo - A Women's Health Study for the Ages

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Podcast: [The Academic Minute](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-academic-minute-1102038)
Published: 2026-07-14T04:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.academicminute.org/p/jean-wactawski-wende-university-at
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Healthy aging is critical for the present and the future. Jean Wactawski-Wende , SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University at Buffalo , discovers more. Faculty Bio: Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and dean of the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions. She is an epidemiologist who focuses her research on understanding factors that influence women’s health. With more than 25 years of research experience, she is the principal investigator of UB’s Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Center and also leads the WHI Northeast Regional Center, comprising 9 other institutions. Initiated in 1993, the WHI is an National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded, multi-centered study that involves both randomized clinical trials and an observational longitudinal study examining the major factors influencing morbidity and mortality in older women. In addition to the WHI, she has been principal investigator on dozens of research studies funded by the NIH and other federal agencies. Her interests include research on risk factors and prevention of cancer, osteoporosis and periodontal disease in postmenopausal women. Her current research focuses on the oral microbiome and health outcomes. She has also conducted several studies on reproductive health issues in younger women. As part of this work, she has led several large-scale prevention clinical trials in women. Transcript: Thanks to the generosity of thousands of women across the country, researchers like me continue to learn more each day about the major causes of death and disease in postmenopausal women. Many of these women have completed yearly surveys as part of the Women’s Health Initiative, a long-term national study…

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