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Thomas W McDade is a Professor in Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health) and the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University. His research focuses on biosocial determinants of health, inflammation, epigenetics, and health disparities, with a particular emphasis on global health studies in the Philippines and LGBTQ+ populations.
- PhD in Anthropology from Emory University (1999)
His work bridges social and biological sciences, examining how early life experiences, social environments, and ecological factors shape long-term health outcomes. Key areas include inflammation, epigenetic aging, and cardiometabolic health.
Recent publications highlight his leadership in community-based serosurveys (e.g., SCAN study in Chicago), minimally-invasive biomarker collection, and social determinants of immune function. His research spans public health, infectious disease, and psychosomatic medicine.
- Elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
McDade collaborates with multiple institutes at Northwestern, including the Center for Human Immunobiology, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM), and Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics. He leads clinical trials investigating COVID-19 antibody prevalence and social contexts of health.
