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Older Australian Twins Study
Project Outlines and Aims
The Older Australian Twins Study (OATS) is a large multi-centre study aiming to discover how our environment and our genes influence our memory and thinking as we grow older. We hope that the results from this study may help in identifying approaches that could slow the ageing process and prevent age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.
We are studying twins and their siblings aged 65 years or older. With few exceptions, we invite everyone to participate, regardless of whether they have memory problems or other health problems. We collect information about our participant’s lifetime physical and mental activity, diet, education, physical and psychological health. We can also organise for blood tests and brains scans on our participants, if they wish to have them done. Our aim is to have 1000 participants from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria by December 2009, and to follow each participant for an initial period of 4 years.
Potential Participants
If you are a twin or the sibling of a twin aged 65 or older, and are interested in learning more about this research please contact us on 1800 81 TWIN (1800 81 8946). All inquiries are confidential.
Staff
Older Australian Twins Study NSW
Study Coordinator
Andrea Lammél
Research Assistants
Fiona Kumfor
Alissa Nichles
Administrative Assistant
Pamela Azar
Older Australian Twins Study QLD
Research Assistants
Natalie Garden
Amanda Toivanen
Older Australian Twins Study VIC
Research Assistant
Simone Mangelsdorf
Administrative Assistant
Christel Lemmon
OATS Investigators
David Ames
Henry Brodaty
Tony Broe
Glenda Halliday
Teresa Lee
Nick Martin
Perminder Sachdev
Peter Schofield
Julian Trollor
Wei Wen
Margie Wright
OATS Collaborators
Bernard Baune
Lesley Campbell
Brian Draper
Diane Fatkin
Katherine Samaras
Katrina Scurrah
Jamie Vandenberg