Season 1. Episode 1. Hosts Dr. Sarah Szanton and Dr. Deidra Crews kick off Aging Fast & Slow with guest Dr. Elissa Epel, professor of psychiatry at UCSF. Dr. Epel’s research seeks to understand the root of health disparities, and the role of chronic stress within aging. Together they unpack her recent work revealing how the impact of systemic oppression is transmitted intergenerationally. Podcast References: UCSF’s Aging, Metabolism, & Emotional Research newsletter Accelerated telomere shortening in response to life stress Racial discrimination and telomere shortening among African Americans: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study Can Childhood Adversity Affect Telomeres of the Next Generation? Possible Mechanisms, Implications, and Next-Generation Research More than a feeling: A unified view of stress measurement for population science. Continue the Conversation: Twitter: @agingcenter [email protected] AgingFast & Slow Episode 1 Transcript -| The Health Equity Podcast Channel is made possible with support from Bayer G4A. Learn more about how Bayer G4A is advancing equity, access and sustainability at G4a.health -| This episode originally aired on February 4, 2020 on Aging Fast & Slow. Listen, follow and subscribe here.