Elizabeth (Lisa) Samelson, PhD, is Associate Scientist at the Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. The major areas of Dr. Samelson’s research include excessive spinal curvature (hyperkyphosis), degenerative disc disease, and facet joint osteoarthritis, the use of quantitative computed tomography (QCT) to measure skeletal fragility, and the role of vascular dysfunction in bone and joint health. Dr. Samelson co-directs the Advanced Research Training Seminar (AARTSS) in the Harvard Translational Research in Aging Training Program (T32), mentoring trainees and early-stage investigators in methods of aging research, and she is an Advisor in the Harvard Catalyst Grant Review and Support Program (GRASP), where she guides junior investigators in project management and grant-writing.
Dr. Samelson received an MPH from the University of Illinois at Chicago, PhD in Epidemiology from Columbia University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in musculoskeletal epidemiology at Boston University School of Medicine.
