Purpose
The purpose of the Beaver Dam Offspring Study is to determine how common age-related hearing loss, eye disease, and other conditions are in persons whose parents participated in the Beaver Dam Eye Study and Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study. The Beaver Dam Offspring Study will allow scientists to evaluate genetic and environmental risk factors for sensory impairments (hearing, vision, sense of smell) and aspects of cardiovascular health. The study will also determine how age-related sensory impairments differ between people born before and after World War II. This information will be used to help predict future health care needs in the United States.
Beaver Dam Study led by Professor Karen Cruickshanks featured in the Wisconsin State Journal
Beaver Dam Offspring Study featured on UW Madison’s Population Health website
All Eyes on Beaver Dam Article
The Beaver Dam Studies Appreciation Celebration Presentation by Dr. Karen Cruickshanks
Karen Cruickshanks, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Charles Acher, M.D.
University of Wisconsin
Yanjun (Judy) Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Mary E. Fischer , Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Guan-Hua Huang, Ph.D.
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Brendan Keating, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Barbara E. K. Klein, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Wisconsin
Ron Klein, M.D., M.P.H.*
University of Wisconsin
James S. Pankow, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Nathan D. Pankratz, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Michael Tsai, Ph.D
University of Minnesota
Ted Tweed, M.A.
University of Wisconsin
* Deceased
The Beaver Dam Offspring Study is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health