Jacqueline Center
Senior Research Fellow
Clinical Studies and Epidemiology
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Australia
Biography
Prof Jacqueline Center qualified as an endocrinologist in 1993, obtained a Master of Epidemiology in 1995 and a PhD in 1999. She has been working on clinical and epidemiological studies related to osteoporotic fracture and its outcomes for over 18 years and has been one of the principle researchers in the Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study. She has pioneered work on consequences of fracture including the high risk of refracture and premature mortality that has resulted in international collaborations involving investigators from several large epidemiological studies throughout Europe, Canada and the US.
Research Interest
Osteoporosis and its epidemiology Fracture prediction Fracture outcomes Causes of mortality post fracture Bariatric surgery and effect on bone Regulation of bone loss
