Parminder Raina

Overview

Parminder Raina, C.M. PhD, FCAHS is a Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University. He specializes in the epidemiology of aging with emphasis on developing the interdisciplinary field of geroscience to understand the processes of aging from cell to society. He has expertise in epidemiologic modeling, large population-based longitudinal research, and knowledge mobilization. Raina is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, holds a Canada Research Chair in Geroscience, and the Endowed Raymond and Margaret Labarge Chair in Research and Knowledge Application for Optimal Aging. Raina became a Member of Order of Canada in 2022 for his research in aging. He is the founding Scientific Director of the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, and The Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging, and is the lead principal investigator of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging including Healthy Brain and Healthy Aging Study. He is one of the founding members of the McMaster Optimal Aging. Raina was a member of National Seniors Council of Canada from 2018-2021 that provided evidenced-based advice to the federal Minister of Seniors and Minister of Health, and has served on several national and international committees including, National Research Council Aging in Place, the Ontario Minister’s Advisory Group on Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Research, and Panel for Public Dialogue on Privacy and Health Research in Canada.

Affiliations

• Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
• Scientific Director, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
• Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences
• Canada Research Chair in Geroscience, McMaster University

Education

• BSc, University of Saskatchewan
• PhD, University of Guelph