Over the past two weeks, PhD student Jason Tan has been attending the Club requesting volunteers.
His project, which he explained to us, seeks to measure ageing impact on our blood vessels. By conducting a series of tests, Jason hopes to establish a relationship that might enable us to predict cardiovascular disease.
To do this, Jason and the team at the Basil Hetzel Research Institute need volunteers to:
- donate a blood sample; and
- complete a short, simple questionnaire.
Ideally about 200 participants, with at least 30 in each age group to provide statistical relevance.
Hence approaching Rotary - to see if he can get a cohort in the older age groups!
At least a couple of us have joined and been through the testing process, which is very simple. Less than an hour at the Institute on 37A Woodville Road.
