Brent Vander Wyk, PhD
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Dr. Vander Wyk is a biostatistician in the Yale OAIC Biostatistics Core. He provides expertise in study design, statistical analyses, and research programming. Since joining Yale’s Program on Aging in 2018, his work has focused on physical and cognitive changes related to aging and the development of methods and statistical analyses to address complex, multimodal datasets that arise in longitudinal studies, functional neuroimaging, administrative records, human immunology and animal models.
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- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC)
- Developmental Disabilities Program
- Internal Medicine
Education & Training
- PhD
- Carnegie Mellon Univ, Psychology (2006)
- BSc
- University of Connecticut, Psychology (2000)
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Heather Allore, PhD
Sandra Ann Springer, MD
Mika Naganawa, PhD
Ming-Kai Chen, MD, PhD
Nabeel Nabulsi, PhD
Richard Carson, PhD
62Publications
2,510Citations
Publications
2024
Missed Opportunities for Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiation in Hospitalized Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases
Parchinski K, Neirinckx V, Frank C, Di Paola A, Tarfa A, Shenoi S, Vander WyK B, Roth P, Ghantous T, Wegman M, Strong M, Levin F, Brady K, Nunes E, Litwin A, Springer S. Missed Opportunities for Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiation in Hospitalized Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae366. PMID: 39022389, PMCID: PMC11252843, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricNational Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults
Wang Y, Leo-Summers L, Vander Wyk B, Davis-Plourde K, Gill T, Becher R. National Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240028. PMID: 38416499, PMCID: PMC10902728, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFee-for-serviceMedicare Advantage beneficiariesHospital readmissionUS residentsNational Health and Aging Trends Study dataCommunity-living older adultsProspective longitudinal cohort studyCommunity-living participantsRate of hospital readmissionLikelihood of hospital readmissionPopulation-based estimatesNationally representative estimatesSex-adjusted modelsCommunity-livingData linkageGeriatric conditionsMedicaid ServicesOlder personsOlder adultsMain OutcomesNational estimatesRepresentative estimatesData analysisCohort studyPrior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters
Di Pietro C, Haberman A, Lindenbach B, Smith P, Bruscia E, Allore H, Vander Wyk B, Tyagi A, Zeiss C. Prior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters. Viruses 2024, 16: 246. PMID: 38400021, PMCID: PMC10891789, DOI: 10.3390/v16020246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTransient gene expressionSARS-CoV-2Viral replication pathwayReplication pathwayAntiviral pathwaysEndemism patternsUpregulation of innateGene expressionQuantitative RT-PCRMitigated weight lossDual-infected animalsSARS-CoV-2 viral loadSARS-CoV-2 infectionSyrian hamstersSeasonal infection ratesSARS-CoV-2 inoculationLungs of animalsIndividual virusesSARS-CoV-2 diseaseUpper respiratory tractH1N1 infectionRT-PCRBronchoalveolar lavageViral loadCytokine levelsLongitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients
Liu R, Vander Wyk B, Quiñones A, Allore H. Longitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients. Research On Aging 2024, 46: 327-338. PMID: 38261524, PMCID: PMC11472584, DOI: 10.1177/01640275241229162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsSkilled-nursing facilityCare recipientsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyGeneralized estimating equation modelsCenters for MedicareLikelihood of hospitalizationMedicaid Services dataCaregiver networkUnpaid caregiversHealthcare utilizationTrends StudyAssociated healthcare utilizationOlder adultsCaregiversRisk ratioSurvey wavesService dataCareHospitalAssociationAdmissionMedicareMedicaidAdultsEquation modeling
2023
Early cellular and molecular signatures correlate with severity of West Nile virus infection
Lee H, Zhao Y, Fleming I, Mehta S, Wang X, Vander Wyk B, Ronca S, Kang H, Chou C, Fatou B, Smolen K, Levy O, Clish C, Xavier R, Steen H, Hafler D, Love J, Shalek A, Guan L, Murray K, Kleinstein S, Montgomery R. Early cellular and molecular signatures correlate with severity of West Nile virus infection. IScience 2023, 26: 108387. PMID: 38047068, PMCID: PMC10692672, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusEffective anti-viral responseInnate immune cell typesWest Nile virus infectionPro-inflammatory markersAcute time pointsImmune cell typesAnti-viral responseMolecular signaturesHost cellular activitiesAcute infectionAsymptomatic donorsPeripheral bloodSevere infectionsVirus infectionImmune responseSevere casesCell activityIll individualsSerum proteomicsInfectionInfection severityHigh expressionTime pointsNile virusA Joint Model for Disability, Self-Rated Health, and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries—Differences by Chronic Disease and Race/Ethnicity
Quiñones A, McAvay G, Vander Wyk B, Han L, Nagel C, Allore H. A Joint Model for Disability, Self-Rated Health, and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries—Differences by Chronic Disease and Race/Ethnicity. Journal Of Aging And Health 2023, 36: 642-653. PMID: 37879084, PMCID: PMC11446605, DOI: 10.1177/08982643231210027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPoor self-rated healthSelf-rated healthHigher oddsADL disabilityHip fractureAging Trends Study dataOlder adultsConcurrent riskPatient-centered outcomesLongitudinal logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityKidney diseaseChronic diseasesNational HealthDaily livingMortalityHealth declineOddsDisabilityHispanic respondentsDementiaDiseaseRiskWide variabilityDectin-1 stimulation promotes a distinct inflammatory signature in the setting of HIV-infection and aging
Kumar A, Wang J, Esterly A, Radcliffe C, Zhou H, Wyk B, Allore H, Tsang S, Barakat L, Mohanty S, Zhao H, Shaw A, Zapata H. Dectin-1 stimulation promotes a distinct inflammatory signature in the setting of HIV-infection and aging. Aging 2023, 15: 7866-7908. PMID: 37606991, PMCID: PMC10497004, DOI: 10.18632/aging.204927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDectin-1 stimulationDendritic cellsHIV-positive older adultsOlder adultsDectin-1 functionDistinct immune signaturesDistinct inflammatory signatureMonocytes of HIVCohort of HIVIFN-α productionPro-inflammatory environmentIFN-γ responsesPro-inflammatory phenotypeInnate immune receptorsDistinct gene signaturesStimulation of monocytesInflammatory signatureImmune signaturesHIV infectionIL-12Macrophage signatureCytokine productionIL-6Cytokine increaseHIVAssociations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control study
Monin J, McAvay G, Zang E, Vander Wyk B, Carrión C, Allore H. Associations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control study. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0289311. PMID: 37585365, PMCID: PMC10431668, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAdjusted odds ratioAlzheimer's Disease Research CenterAgitation/aggressionDepression/dysphoriaCase-control studyElation/euphoriaNational Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterDisease Research CenterBehavioral symptomsDivorce/separationOlder adultsCoordinating CenterDementia stagingConditional logistic regressionStages of dementiaCase/control statusInitial visitOdds ratioIndividual symptomsNPI scoresStandardized clinical informationClinical informationMarried casesGreater oddsControl studyInteraction Between Frailty and Dementia—Reply
Gill T, Vander Wyk B, Becher R. Interaction Between Frailty and Dementia—Reply. JAMA Surgery 2023, 158: 889-889. PMID: 37017979, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0381.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAltmetricMeSH KeywordsCorrigendum to ‘Maintenance on extended-release naltrexone is associated with reduced injection opioid use among justice-involved persons with opioid use disorder’ [J. Subst. Abuse Treat. vol. 142 (2022)/108852]
Lier A, Seval N, Vander Wyk B, Di Paola A, Springer S. Corrigendum to ‘Maintenance on extended-release naltrexone is associated with reduced injection opioid use among justice-involved persons with opioid use disorder’ [J. Subst. Abuse Treat. vol. 142 (2022)/108852]. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 150: 209074. PMID: 37271717, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209074.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Current Trials
Comprehensive Therapy for Irritability in Teenagers with Autism Study
HIC ID0102012121RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge11 years - 16 yearsEffects of circadian regulation and sleep on immune responses
HIC ID2000027037RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date02/28/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge21+ yearsAn Intervention to Reduce Readmission Rates in Young Women with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
HIC ID2000026617RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2023Recruiting ParticipantsCBT for Anxiety in Children With Autism
HIC ID1211011144RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date06/30/2020Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge8 years - 14 years
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Gerontological Society of America
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2018 - Presentactivity Society for Neuroscience
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2011 - 2018activity Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2010 - 2018activity International Society for Autism Research
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2010 - 2018activity Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Journal ServiceEditorial Board MemberDetails2013 - 2018
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- October 03, 2024
Yale Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Promotions and Appointments (October 2024)
- May 07, 2024
48 Internal Medicine Staff Members Celebrate Service Anniversaries
- February 28, 2024Source: YaleNews
Risk of Hospital Readmission After Surgery Is High for Older Americans
- March 24, 2023Source: Aging Cell
Platelet response to influenza vaccination reflects effects of aging