Adimora selected as one of top 100 African-American leaders by The Root magazine
| November 05, 2009 | |
Dr. Ada Adimora
Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine and clinical professor of epidemiology at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been selected by The Root magazine as one of the top 100 African-American leaders. The Root, edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr., PhD, a distinguished professor at Harvard University, is a daily online magazine that aims to provide thought-provoking news commentary from a variety of black perspectives. “The Root 100” is a new honor that highlights the leadership and service of African-American men and women whose work impacts their communities and the world. Adimora, who received a medical degree from Yale University and a Master of Public Health from UNC’s public health school, was honored for her research in HIV/AIDS. She has researched the spread of HIV in minority communities and attributed the rapid spread of the virus to poverty and racism. UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health contact: Ramona DuBose, director of communications, (919) 966-7467 or ramona_dubose@unc.edu. |
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