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Greater diversity in genetic studies helps researchers uncover new insights
April 13, 2022 Researchers from Penn State and the Gillings School identified 42 regions of the genome related to health and growth by examining data from Hispanic/Latino individuals.
Zhao receives The Graduate School Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award
April 12, 2022 Dr. Bingxin Zhao, a doctoral graduate from the Gillings School's Department of Biostatistics, is one of four recipients of The Graduate School's 2022 Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award.
UNC nutrition experts uncover structure of enzyme that could aid in disease treatment, prevention
January 25, 2022 Researchers at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute have uncovered the structure of the ALDH1L1 enzyme, which plays a critical role in predicting whether a person might be susceptible to metabolic diseases or cancer.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
Other Leaders in the Field
| Linda Adair, PhD | Professor | |
| Melinda Beck, PhD | Professor Emerita | |
| Noel Brewer, PhD | Gillings Distinguished Professor in Public Health | |
| Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED | Professor | |
| Kyle S. Burger, PhD, MPH, RD | Professor and Associate Chair for Research | |
| Ximena M. Bustamante-Marin, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Ian Carroll, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Stephen R. Cole, PhD | Professor | |
| Julie L. Daniels, PhD | Professor | |
| Radhika Dhingra, PhD | Adjunct Assistant Professor | |
| Lawrence S. Engel, PhD | Professor | |
| Lori A. Evarts, MPH, PMP, CPH, MBTI | Associate Professor and Associate Director, Operations Excellence | |
| Claudia S. Plaisted Fernandez, DrPH | Professor | |
| Nora Franceschini, MD, MPH, FAHA | Professor | |
| John E. French, PhD | Professor | |
| Rebecca Fry, PhD | Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health and Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives | |
| Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD | W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research | |
| Misa Graff, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Anthony Hackney, PhD | Professor | |
| Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Annie Green Howard, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Barbara Hulka | Kenan Professor Emeritus | |
| Stephen D. Hursting, PhD | Professor | |
| Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Yuchao Jiang, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Martin Kohlmeier, MD | Professor | |
| Natalia I. Krupenko, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Sergey A. Krupenko, PhD | Professor | |
| Danyu Lin, PhD | Dennis Gillings Distinguished Professor | |
| Michael Love, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Nobuyo Maeda, PhD | Professor | |
| Alyssa Mansfield, PhD, MHA, MPH | Associate Professor | |
| Chantel Martin, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine | |
| Katie Meyer, ScD | Assistant Professor | |
| Sandra Mooney, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Shu Wen Ng, PhD | Distinguished Scholar In Public Health Nutrition and Professor | |
| Barry M. Popkin, PhD | W. R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor | |
| Matthew A. Psioda, PhD | Adjunct Assistant Professor | |
| Julia Rager, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Naim Rashid, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Tamar Ringel-Kulka, MD, MPH | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
| Saame "Raz" Shaikh, PhD | Professor and Chair | |
| Susan M. Smith, PhD | Professor | |
| Mark D. Sobsey, PhD | Professor (Retired, Part-Time) | |
| Delisha Stewart, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Sean Y. Sylvia, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Stephanie Thomas, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Amanda Thompson, PhD | Professor | |
| William Valdar, PhD | Adjunct Professor | |
| Saroja Voruganti, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Eric A. Whitsel, MD, MPH | Professor | |
| Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD | Professor Emeritus | |
| Donglin Zeng, PhD | Adjunct Professor |
