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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.


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Linda Adair, PhDProfessor
Melinda Beck, PhDProfessor Emerita
Noel Brewer, PhDGillings Distinguished Professor in Public Health
Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAEDProfessor
Kyle S. Burger, PhD, MPH, RDProfessor and Associate Chair for Research
Ximena M. Bustamante-Marin, PhDAssistant Professor
Ian Carroll, PhDAssistant Professor
Stephen R. Cole, PhDProfessor
Julie L. Daniels, PhDProfessor
Radhika Dhingra, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professor
Lawrence S. Engel, PhDProfessor
Lori A. Evarts, MPH, PMP, CPH, MBTIAssociate Professor and Associate Director, Operations Excellence
Claudia S. Plaisted Fernandez, DrPHProfessor
Nora Franceschini, MD, MPH, FAHAProfessor
Rebecca Fry, PhDDepartment Chair and Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health
Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhDW. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research
Misa Graff, PhDAssociate Professor
Anthony Hackney, PhD, DScProfessor
Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhDAssociate Professor
Annie Green Howard, PhDAssociate Professor
Barbara HulkaKenan Professor Emeritus
Stephen D. Hursting, PhDProfessor
Folami Ideraabdullah, PhDAssociate Professor
Natalia I. Krupenko, PhDAssociate Professor
Sergey A. Krupenko, PhDProfessor
Danyu Lin, PhDDennis Gillings Distinguished Professor
Michael Love, PhDAssociate Professor
Nobuyo Maeda, PhDProfessor
Alyssa Mansfield, PhD, MHA, MPHAdjunct Associate Professor
Chantel Martin, PhDAssistant Professor
Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhDCary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine
Katie Meyer, ScDAssistant Professor
Sandra Mooney, PhDAssociate Professor
Shu Wen Ng, PhDDistinguished Scholar In Public Health Nutrition and Professor
Barry M. Popkin, PhDW. R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor
Matthew A. Psioda, PhDAdjunct Associate Professor
Julia Rager, PhDAssistant Professor
Naim Rashid, PhDAssociate Professor
Tamar Ringel-Kulka, MD, MPHAdjunct Associate Professor
Saame "Raz" Shaikh, PhDProfessor and Chair
Susan M. Smith, PhDProfessor
Mark D. Sobsey, PhDProfessor (Retired, Part-Time)
Delisha Stewart, PhDAssistant Professor
Sean Y. Sylvia, PhDAssociate Professor
Stephanie Thomas, PhDAssistant Professor
Amanda Thompson, PhDProfessor
William Valdar, PhDAdjunct Professor
Saroja Voruganti, PhDAssociate Professor
Eric A. Whitsel, MD, MPHProfessor
Steven Zeisel, MD, PhDProfessor Emeritus
Donglin Zeng, PhDAdjunct Professor
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