Research
Precision Health
Precision Health
Gillings researchers use data-driven approaches that customize healthcare for individuals and populations based on genetic, social, environmental, and lifestyle factors. We are leaders in data-driven approaches to the development of individualized treatment decision algorithms that address a wide variety of individual and population characteristics.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
Other Leaders in the Field
| Linda Adair, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Alice Ammerman, DrPH | Mildred Kaufman Distinguished Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Ralph S. Baric, PhD | William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Melinda Beck, PhD | Professor, Interim Chair | Department of Nutrition |
| Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Kyle S. Burger, PhD, MPH, RD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Ximena M. Bustamante-Marin, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Ian Carroll, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Myron Cohen, MD | Yeargan-Bate Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health | Department of Epidemiology |
| Lawrence S. Engel, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Nora Franceschini, MD, MPH, FAHA | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| John E. French, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Rebecca Fry, PhD | Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health and Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives | Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering |
| Melissa Gilkey, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Carol Golin, MD | Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD | Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition and Interim Vice Chancellor for Research | Department of Nutrition |
| Emily W. Gower, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Rachel Graham, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Derek P. Hales, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Michael Hudgens, PhD | Professor and Associate Chair | Department of Biostatistics |
| Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Yuchao Jiang, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Martin Kohlmeier, MD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Natalia I. Krupenko, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Sergey A. Krupenko, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Feng-Chang Lin, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Laura Linnan, ScD | Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs | Department of Health Behavior |
| Nobuyo Maeda, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine | Department of Nutrition |
| Katie Meyer, ScD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Sandra Mooney, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Herbert Peterson, MD | William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor | Department of Maternal and Child Health |
| Kimberly Powers, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| John S. Preisser, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Matthew A. Psioda, PhD | Adjunct Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Bahjat Qaqish, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Julia Rager, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering |
| Rohit Ramaswamy, PhD | PhD Professor | Departments of and Maternal and Child Health, and Public Health Leadership Program |
| Naim Rashid, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH | Dean Emerita and Alumni Distinguished Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Mya L. Roberson, MSPH, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Wayne Rosamond, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Saame "Raz" Shaikh, PhD | Professor and Associate Chair for Research | Department of Nutrition |
| Jeffrey Simms, MSPH | Assistant Professor, Director of Student Life and Alumni Relations | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Susan M. Smith, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Delisha Stewart, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Alison Stuebe, MD | Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Infant and Young Child Feeding | Department of Maternal and Child Health |
| Catherine Sullivan, MPH, RDN, LDN, IBCLC, RLC, FAND | Assistant Professor | Department of Maternal and Child Health |
| Susan Sumner, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Deborah Tate, PhD | Professor | Departments of Health Behavior and Nutrition |
| Kimberly Parker Truesdale, PhD, MSPH | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Carmina G. Valle, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Anissa I. Vines, MS, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Saroja Voruganti, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD | Professor Emeritus | Department of Nutrition |
| Donglin Zeng, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |