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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.
Gillings faculty, students and alumni track human rights effects of COVID-19 response
November 10, 2021 The public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic was uniquely widespread and rapid, with equally widespread potential for human rights impacts across nations and throughout the world. A group of faculty members, students and alumni of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health created a database that uses media coverage to monitor potential violations of human rights.
Study shows new machine learning method may lead to optimal cancer treatment decisions
December 4, 2020 Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University have developed a computational framework to generate evidence-based optimal cancer treatment decisions informed by a patient’s genomic biomarkers. The findings, which may aid in the development of precision cancer treatments, are published in the Journal of the American Statistical Association.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
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| Linda Adair, PhD | Professor | |
| Alice Ammerman, DrPH | Mildred Kaufman Distinguished Professor | |
| Ralph S. Baric, PhD | William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor | |
| Melinda Beck, PhD | Professor Emerita | |
| 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 | |
| Myron Cohen, MD | Yeargan-Bate Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health | |
| Lawrence S. Engel, PhD | Professor | |
| Nora Franceschini, MD, MPH, FAHA | Professor | |
| Rebecca Fry, PhD | Department Chair and Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health | |
| Melissa Gilkey, PhD | Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Director | |
| Carol Golin, MD | Professor | |
| Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD | W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research | |
| Emily W. Gower, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Rachel Graham, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Derek P. Hales, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Michael Hudgens, PhD | Professor and Chair | |
| Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Natalia I. Krupenko, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Sergey A. Krupenko, PhD | Professor | |
| Feng-Chang Lin, PhD | Professor | |
| Laura Linnan, ScD | Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs | |
| Nobuyo Maeda, PhD | Professor | |
| Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine | |
| Katie Meyer, ScD | Assistant Professor | |
| Sandra Mooney, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Herbert Peterson, MD | William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor | |
| Kimberly Powers, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| John S. Preisser, PhD | Professor | |
| Matthew A. Psioda, PhD | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
| Bahjat Qaqish, PhD | Professor | |
| Julia Rager, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Rohit Ramaswamy, PhD | PhD Professor | |
| Naim Rashid, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH | Dean and Professor Emerita | |
| Mya L. Roberson, MSPH, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Wayne Rosamond, PhD | Interim Chair and Professor | |
| Saame "Raz" Shaikh, PhD | Professor and Chair | |
| Jeffrey Simms, MSPH | Assistant Professor and Associate Chair for Alumni and External Affairs | |
| Susan M. Smith, PhD | Professor | |
| Delisha Stewart, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Alison Stuebe, MD | Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Infant and Young Child Feeding | |
| Catherine Sullivan, MPH, RDN, LDN, IBCLC, RLC, FAND | Assistant Professor | |
| Susan Sumner, PhD | Professor | |
| Deborah Tate, PhD | Professor | |
| Kimberly Parker Truesdale, PhD, MSPH | Associate Professor | |
| Carmina G. Valle, PhD, MPH | Associate Professor | |
| Anissa I. Vines, MS, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Saroja Voruganti, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD | Professor Emeritus | |
| Donglin Zeng, PhD | Adjunct Professor |
