The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences is thrilled to welcome Kari North, Ph.D., to its leadership team within its community engagement and special populations research component. Hailing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North is a highly respected genetic epidemiologist, having actively collaborated in the Cameron County Hispanic Cohort (CCHC) Research Consortium at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville for the past eight years. In her new role as director of the Border Health Research Center and vice president of border health at the School of Public Health, North will work directly with CCHC co-founders, Joseph McCormick, M.D., and Sue Fisher-Hoch, M.D., to develop initiatives and strategic partnerships to advance scientific discovery, promote innovation, and improve public health in the U.S.-Mexico border region…
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