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CVD- CGE - Dr. Marc Cook Published in Sports

April 17, 2023

Dr. Marc Cook, CVD-CGE Cohort 10, was recently published in Sports. 

Low Energy Availability (LEA) and Hypertension in Black Division I Collegiate Athletes: A Novel Pilot Study

 

AGOLD - Dr. Ellen Francis Published in JAMA

April 17, 2023

Dr. Ellen Francis, AGOLD Cohort 10, was recently published in JAMA. 

 

Here is the link to the article published in JAMA Network Open https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2803027

 

Here is the link to the press coverage in STAT news

https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/05/obesity-risk-child-pregnancy/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=253109748&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ZZnVdRTmgx547-RHBH8T2D3v4mpUj6uNfGCPVPFErrZsZBKkeXlMI8MY7UczQfTvqN2TId_uIWELpxhATtUJznPqIQA&utm_content=253109748&utm_source=hs_email

CVD - Drs. Ashley Shaw and Saria Lofton Published in Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders

April 17, 2023

Dr. Ashley Shaw's, CVD Cohort 9, photovoice project supported by PRIDE-CVD “A Virtual Photovoice Study of Older African Americans Perceptions of Neurovascular Clinical Trials” was recently published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders with fellow cohort member Dr. Saria Lofton. 

Link: https://journals.lww.com/alzheimerjournal/Fulltext/9900/A_Virtual_Photovoice_Study_of_Older_African.43.aspx

AGOLD - Dr. Kedir Turi Published in metabolites

April 17, 2023

Dr. Kedir Turi, AGOLD Cohort 7, was recently published in metabolites  

Multi-Omics Analysis of Lung Tissue Demonstrates Changes to Lipid Metabolism during Allergic Sensitization in Mice

 

Nutrients Journal Accepting Applications

April 03, 2023

Nutrients Journal is accepting applications for a special issue “Advancing Health Equity in Genomics Research” in the section “Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics”.  Deadline for manuscript submissions is 10/11/23.  More information:  https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/special_issues/UT10Q3X2F0

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RISE - Dr. Iris Navarro-Millan Promoted to Associate Professor

March 20, 2023

Dr. Iris Navarro Millan, RISE Cohort 6, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. 

FTG- Drs. Charity Oyedeji and Shakira Grant Have Article Published in The ASCO Post

March 20, 2023

Dr. Charity Oyedeji, FTG Cohort 9, and Dr. Shakira Grant, FTG Cohort 10 were recently featured in ASCO post.

Studies Focusing on Age- and -Race Related Disparities in Multiple Myeloma and Sickle Cell Disease. 

FTG - Dr. Betty Pace to Be Recognized with Woman in Science Award

March 16, 2023

Dr. Betty Pace, PI FTG, to be Recognized with 2023 Woman in Science Award at the American Medical Women’s Association 2023 Annual Meeting.

The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) is delighted to announce that Betty Pace, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Francis J. Tedesco Distinguished Chair of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the Georgia Cancer Center and Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is the 2023 Woman in Science Awardee. She will be presented with her award during the 108th AMWA Annual Meeting, March 23-26 in Philadelphia.

AMWA’s Woman in Science Award is given to honor a woman physician who has made exceptional contributions to medical science, especially in women’s health, through her basic and/or clinical research, publications, and leadership in her field.

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CVD- Dr. Willie Mae Abel Has Two Manuscripts Published

March 16, 2023

Dr. Willie Mae Abel, CVD Cohort 4, has had two manuscripts published. One in Research in Nursing & Health and the other in Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

 

Abel, W. M., Efird, J. T., Crane, P. B., & Ferdinand, K. C. (2023). Self-Management Program and Black Women with Hypertension, Research in Nursing & Health. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22301

Abel, W. M., Efird, J. T., Crane, P. B., Ferdinand, K. C., Foy, C. G., & DeHaven, M. J. (2023). Use of Coaching and Technology to Improve Blood Pressure Control in Black Women with Hypertension: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Study. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 25(1), 95-105. https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.14617

CVD-CGE - Dr. Briana Stephenson Published in AJCN

March 09, 2023

Dr. Briana Stephenson, CVD-CGE Cohort 8, was recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 

Racial and ethnic heterogeneity in diets of low-income adult females in the United States: results from National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 2011 to 2018

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