Past Research
Gabriel Shaibi, PhD
Mayo Clinic-Center for Individualized Medicine
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To develop a biobank and patient registry of Latino patients’ phenotype for type 2 diabetes risk factors.
Rebecca Lee, PhD
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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The project will serve as an independent evaluation center for three childhood obesity demonstration projects. The aims of the BETTER Policies project are to: assist the three DP in identifying assessment methods and tools; design a comprehensive evaluation plan in collaboration with the projects and CDC; serve as the central data repository; conduct an impact evaluation to assess process and outcomes of the projects; disseminate information and recommendations to decision-makers and the public; develop an evaluation toolbox that can be used in future program evaluations.
Felipe González Castro, PhD
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 5R25DA030310-05
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The National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN) Early Career Stage Mentoring Program for NIDA Research (ECSM) addresses a current Hispanic minority under-representation among NIHINIDA principal investigators, and will provide training and mentoring for Hispanic early career stage scientists, including future HNI AIDS researchers.