Gerardo Heiss
Professor
Epidemiology
UNC School of Public Health
1976 - present
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Gerardo Heiss Professor |
Director, CVD Epidemiology Training Program
Contact Information
email: gerardo_heiss@unc.edu
phone: (919) 962-3253
Research Focus
Noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis in populations;
Genetic and environmental determinants of atherosclerosis in populations;
Inflammatory precursors of diabetes and heart disease;
Cardiovascular health of women and minority populations;
Mechanisms relating socio-economic status to cardiovascular health.
Research Projects
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Family Heart Study (FHS)
Genetics of Coronary and Aortic Calcification (GENCAC)
Genetic Determinants of High Blood Pressure (HyperGEN)
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Life Course SES and Cardiovascular Disease