The assistant professor of family medicine succeeds Richard Babayan, MD, professor and chairman emeritus of urology.
Biomarkers could hold the key to identification of new biological treatments to reduce the risk of premature death.
Once validated, may allow early treatment, prevention.
The goal of LeBoHA is to improve the physician-patient ratio for Lesotho and train leaders for public health infrastructure.
The chief and chair of Urology will begin his six-year term in February 2023.
Congratulations to Professors Niloo Edwards, Erika Wolf; Associate Professors Joshua Campbell, Ronald Iverson, Naomi Y. Ko, Karsten Lunze, Brian Smith; Clinical Associate Professors Frederic Gerges, Eileen Keneck, Alan Malabanan and Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter.
The associate professor of biochemistry and director of the Genome Science Institute received a five-year, $3.49 million grant from the National Institute on Aging.
He received a five-year, $2 million R35 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and, a five-year, $2.5 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
The proposal would address medical treatment as well as disability insurance.
The professor of medicine received a four-year, $7.2 million grant renewing support for a Contraceptive Research Center to further her research.