
Helen H. Hobbs
Director of the McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Credentials: ·
History
PresentMcDermott Center for Human Growth and Development · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Present
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Research
Prevalence of hepatic steatosis in an urban population in the United States: impact of ethnicity
Hepatology · 2004 · Last of 8 authors · 2,833 citations
Genetic variation in PNPLA3 confers susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nature Genetics · 2008 · Last of 9 authors · 2,800 citations
Sequence variations in PCSK9, low LDL, and protection against coronary heart disease
New England Journal of Medicine · 2006 · Last of 4 authors · 2,547 citations

10 papers
- SG
8 papers

4 papers · 4 as a resident

4 papers · 2 as a fellow

4 papers · 4 as a fellow

4 papers

3 papers

3 papers
Grants
- 2011–2027
PNPLA3 in Susceptibility and Resistance to Fatty Liver Disease
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $7.8M · Ut Southwestern Medical Center
- 2022–2026
New Approaches to Reduce Residual Cardiovascular Risk
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · P01
Project lead · $2.8M · Ut Southwestern Medical Center
- 2003–2025
Role of ABCG1, ABCG5 and ABCG8 in Sterol Metabolism
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $7M · Ut Southwestern Medical Center
- 1997–2022
Molecular Basis of Cholesterol Metabolism
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · P01
Project lead · $9.6M · Ut Southwestern Medical Center
Clinical trials
- 2005–2007
Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe or Statin Monotherapy to Co-Administration of Both
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- 2007–2009
Dallas Heart Study 2: Return Clinic Visit for the Dallas Heart Study Cohort
Study chair · Completed
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center


