Nora Franceschini
Professor, Epidemiology · University of North Carolina Hospitals
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History
Internal Medicine
Research
A comprehensive 1,000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Nature Genetics · 2015 · 1,972 citations
Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program
Nature · 2021 · 1,859 citations
Loss-of-function mutations in APOC3, triglycerides, and coronary disease
New England Journal of Medicine · 2014 · 921 citations
107 papers
101 papers
46 papers
41 papers
- PR
36 papers
33 papers · 23 as a resident
31 papers
29 papers
Grants
- 2023–2028
Mentored Training in Molecular Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Disease in Diverse Populations
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · K26
Contact PI · $276.9K · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- 2021–2028
The Chorotega CKDu Epidemiology Field Study
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · U01
Contact PI · $2.9M · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- 2024–2028
Epigenetic Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Risk in African American Women
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.2M · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- 2024–2028
Multi-Omics Study of Ancestry Enriched Associations in Hispanics/Latinos
National Human Genome Research Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2.1M · Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill