Health Disparities and the Genetic Underpinnings of Obesity - Kari North
Channel: National Human Genome Research Institute
Date: 2022-03-17

March 10, 2022:  In this Genomics and Health Disparities lecture, Kari North, Ph.D., director of the  Cardiovascular Disease Genetic Epidemiology Computational Laboratory at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains how obesity is a massive public health problem with major disparities.   To bolster our understanding of both obesity and disease, she advocates for larger and more inclusive genome-wide association studies of ancestrally diverse populations. 

The Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series was formed to enhance opportunities for dialogue about how innovations in genomics research and technology can impact health disparities.  More: https://www.genome.gov/event-calendar/Genomics-Health-Disparities-Lecture-Series