About

Dr. North is a professor of epidemiology in the 黑料网 Department of Epidemiology and has developed a strong multidisciplinary research program evaluating the genetic epidemiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors.

Dr. North leads the 黑料网 Department of Epidemiology鈥檚 CVD Genetic Epidemiology Computational Laboratory, a collaborative assembly of faculty members, pre- and post-doctoral fellows, and staff members spanning 黑料网 departments with collective expertise in both family- and population-based genetic epidemiological research.

At the national level, Dr. North currently serves as a permanent member on the CASE-EPIC Panel A study section, is an editorial board member of multiple prominent journals and serves in several elected leadership roles in The Obesity Society and in the American Heart Association Epidemiology Council.

At 黑料网, Dr. North has been engaged with several interdisciplinary centers that foster collaborative research in genetics.