The Mississippi Link Newswire
Dr. Adolfo Correa, a physician-scientist with a strong record of clinical care, population-based research and leadership, has been appointed director and principal investigator of the Jackson Heart Study, following a national search.
Correa was the unanimous choice of the chief executive officers of the study’s three participating institutions: Jackson State University, Tougaloo College and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Their recommendation has been acknowledged by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, which provides funding support for the JHS.
“The NHLBI is confident in Correa’s capacity to provide excellent leadership and stewardship over this important national study at this pivotal time in epidemiology and public health,” stated Dr. Gary H. Gibbons, director of NHLBI. “We look forward to continuing to work closely with Dr. Correa to advance an evidence-based elimination of health inequities in the US and around the world – beginning with the Jackson Heart Study.”
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