Marguerite Irvin

Professor Marguerite Irvin is a faculty member at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, with secondary appointments as Senior Scientist at UAB's School of Medicine - Center for AIDS Research and other research centers. Her work bridges Epidemiology, Genomics, and Cardiovascular Medicine, focusing on racial disparities and biomarker discovery.

• Ph.D. in Public Health (Epidemiology) - UAB (2008)
• M.S. in Health and Medical Biostatistics - Medical University of South Carolina (2004)
• B.S. in Mathematics/Biology - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999)

Her research explores genetic and epigenetic contributors to cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, and health disparities through large-scale cohort studies like REGARDS, TOPMed, and HyperGEN. Key themes include:

• Multi-ancestry genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
• Inflammation and DNA methylation biomarkers
• Pharmacogenomics and treatment-resistant hypertension
• Nutritional genomics (e.g., magnesium, lipid metabolism)
• Racial health disparities in stroke and chronic disease outcomes

Teaching activities include advanced epidemiology courses (EPI710, EPI798) and mentoring doctoral students. She actively serves on graduate committees for students like Nekayla Anderson and Emily Gunawan, integrating research and education in public health.