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Marta Gwinn is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Emory University. She is retired from the U.S. Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she contributed to advancements in genomic epidemiology and public health surveillance. Her career has focused on leveraging genomic technologies to address infectious diseases like HIV and emerging pathogens, particularly during the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics. She co-founded the CDC's Office of Genomics and Public Health and later the Office of Advanced Molecular Detection, integrating pathogen genomics into public health strategies.
Dr. Gwinn earned a BA from the University of Louisville, an MD from Vanderbilt University, and an MPH from the University of North Carolina. She teaches the course EPI 552: Human Genome Epidemiology. Her research emphasizes translational applications of genomics to improve health outcomes, including epigenetic studies related to HIV, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. She has contributed to frameworks for genomic epidemiology, including the GRIPS reporting guidelines for genetic risk prediction studies.
Her work spans over four decades, with a focus on applying molecular tools to public health challenges. Notable contributions include analyzing host genetic factors in influenza mortality, evaluating HIV seroprevalence trends, and advancing genomic surveillance for pathogen outbreaks. She has published extensively on epigenetic epidemiology, genomic applications in public health, and methodological standards for genetic association studies.
