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Nobuyo Maeda, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in complex human diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, and diabetes. She is renowned for developing the apoE-deficient mouse model, which mimics human-like atherosclerosis, enabling studies on lipid metabolism, dietary influences (e.g., fat, antioxidants), and genetic factors (e.g., blood pressure, inflammation, glucose metabolism).
- Education: PhD and MS in Chemistry from Tohoku University (1977 and 1974, respectively).
Her work emphasizes understanding how genetic and environmental factors synergistically drive cardiovascular diseases. She received the prestigious MERIT Award from the NHLBI in 1998 for her contributions to translational research.
- Awards: MERIT Award (1998).
Her laboratory investigates molecular mechanisms of atherosclerosis progression, leveraging genetically modified mouse models to explore therapeutic targets and dietary interventions.
