Patricia Basta

Dr. Patricia Basta is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health. She serves as the Facility Director of the BioSpecimen Processing Facility, specializing in biorepository science, biomarker discovery, and genetic epidemiology. Her work spans methodological development for biospecimen handling and translational research in chronic diseases.

• PhD in Microbiology/Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1983)
• AB in Biology, Smith College (1977)

Her research focuses on:

• Biorepository science and biospecimen processing standards
• Genetic epidemiology of environmental exposures
• Biomarker discovery for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Neonatal development impacts from environmental toxins

Key publication trends include:

• COPD immunophenotyping in multicenter studies
• Optimized DNA extraction protocols
• Genetic polymorphism investigations in reproductive and cancer outcomes
• Biorepository methods for resource-limited settings

Dr. Basta provides consultation for biospecimen logistics in epidemiological studies and has contributed methodological frameworks for translational research.