Research Interests
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Nora Franceschini is a nephrology-trained physician and a cardiovascular disease epidemiologist. Her research focuses on environmental and genetic determinants of hypertension, kidney and cardiovascular diseases in the US and global populations who carry a high burden of chronic diseases. This research includes gene discovery, studies using multi-omics biomarkers for disease and studies to characterize the social/environmental context in which genetic variants contribute to health conditions. She is also leading research in chronic kidney disease of unknown cause in Central America.
Nora Franceschini in UNC Genetics News
December 16, 2025
Department of Genetics Publications for November 2025
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 29 papers in November 2025.
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Department of Genetics Publications for September 2025
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 33 papers in September 2025.
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Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 25 papers in August 2025.
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Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 39 papers during June 29th - August 2nd 2025.
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Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 18 papers during February 2nd - March 1st 2025.
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Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 18 papers during January 5th - 18th, 2025.
