Research

The Gillings School has a long record of sustained research accomplishments with local and global impact.

UNC Gillings faculty engage in interdisciplinary collaboration and data-driven precision health approaches to tackle complex public health issues.

Gillings uses a precision health approach through the Obesity Hub to investigate why different individuals have varying weight gain patterns when consuming the same diets.

Gillings researchers advance safer workplaces, maternal health, nutrition, cancer detection, global pregnancy care and more through high-impact studies.

Gillings researchers analyze multi-omics data to identify health-related genetic variants, addressing the underrepresentation of diverse populations in genomics studies.

Whitney Robinson investigates factors behind high hysterectomy rates among young African-American women in the South to inform equitable treatment interventions.

Aunchalee Palmquist researches lactation and breastfeeding in emergencies, aiming to improve support for vulnerable populations and ensure safe nutrition during crises.

Since the 1940s, industrial chemicals called “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,” (PFAS) have been used to make nonstick cookware, food packaging, cleaning products, water repellent, firefighting foam and other products.

The Dental Public Health Initiative in Teaching, Research, and Practice addresses oral health care problems that plague millions of North Carolinians.