About Us
Center Description
The Center is the result of a multi-disciplinary research collaboration between the
Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of California, Davis,
USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center,
Children's Hospital of Oakland,
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), and the
Ethnic Health Institute.
The Center is sponsored by an award from the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Center director is Dr. Raymond L. Rodriguez, professor of molecular biology at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Bertram Lubin, President and Director of Medical Research at the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, is the Center's co-director.
The Center is funded by an award (P60MD0222) from the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) of the NIH.