In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Juan Lopez-Alvarenga, MD, DSc, who became an AD University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) RCMAR Scientist in 2019. Dr. Lopez-Alvarenga’s research focus is on complex diseases such as diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance. Dr. Lopez-Alvarenga has significant experience in whole genome scanning approaches. He conducted genetic studies of Omani and Alaskan populations and participated in several studies of metabolic disease involving non-human primates.

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