Cathrine Hoyo
Professor
Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Chair
University Faculty Scholar
Director of the Southern Liver Health Study (STRIVE)
Department of Biological Sciences
919-515-0540 [email protected]Bio
Awards
2020, University Faculty Scholar
2018, The Research Leadership Academy
Education
B.S. University of Sierra Leone, Njala College
M.P.H. Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of California, Berkeley 1992
Ph.D. Epidemiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1998
Publications
- Early life factors, blood pressure percentile trajectories, and elevated blood pressure in children , Pediatric Research (2026)
- Effect of Periconceptional Diet on Child Cognitive Outcomes Based on the NEwborn Epigenetic STudy (NEST) Data , Current Developments in Nutrition (2026)
- Environmental exposures and epigenetic alterations in common chronic diseases: insights and challenges , Current Zoology (2026)
- Maternal Mediterranean Diet during Pregnancy and Adiposity from Early Childhood through Preadolescence , Childhood Obesity (2026)
- Placental toxic metal concentrations and preterm birth: Modification by social stressors , Reproductive Toxicology (2026)
- Abstract 4903: Short chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances associate with elevated alanine aminotransferase: cross-sectional analysis results from the STRIVE cohort , Cancer Research (2025)
- Age-specific DNA methylation alterations in sperm at imprint control regions may contribute to the risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring , Aging (2025)
- Childhood Household Dysfunction and Low Household Income Associate with Increased Risk of Cirrhosis in Adults , Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2025)
- Data from Extended Human Papillomavirus Genotyping to Predict Progression to High-Grade Cervical Precancer: A Prospective Cohort Study in the Southeastern United States , (2025)
- Dietary Iron Supplementation Protects Against Growth Restriction and Metabolic DysfunctionâAssociated Steatotic Liver Disease in Perinatal CadmiumâExposed Mice , FASEB BioAdvances (2025)
Groups
- Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS (an NIEHS-funded Superfund Center)
- Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE, an NIEHS P30 Center)
- Faculty
- Southern Liver Health Study (STRIVE)
- Biological Sciences and Affiliated Graduate Programs: Toxicology & Environmental Health Sciences