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Andrew Grandinetti  PhD
Specialization Head: EpidemiologyUniversity of Hawaii office of Public Health Studies

Work Email: andrewg@hawaii.eduINTERNET

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Research Interests

Dr. Grandinetti's area of interest is on disparities in the prevalence of diabetes, diabetes complications, and cardiovascular risk factors in Hawai‘i's multi-ethnic population. He also has had a long standing collaboration with the Honolulu Asian Aging Study, and is currently reanalyzing data on the relationship of smoking history with risk for Parkinson’s disease.

Recent Publications

  • Townsend C, Takishima-Lacasa JY, Latner JD, Grandinetti A, Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula J. Ethnic and Gender Differences in Ideal Body Size and Related Attitudes among Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Whites. Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health. 2014 Aug;73(8):236-43. PubMed PMID: 25157324.
  • Maskarinec G, Jacobs S, Morimoto Y, Chock M, Grandinetti A, Kolonel LN. Disparity in Diabetes Risk Across Native Hawaiians and Different Asian Groups: The Multiethnic Cohort. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2014 Aug 27.
  • Lin C, Grandinetti A, Shikuma C, Souza S, Parikh N, Nakamoto B, et al. The effects of extended release niacin on lipoprotein sub-particle concentrations in HIV-infected patients. H J Med & Pub Health. 2013 Apr;72(4):123-7.

Recent Grants

  • 2013-present. PD and smoking revisited – reanalysis of protective affect of smoking and PD using Fine and Gray’s subdistribution model for competing risks. Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu Asia Aging Study.
  • 2008-2011. Cardiovascular autonomic function in HIV virologic failure (1 K23 HL088981-01A2) Grantee: Dominic C. Chow, MD, Funding source: NIH/NHLBI, Role: mentor.

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Degree program faculty

Cheryl Albright PhD, MPH
Mapuana Antonio DrPH
Jinan Banna PhD, RD, CDN
Marla J. Berry PhD
Carol J. Boushey PhD, MPH, RD
Monica K. Esquivel PhD, RDN, CSSD
Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla PhD, RD, LDN
L. Kealoha Fox PhD
Adrian Franke PhD
Andrew Grandinetti PhD
Yanghua He PhD
Ronald Hetzler PhD
Kacie Ho PhD
Rajesh Jha PhD
Rachel Johnson PhD, MPH, RD
Soojin Jun PhD
Yong Soo Kim PhD, MS
Janet Latner PhD
Loic Le Marchand MD, PhD
Rachael Leon Guerrero PhD, RDN, LD
Qing X. Li PhD
Yong Li PhD
Unhee Lim PhD, MS
Gertraud Maskarinec MD PhD
Birendra Mishra PhD, MS, DVM
Pratibha Nerurkar PhD
Rachel Novotny PhD, RDN, LD
Jenee Odani DVM
May Okihiro MD
Andre P Seale PhD
John A Shepherd PhD
Mark Thorne PhD
C. Alan Titchenal PhD, CNS
Lynne Wilkens DrPH, MS
Jinzeng Yang PhD
Halina M Zaleski PhD

Contact

Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
1955 East-West Road,
Ag Sci 216
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7095
Fax: (808) 956-4024
Email: nutrphd@hawaii.edu

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Address: 2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-8544 Email: gradss@hawaii.edu Website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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