Marcia Otto is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Health. Marcia's research focuses on the effects of different aspects of diet on cardiometabolic health and cognition. In Spring 2021, Marcia initiated a new research project evaluating the impact of dietary deficiencies among head and neck cancer patients and survivors. Since 2020, Marcia has been serving as leading investigator of a multi-site collaboration to inform the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Harris County, TX. Marcia received her postdoctoral training in Nutritional and Cardiovascular Epidemiology at Harvard T.C. Chan School of Public Health. She holds PhD in Environmental Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health, an M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Sao Paulo, and a B.S. in Physics from the University of Rio de Janeiro State. Marcia’s work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, by the American Heart Association, and by the Department of Defense.

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