Adriana Huertas‐Vázquez

General / Preventive / Lipids

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)

About

Adriana Huertas‐Vázquez works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States).

Adriana Huertas-Vazquez holds a PhD in Human Genetics and Biomedical Sciences. She is Senior Director of Global Medical Affairs - Genetic Diseases at Illumina and has served as Senior Principal Scientist and Genetics Lead for Cardiometabolic Diseases at Merck & Co. She was previously Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at UCLA and affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Research focus

Genetic associations with cardiometabolic traits and lipoproteinsFinnGen population genetics and epidemiologyLipid disorders and obesity in Mexican populationsCardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac deathNon-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and liver disease

Impact

87 pubs · 8,163 cites · h-index 33

Affiliations

Work Experience

Illumina

Merck & Co., Inc.

University of California, Los Angeles

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center