Nobuyo Maeda | |
|---|---|
| Born | Early 1950s Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Tohoku University |
| Occupation | Robert H. Wagner Distinguished Professor |
| Years active | 1978- |
| Known for | Creating the first mouse model for atherosclerosis |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Sub-specialties | Genetics, medical research |
| Awards | Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
Nobuyo N. Maeda is a Japanese geneticist and medical researcher, who works on complex human diseases including atherosclerosis, diabetes and high blood pressure, and is particularly known for creating the first mouse model for atherosclerosis. Maeda has worked in the United States since 1978; as of 2017, she is the Robert H. Wagner Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]