Dr. Kumaraswamy Naidu Chitrala research focuses on elucidating health disparities in cancer among the unrepresented populations and population groups with lower socioeconomic status in the Houston area. Chitrala’s work is completely translational as the as the results can be utilized in everyday precision-based clinical practice for population groups with high mortality risk, such as, African Americans. Chitrala also provides training to UH students and postdocs pursuing health outcomes, health disparities, and disease research.