Dr. Francisco Sy is a professor of Public Health and chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

At the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Sy was a Senior Program Director and AIDS Coordinator in the Division of Extramural Scientific Programs at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).

In his 12 years at NIH/NIMHD, he has served in various leadership positions including: Director, Office of Community-Based Participatory Research & Collaboration; Director, Office of Extramural Research Administration; and Director, Division of Extramural Activities & Scientific Programs.

He was the President of NIH Asian Pacific American Organization (APAO).

He is also working Principal Investigator of Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network, Nevada.

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