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Anna María Nápoles served a significant role at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) as a professor and behavioral epidemiologist in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine. She was also the first Latina to be named a scientific director at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), appointed to lead the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Her work at UCSF focused on health disparities, particularly among Latino populations, and she contributed to the understanding and reduction of health disparities through her research and leadership. Her appointment as a scientific director at NIMHD was a groundbreaking achievement, reflecting her significant impact in the field of health disparities and minority health. Source