Since early on my professional and personal career, I had the desire and strived to contribute to medical science and as a Hispanic physician-scientist, it has been my personal goal to reach out to underrepresented and underserved minority populations. Therefore, I have chosen a path that will closely serve them in highly prevalent areas such as Houston, Tx, Bronx, NY, and Tucson, Az. During all these years of preparation, I have acquired the experience, training, and expertise to successfully lead the proposed research project.