
Congratulations to GCDTR’s Liliana Aguayo, PhD, MPH, on two outstanding achievements. Dr. Aguayo received an American Heart Association grant for her project “Nourishing Hearts Early: Maternal DASH Diet in Pregnancy and Childhood Blood Pressure,” investigating how maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy influence childhood blood pressure outcomes.
She also earned first place in the Original Research Category at the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) 32nd Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium in Scottsdale, AZ (April 9–11, 2026).



