Daniel T. O’Connor

Dr. O’Connor was a faculty member in the Division of Nephrology-Hypertension at the University of California, San Diego for 35+ years with a diverse set of interests, all of which converged on his steadfast belief that translational studies – i.e., studies seeking to take the insights obtained from basic research and turn them in to something of use in clinical and public health contexts to improve lives – are highly interdisciplinary by nature. The resource includes data generated from many of Dr. O’Connor’s diverse and complementary studies, primarily those focused on the renovascular, cardiovascular and circulatory systems, particularly hypertension, using his long-standing study of twins and their relatives.