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Kemi Doll

Improved diagnosis, treatment, and advocacy for Black women with endometrial cancer facing delayed care.

Marcella Aslan

Researched medical mistrust, showing racially concordant physicians boost preventive care among Black men.

Paola Gonzalez

Championed bilingual, culturally responsive oncology care and improved health access for Latino communities facing resource barriers.

J. Nadine Gracia

Guided federal efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care for minority and underserved populations

Kafui Dzirasa

Increased neuroscience research inclusivity and highlighted exclusion of African-ancestry data in mental-health studies.

Black Americans have the highest rate of heart attacks, heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest in the United States

Danielle Shpiner

Focused on reducing disparities in advanced-care planning and treatment access among Hispanic and female patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Lisa Cooper

Pioneered interventions improving doctor-patient communication and community engagement to reduce racial health inequities.

David Williams

Focused on impacts of daily discrimination, which contribute to poor health.

Denise Dillard

Led community-engaged research on behavioral health, chronic disease, and trauma among Alaska Native and American Indian populations.

John Carpten

Investigated cancer genomics to explain higher rate and mortality from prostate cancer among Black men and other underserved populations.

Linda Villarosa

Exposed racism’s role in health, highlighting systemic causes of Black health inequities nationwide.

Marcella Nunez-Smith

Worked to eliminate COVID-19 and healthcare inequities affecting Black, Latino, and other marginalized communities through research and policy leadership.

Otis Brawley

Developed cancer screening strategies for effectiveness across diverse populations.

Jamie Studts

Tackled lung-cancer screening inequities by creating decision aids and outreach tools for underserved, high-risk populations.

Kelvin Choi

Addressed smoking-cessation disparities and tobacco use prevention among Asian American and other immigrant populations.

Arline Geronimus

Developed the “weathering” theory, showing chronic racism caused early health decline, especially in Black mothers and infants.

Rhea Boyd

Advanced equity by addressing police violence as a health issue and improving COVID-19 vaccine access for Black and Brown communities.

Crystal Cené

Focused on reducing cardiovascular and chronic-care disparities among under-served populations through social-determinants research.

Vanessa Sheppard

Improved treatment access, survivorship support, and clinical-trial participation for Black women with breast cancer.

Lisa Cooper

Pioneered interventions improving doctor-patient communication and community engagement to reduce racial health inequities.

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