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Barney Morris

Championed prostate-cancer awareness and care equity, focusing on preventing late diagnoses among Black men.

Lauren McCullough

Studied how obesity and neighborhood deprivation drive breast-cancer outcome disparities among underserved populations.

Kafui Dzirasa

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

Margarita Alegría

Advanced equity by improving mental-health access and culturally appropriate care for Latino and other underserved populations.

Arline Geronimus

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

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

Marcella Aslan

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

Lauren McCullough

Studied how obesity and neighborhood deprivation drive breast-cancer outcome disparities among underserved populations.

Tamara Cadet

Addressed cancer screening disparities among older adults, especially in underserved populations.

Barney Morris

Championed prostate-cancer awareness and care equity, focusing on preventing late diagnoses among Black men.

Mona Hanna-Attisha

Exposed lead poisoning in Flint, championed public health initiatives for vulnerable children.

Chandra Jackson

Researched how social and environmental factors drive racial disparities in sleep and metabolic health.

Kizzmekia Corbett

Helped develop mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and worked to build vaccine trust in Black communities.

John Ayanian

Worked to uncover and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare quality and outcomes, particularly among Black versus White patients.

Rhea Boyd

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

Renee Brady-Nicholls

Reduced cancer inequities by developing mathematical models of treatment differences, especially among Black and white prostate-cancer patients.

J. Nadine Gracia

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

Jamie Studts

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

Paola Gonzalez

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

Crystal Cené

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

Marcella Nunez-Smith

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

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