Black women in particular, experience stroke and stroke-related mortality at higher rates and earlier onset than women in any other racial group.
Her research seeks to use implementation science to promote health equity and improve patient experience in safety-net settings.
The associate professor of dermatology has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 Discovery Boost Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
The two-day event showcases work done by trainees and faculty in the department of medicine and their collaborators across the Medical and Charles River campuses.
The assistant professor of biochemistry & cell biology will use the funding to explore mosquito-borne viruses. He is the first recipient from BU to get the Smith Odyssey Award.
The two-year grant will identify and train mental health counseling students who will be placed in community-based facilities in greater Boston.
Participants conversed with researchers whose work they’d profoundly influenced, and with FHS staff who had known them for years or, in many cases, for decades.
A broad range of topics was covered by the CTSI presenters outlining their health equity projects.
Researchers laud the dedication of 15,000 participants over three generations.
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