Marcella Nunez-Smith worked to eliminate COVID-19 and healthcare inequities affecting Black, Latino, and other marginalized communities through research and policy leadership

Howard Koh advanced equity by improving cancer prevention, tobacco control, and health access for Black, Asian, and other underserved communities

Chandra Ford focused on how racism—not race itself—drives health inequities, especially among Black and other racially minoritized populations

Lola Fayanju focused on reducing racial disparities in breast-cancer outcomes and treatment delays among Black women

Gloria D. Coronado developed low-cost screening interventions to boost colorectal cancer detection in underserved Latino and rural populations

Sinisa Dovat investigated genetic drivers of childhood leukemia and developed targeted therapies to reduce striking disparities affecting Hispanic/Latino children