Crystal Cené focused on reducing cardiovascular and chronic-care disparities among under-served populations through social-determinants research

Lauren McCullough studied how obesity and neighborhood deprivation drive breast-cancer outcome disparities among underserved populations

Tesa Anewishki leads a West Side safety-net hospital where she combats diabetes, food insecurity and access issues for Black and Brown patients

Paola Gonzalez championed bilingual, culturally responsive oncology care and improved health access for Latino communities facing resource barriers

Barney Morris championed prostate-cancer awareness and care equity, focusing on preventing late diagnoses among Black men

John D. Carpten investigated cancer genomics to explain higher rate and mortality from prostate cancer among Black men and other underserved populations