Conversation with Dr. Margaret Hattori-Uchima
Dr. Hattori-Uchima, principal investigator the University of Guam, discusses cardiometabolic health equity for Pacific Islander persons and the importance of compassion and social justice in her work.
NIMHD Training and Diverse Workforce Development Feature Articles
Read about NIMHD-supported efforts to train and develop a diverse workforce for minority health and health disparities research.
Conversation with Dr. LaPrincess Brewer
Dr. Brewer, principal investigator at Mayo Clinic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, discusses her work using community-engagement with African American churches to advance cardiovascular health as part of NIMHD's observance of Black History Month.
Conversation with Dr. Sakima Smith
Dr. Smith, principal investigator at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, discusses his work studying cardiovascular disease treatment disparities for African American populations as part of NIMHD's observance of Black History Month.
Conversation with Dr. Julie A. Baldwin
RCMI Principal Investigator Dr. Baldwin, Northern Arizona University, discusses mentoring researchers and how her Cherokee heritage drives her research on the root causes of health disparities, as well as HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention, particularly for American Indian and other minority populations.
Conversation with Dr. Guadalupe X. Ayala
RCMI Principal Investigator Dr. Ayala, San Diego State University, discusses her work on Latino health disparities in obesity, diabetes, and asthma; transdisciplinary research; and developing next-generation researchers.
Conversation with Dr. Renato J. Aguilera
RCMI Principal Investigator Dr. Aguilera, University of Texas at El Paso, discusses his work on health disparities and cancer, including how race and ethnicity affect cancer incidence and therapy, and developing next-generation researchers.
NIH Rwandan Fellow Dr. Ishimwe Studies Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans
Dr. Ishimwe's study found if traditional BMI cutoffs were used to screen for Abnl-GT, Africans with β-cell-failure would be disproportionately underdiagnosed.
NIMHD’s Conversations with Principal Investigators at Research Centers in Minority Institutions
Meet Noreen Mokuau, D.S.W., principal investigator in minority health and health disparities research, as we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
NIMHD's Conversations with Principal Investigators at Research Centers in Minority Institutions
Meet Shafiq A. Khan, Ph.D., principal investigator in minority health and health disparities research, as we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
NIMHD’s Conversations with Principal Investigators at Research Centers in Minority Institutions
Meet Omonike Arike Olaleye, Ph.D., M.P.H., principal investigator in minority health and health disparities research as we celebrate Black History month.
NIMHD’s Conversations with Principal Investigators at Research Centers in Minority Institutions
Meet Vincent C. Bond, Ph.D., principal investigator in minority health and health disparities research as we celebrate Black History Month.
The First Americans in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research
Meet Dr. Teresa Brockie, next generation First American in Minority Health and Health Disparities research as we celebrate the Native American Heritage Month this year!
The First Americans in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research
Meet Dr. Lonnie A. Nelson, next generation First American in Minority Health and Health Disparities research as we celebrate the Native American Heritage Month this year!
NIMHD’s Conversations with NIH Loan Repayment Program Recipient
Meet Dr. Brad Wright to learn how the NIH Loan Repayment Program transforms the career of a health disparities researcher.
NIMHD’s Conversations with Pioneers in Minority Health and Health Disparities
Meet Dr. Daniel E. Jimenez, next generation pioneer in Minority Health and Health Disparities research as we celebrate the National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) this year!
NIMHD’s Conversations with Pioneers in Minority Health and Health Disparities
Meet Dr. Eida M. Castro, next generation pioneer in Minority Health and Health Disparities research as we celebrate the National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) this year!
Medical Research Scholar Investigates Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Physical Activity
Med student Jeremy Huckleby conducted research connecting his career goal in orthopedic surgery with advocacy for equitable health policies. Through the MRSP he learned a different way to think that will help him in his career.
NIH Rwandan Fellow Promotes Global Health Equity Through Improved Diabetes Detection
Telling people who previously thought they were healthy that they have diabetes is a pivotal moment. Dr. Arsène F. Hobabagabo, the fourth Rwandan physician to complete the NIH-Rwandan Health Program, has done that many times.
NIMHD’s Conversations with Pioneers in Minority Health and Health Disparities
Meet Dr. Sonali Bose, next generation pioneer in Minority Health and Health Disparities research as we celebrate the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month this year!
NIMHD’s Conversations with Pioneers in Minority Health and Health Disparities
Meet Dr. Gilbert Gee, next generation pioneer in Minority Health and Health Disparities research as we celebrate the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month this year!
NIMHD’s Conversations with Pioneers in Minority Health and Health Disparities
Meet Dr. Girardin Jean-Louis, next generation pioneer in Minority Health and Health Disparities research as we celebrate Black History month this year!
NIMHD’s Conversations with Pioneers in Minority Health and Health Disparities
Meet Dr. Monica Baskin, next generation pioneer in Minority Health and Health Disparities research as we celebrate Black History month this year!
NIH Rwandan Fellow Dr. Mugeni Uses Cost-Effective Approach in Diabetes Prediction
Each year, the NIH-Rwandan Health Program welcomes a physician from Rwanda who is committed to becoming a clinician scientist.
Students Soak Up Science
There are few groups addressing the long-standing educational disparities and lack of recruitment that American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) face within the health care and biomedical workforce.
Second NIH Rwandan Fellow Works to Prevent Diabetes in Africa
Rwanda is among the world’s poorest countries and has been recovering from the 1994 genocide in which about 800,000 people, mostly of the Tutsi minority, were killed.
NIMHD Fellow Launick Saint-Fort Receives Fulbright Award
Launick Saint-Fort, NIMHD Intramural Research Fellow funded by the NIH Office of the Director, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to Luxembourg.
NIMHD funds first NIH Rwandan research fellow, in new partnership with NIDDK
Dr. Utumatwishima is the first graduate of the National Institutes of Health’s Rwanda fellowship, which serves as a yearlong program geared towards training a Rwandan physician to become a clinician scientist.
A New NIH Experience Charted for the Next Generation of Minority Health and Health Disparities Researchers
"Imagine you are a 65-year-old woman who has hypertension and diabetes that have been poorly controlled due to your everyday life stressors," began Dr. Lisa A. Cooper, as the auditorium fell silent.
NIMHD Sponsors International Scholars at NIH Genetics and Genomics Summit
NIMHD sponsored two researchers from the Caribbean and Latin America to attend the first annual NIH-supported International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics.
The National Native American Youth Initiative Visits NIH
For two days, students and staff representing the National Native American Youth Initiative (NNAYI) visited NIH to explore research and careers in biomedical science.
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