Capellan Selected for GEPA Postdoctoral Appointee Award for Excellence in Equity and Inclusion

Jahaira Capellan, PhD, MS, RN, FNP-BC is this year’s recipient of the GEPA Postdoctoral Appointee Award for Excellence in Equity and Inclusion.

Indigenous Population Health: Focusing on Research and Data to Promote Health Equity

Indigenous people are disproportionately affected by many health issues, but data to understand and mitigate these inequities is lacking. The Office of Health Equity Research believes health equity is possible by partnering with the community and other organizations working toward this goal.

Janiret Narváez Miranda Selected as Yale Ciencia Academy Fellow

Translational Biomedical Science graduate student Janiret Narváez Miranda has been selected to take part in Yale Ciencia Academy, a highly competitive, year-long career development program for underrepresented students in biological or biomedical graduate programs.

Combating Structural Inequities: A Call-to-Action for Clinical and Translational Research

Emerging from the fall 2020 CTSA Program Annual Meeting, a new perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for clinical and translational research to center diversity, equity and inclusion.

UR CTSI Seeking Founding Director for Office for Health Equity Research

As part of URMC’s Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan, the UR CTSI is establishing a new Office for Health Equity Research and launching a search for a founding director.