Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, PhD, faculty director of the UW Collaborative Center for Health Equity and investigator in the Wisconsin ADRC, is the recipient of the Addressing Health Equity Through Partnership and Innovation Award from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS). The award recognizes her excellence and outstanding performance in support of clinical and translational research.
Farrar-Edwards was nominated for her sustained body of research contributions focused on health equity, injustice and issues of disparity in care. Through local and national collaborations, she has identified key barriers underrepresented populations face in obtaining optimal health care and participating in clinical research, and has developed effective strategies to overcome those barriers. The awards were announced at the ACTS Translational Science 2021 virtual conference held March 30–April 2. Recipients were nominated by a committee based in the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR).
Clinical and translational research plays a large role in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s mission to use innovative research to advance health and health equity in communities. Translational science, often called a “bench to bed side” approach, links basic science laboratory findings with new clinical approaches for preventing, diagnosing, and treating illness.
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