🌍 Earth Day reminds us: where we live shapes how we live and how long we live.
Environmental factors and health outcomes are connected and so is who gets represented in clinical trials. Better science means studying the full picture. #BetterScienceForAll
This week our team attended the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation U.S. Grantee Summit.
It was inspiring to see all the ways the BMS Foundation and its other U.S. grantees are increasing access to healthcare for disproportionately affected populations. #BetterScienceForAll
Do you have questions about the Winn Career Development Award (Winn CDA) application? Join us for an Application Assistance Webinar!
📅 April 23, 3-4pm ET
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🚨 Just 3 weeks left to apply for the Winn Career Development Award (Winn CDA)! If you have questions or need assistance with your application, contact winncda@vcu.edu. #BetterScienceForAll
👏 Thanks to Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, for this great story on Dr. Thomas Odeny, who received a 2022 Global Oncology Young Investigator Award, a Winn CDA, and now a Winn CILA.
The Winn Awards program has been busy since its founding in 2020 building a national network of physician-scientists dedicated to advancing our mission of #BetterScienceForAll.
The team had a blast connecting with medical students (and Winn CIPP participants past and future!) at the Student National Medical Association's #AMEC26 in Pittsburgh this past week!
👏 We're excited to see this article from Fox Chase Cancer Center highlighting Winn CDA scholar, Dr. Austin Williams!
🔗 Read more about Dr. Austin WIlliams here: www.foxchase.org/news/fox-cha...
We were thrilled to connect with community members at the Association of Black Cardiologists events in New Orleans during ACC.26. One of the great strengths of the Winn Awards is our extensive (and growing) national network of community-engaged physician-researchers. 💪
🚨 Big news for the Winn Awards community!
We’re proud to welcome AstraZeneca as a new funding partner of the Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program.
🔗 Read the full announcement: lnkd.in/eHJj98gV
Winn CDA scholars Rohan Maniar, MD & Bhavadharini Ramu, MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAHA joined Amgen for a Fireside Chat with Dr. Rob Winn, sharing how the Winn Awards is shaping their work and advancing clinical trials. #BetterScienceForAll
Are you an early-stage investigator physician who studies Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease ALS, MS, or Schizophrenia? We want to fund you and train you. Visit winnawards.org. #BetterScienceForAll #ClinicalTrials
We’re proud to be building a national network of physician-researchers who know how to engage underserved communities in clinical trials — and who are changing the way research is done at institutions across the U.S. #EquityInResearch #ClinicalTrials #DiversityInClinicalTrials #BetterScienceForAll
🚨 The last Winn CDA informational webinar will take place on March 11! Don't miss your chance to learn more about this transformative program. ALSO - please share with colleagues! #clinicalresearch #neuropsychiatry #oncology #cardiovascular
In Feb, our Winn CDA scholars gained insights from VCU Massey's Terri Matson, Michelle Liendo, and Dr. Nolan Wages nohow to partner with your clinical trials office and with biostatisticians! Grateful to our Massey colleagues for shaping the next generation of clinical leaders. #BetterScienceForAll
Only 49–52% of eligible Hispanic adults are up to date on colorectal cancer screening vs. 58%+ of non-Hispanic whites.
Screening gaps lead to later diagnoses and fewer options. Access, language & follow-up care matter.
Early detection = opportunity.
#CancerPreventionMonth #BetterScienceForAll
This #CancerPreventionMonth, we’re proud of our Winn CIPP scholars, who spent the summer building trust in communities to advance cancer prevention & screening.
Trust isn’t extra. It’s foundational to better care and research.
Cohort 5 coming soon. #BetterScienceForAll
78% of Asian American men report never being screened for prostate cancer — the lowest rate in the U.S.
As incidence rises and diagnoses come later, trust, language access & cultural understanding matter more than ever.
Prevention starts with relationships.
#BetterScienceForAll
The math isn’t mathing.
Black women are 5% less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer — yet 38% more likely to die from it.Later detection limits treatment options and trial access. Early screening isn’t optional — it’s equity. #CancerPreventionMonth #BetterScienceForAll
For #AmericanHeartMonth, we spotlight Winn CDA scholar Dr. Carlos Santos-Gallego.
By “leaving the ivory tower,” he achieved 75–90% minority recruitment in major trials — helping change heart failure standards of care and expanding access to lifesaving research.
This #AmericanHeartMonth, we celebrate Winn CDA scholar Dr. LaPrincess Brewer.
Creator of the NIH-funded FAITH! App, she proves culturally tailored digital health tools improve BP, diet & activity in African American communities — advancing “Techquity” and #BetterScienceForAll.
For #AmericanHeartMonth, we’re spotlighting Winn CDA scholar Dr. Lauren Eberly.
From pioneering electronic “nudges” to improve heart failure care on the Navajo Nation to launching a culturally tailored “Food is Medicine” initiative now funded by the AHA, her work ensures geography never limits care.
🎉 We're thrilled to announce the physician researchers selected for cohort 3 of the Winn Clinical Investigator Leadership Award (Winn CILA)! Find out who they are here: winnawards.org/2026/02/robe...
⏰ One week left until our next informational webinar on about the Winn Career Development Award (Winn CDA), which takes place on February 10 from 2–3pm ET and features Dr. Oriana Damas, a cohort 3 Winn CDA scholar!
👉 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February is #AmericanHeartMonth! ❤️ Across 5 cohorts of the Winn Career Development Awards, we have funded 50 cardiovascular scholars, thanks to Amgen and the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation! Special thanks to our cardio scholars, NAC members, and the American Heart Association for your dedication!
📽️ Check out this video to learn a bit more about the Winn Awards, how we're changing the medical research landscape, and why early stage investigator physicians should consider applying! #BetterScienceForAll
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIlu...
The next informational webinar for the Winn Career Development Award program (Winn CDA) is just two weeks away!
Register now to learn more about applying to this transformative program.
winnawards.org/2025/12/regi...
🎉 We're thrilled to announce that cohort 5 of the Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP) has received a record number of applications: 474 total, up from 291 last year!
⏰ The deadline to apply to the Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP) is this Friday!
👉 Apply now: winnawards.org/winn-cipp/
🎉 Applications are now open for the Winn Career Development Award (Winn CDA)!
👉 Apply now: winnawards.smapply.io/prog/winncda/
🔎 Learn more: winnawards.org/winn-cda/
💻 Attend a webinar: winnawards.org/2025/12/regi...
