Entry #: 116706
Nominator Information:
Milena Gianfrancesco, Milena.Gianfrancesco@ucsf.edu
Nomination Type: Group
Nominee: Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Diane Havlir, Carina Marquez, Alicia Fernandez, Kim Rhoads, Monica Gandhi
Reason for Nomination:
These internationally renowned female researchers at UCSF have been at the forefront of COVID-19 science: on the ground through their epidemiologic and immunologic research, as well as their advocacy in the news and on social media highlighting COVID-19 risk factors and prevention methods, racial/ethnic disparities in outcomes, vaccine outreach and efficacy, and more.
Illustration by Molly Oleson
Keyword(s):
health disparities
immunology
risk factors
outcomes
outreach
Website/URL:
https://missionlocal.org/2021/03/the-covid-warriors-at-ucsf-are-often-female-always-fierce-and-unusually-diverse/