As part of its 50th-anniversary celebration, BrightFocus Foundation hosted a bipartisan congressional briefing on June 14, 2023, titled "Health Equity Begins in the Lab: Future Breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma Research Depend on Robust Funding and Clinical Trial Diversity." A panel of scientists, thought leaders, and advocates discussed why an increase in research funding and educational outreach, along with an increase in clinical health data representation and trial participation by minority groups, is essential to ensuring the next medical milestones don't leave millions behind.
Expert panelists:
- Mae Gordon, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine
- Tonya M. Matthews, PhD, International African American Museum
- Gerard D. Schellenberg, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
- Daisy Y. Shu, PhD, Harvard Medical School
- Preeti Subramanian, PhD, BrightFocus Foundation
- Debra Tann, EdD, Reminiscent
