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OUR RESEARCH

Research is conducted through a variety of programs and institutes at

Morehouse School of Medicine, including:

- The Satcher Health Leadership Institute, created by - The Cancer Health Equity Institute, which brings
Dr. David Satcher, the renowned physician and pioneer together molecular scientists, population health
in public health who served as the 10th Assistant researchers, and clinical investigators to discover
Secretary for Health and the 16th Surgeon General of new ways to prevent and combat cancers and
the United States. The Institute’s mission is to develop improve outcomes.
a diverse group of exceptional health leaders, support - The Cardiovascular Research Institute, one of the
innovative strategies, and actively promote policies first of its kind at a historically minority institution,
and practices that will eliminate disparities in health.
which focuses on advancing cardiovascular research
- The National Center for Primary Care, which serves as and education.
a national resource for encouraging professionals to - The Clinical Research Center, which serves as the first
pursue primary care, develop innovative interventions, freestanding, outpatient research facility of its kind
and serve underserved areas.
and focuses on clinical and translational research in
- The Neuroscience Institute, which focuses on the minority and underrepresented communities.
functional organization of the nervous system and - The Georgia AIDS Education and Training Center, which
seeking ways to reduce suffering brought about by helps clinicians provide quality HIV care.
neurological disorders.
- The Prevention Research Center, which advances
community-based participatory research and trains
researchers, public health practitioners, and clinicians.
Funded by the CDC in 1998, the center is governed by
a coalition of neighborhood residents, academic
institutions, and health and social service agencies.