Laura Mata López

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins, focuses on blood pressure research, while Laura Mata López is a PhD candidate studying suicide among Latina immigrants. They discuss the looming NIH funding cuts and the anxiety it creates among researchers, highlighting personal stories of those affected. The conversation underscores the urgent need for stable funding to support vital health disparities research. They emphasize the risks to healthcare advancements and the necessity for advocacy to protect vulnerable communities.