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Edwin Aroke, Ph.D. Uses Grant from OHDRC to Study Racial Disparities in Pain
Edwin Aroke, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, has received two one-year grants to continue his research into racial disparities in pain.
Studies will look at the mechanistic role of epigenetics and the decision-making in pain management by health care providers.
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Obesity Health Disparities Research Center expands work with additional funding from NIMHD
The UAB Obesity Health Disparities Research Center (OHDRC) has taken its strong history of multidisciplinary collaboration to a new level by collectively expanding the efforts of many centers in the Southeast region. The OHDRC will impact health disparities associated with obesity and related chronic diseases in low-income rural and inner-city communities.