Hall of Fame

"Inspiring, Innovative, Ingenuous, Influential, and Impressive"

Induction into the SEQUINS Hall of Fame is the Society's highest honor reserved for those who have made seminal career contributions to advancing the field of equity neuroscience and improving the brain health of disparate populations

Robert J. Adams, MD MS

Medical University of South Carolina

Led two NIH funded, multi-center clinical trials, STOP (1994-2000) and STOP II (2000-2005) , which were the first randomized trials of stroke prevention in sickle cell disease & any childhood condition.
Established REACH MUSC Stroke Network, which was the first hub in a statewide telemedicine network to provide evidence-based stroke care to underserved rural communities in South Carolina.
Led the American Heart Association funded WISSDOM center grant team (2014-2019) which examined ways to bridge disparities in stroke recovery by bringing together scientists from multiple disciplines to explore why some people recover better than others.

Cheryl D. Bushnell, MD MHS

Wake Forest University

Led NIH funded research which sought to identify biological markers associated with ischemic stroke in women and establish which are influenced by sex hormones or menopausal status.
Led NIH funded research which examined the influence of hormone replacement therapy on stroke severity in women.
Led the only two American Heart Association Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women (2014 and 2024).
Organized the first NIH-sponsored multidisciplinary conference on the study of stroke in women (2005).

Moira K. Kapral, MD MSc

University of Toronto

Evaluated stroke care and outcomes in different populations and on the development of stroke quality indicators
Investigated association between immigration status and stroke care outcomes
Examined sex disparities in stroke care and outcomes to optimize discovery
Assessed stroke care and outcomes in rural settings of Canada

Lewis B. Morgenstern, MD

University of Michigan

Created and launched the BASIC Project, the only U.S. population-based stroke surveillance project focused on Mexican Americans and one which has received continuous NIH funding since 1999 and resulted in >150 peer-reviewed publications.
BASIC & BASIC-Cognitive shed light on qualitative & quantitative differences in stroke & cognitive impairment incidence & outcomes between Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites.
Pioneered studies in stroke behavioral interventions & community engagement.

Barbara G. Vickrey, MD MPH

University of Michigan

Principal Investigator for the NINDS funded “Los Angeles Stroke Prevention/Intervention Research Program in Health Disparities” U-54 Program, which included the Secondary Stroke prevention by Uniting Community and Chronic care model teams Early to End Disparities (SUCCEED) Trial
Senior author on an expert consensus report that highlighted poor treatment access and health care disparities for people with epilepsy may be related to insufficient economic resources, rural isolation, gender, ethnicity, and lack of public and physician knowledge of modern approaches to epilepsy care.