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Dr. Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz is Researcher of the Year

Dr. Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz is congratulated by Dr. Rod Rocconi, left, Ergon Chair for Cancer Research and director of the Cancer Center and Research Institute, and Dr. Ajay Singh, professor of cell and molecular biology and associate director of basic and translational research at CCRI.
Dr. Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz is congratulated by Dr. Rod Rocconi, left, Ergon Chair for Cancer Research and director of the Cancer Center and Research Institute, and Dr. Ajay Singh, professor of cell and molecular biology and associate director of basic and translational research at CCRI.

Dr. Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz, an assistant professor in the John D. Bower School of Population Health, has been named CCRI’s 2025 Researcher of the Year for her groundbreaking work in cancer health disparities. 

Miller-Kleinhenz's research bridges molecular biology and social determinants of health to uncover why breast cancer outcomes differ by race and place. She recently received the AACR Minority Faculty Scholar Award and a nearly $1 million K99/R00 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Her work is reshaping how we understand and address inequities in cancer outcomes.