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Proyecto Ciencia

Building a science base that reflects the nation.

The Healthy Americas Research Consortium (HARC) funds researchers using data from the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program to advance scientific knowledge and close gaps in health research.

Researchers in the Community briefing on glaucoma research, San Ysidro Health, June 2, 2025.

Advancing Personalized Medicine

Projects increasingly pair genomic and wearable data with machine learning and AI to show how health risks differ across people.

Building Research Capacity

Seed funding, technical assistance and All of Us Workbench training. 70% of project leads are emerging researchers.

Returning Value to Communities

The Researchers in the Community Series shares findings in accessible formats with trusted community partners.

67

projects funded

202

researchers

40+

institutions

14

publications

44

scientific presentations

1,133

community briefing attendees

Applications closed

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Four rounds of funded research

Since 2022, HARC has funded 67 projects in 21 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Round 1

2022–23

11

projects

Cervical cancer prevention and screening

Round 2

2023–24

14

projects

Cardiometabolic disease, cancer, respiratory disease, osteoarthritis, Alzheimer’s disease

Round 3

2024–25

13

projects

Cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, diabetes and obesity, mental health, glaucoma, HIV

Round 4

2025–26

11

projects · largest round

Alzheimer’s and cognition, mental health, chronic pain, cardiometabolic and kidney disease, cancer, genomic risk prediction

Research spotlight

Spotlight finding · Glaucoma genetics

A genome-wide study of 374,254 All of Us participants found new genetic risk sites for glaucoma in people of Latino and African ancestry, showing that genetic risk can differ across populations.

Scientific Reports, 2026 · Baxter team

Cervical precancer treatment

3 in 4 women with high-grade cervical precancer did not receive treatment within 12 months.

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 2025 · Desravines team

HPV vaccination

68% lower odds of HPV vaccination among women without health insurance, in a cohort of 113,344.

Gynecologic Oncology, 2024 · Polan team

Heart surgery and cognition

23% higher odds of later cognitive impairment after bypass surgery, among 22,349 people with coronary artery disease.

BMJ Neurology Open, 2026 · Hariharan team

Adriana Mares presents the SIESTA-H study to community members, El Paso, TX, February 2026.

Returning value to communities

Researchers in the Community

Since Spring 2025, the Researchers in the Community Series has shared findings in accessible formats with 1,133 attendees, in partnership with trusted community-based organizations.

99.1%

of attendees learned something new

89.2%

were motivated to join or continue participating in research

Help fund the next round

Seed funding from donors and partners helps researchers launch projects that grow into publications, presentations and new grants.

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