Lalita Sabat’s Presentation Wins First Place at ACCESS Global Health Symposium

We are thrilled to congratulate Lalita Sabat, a medical student at Virginia Commonwealth University and dedicated OTO-COATI Lab member, who recently presented her research titled “Racial Disparities Between Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Trials and Head and Neck Cancer Patients in the United States: A Retrospective Study” at the ACCESS Global Health Symposium held in Richmond, Virginia on September 6, 2025.

This multidisciplinary symposium, hosted annually by Virginia Commonwealth University, features distinguished keynote speakers, poster presentations, workshops, and much more. Lalita’s outstanding work — conducted with collaborators Arnavaz Hajizadeh Barfejani, Grace Chow, Melani Zuckerman, Jungwun Lee, Heather Edwards, and Gintas P. Krisciunas — earned her first place at this year’s event!

Please join us in celebrating Lalita’s achievement in advancing our understanding of critical disparities in head and neck cancer research and patient care.