Event Information

Event Topic:
JOINT B2DG & EPPIC – Cardiometabolic Disease among South Asians: Findings from the MASALA Study

Event Description:
This is a JOINT B2DG and EPPIC Event ------ South Asians comprise almost one-quarter of the world’s population and are the second fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. We have created a prospective cohort of South Asians called the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study, which is closely tied to the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) for valid cross-ethnic comparisons. We have followed this cohort for approximately 6 years and have learned that there are specific sociocultural, behavioral and biologic factors that are associated with higher disease risk as well as protective factors and sources of resilience in this distinct ethnic group.

Date/Time:
Date(s) - 02/12/19
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Event Location:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati – 650 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto:

Speaker Information

Event Speaker:
Dr. Alka Kanay

Event Speaker Title:
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Event Speaker Company:
University of California, San Francisco

Event Speaker Bio:

Dr. Alka Kanaya is Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in the Division of General Internal Medicine. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of California, Davis in 1990 and an M.D. degree from UCSF in 1995. She completed her internship and residency training in Primary Care, Internal Medicine at UCSF in 1998, and served as Chief Medical Resident at Moffitt-Long Hospital from 1998-1999. She trained in clinical epidemiology during a General Internal Medicine fellowship at UCSF, and started on the UCSF faculty in 2001. Dr. Alka Kanaya is an expert in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention. She has focused her research on Asian American health disparities over the past decade. She conceived of the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study to better understand factors driving high rates of diabetes and heart disease among South Asians. She is a practicing general internist at UCSF and teaches residents and fellows both clinical medicine and research methods.

Event Details

Cost:
Members $11 who Pre-registered; $6- Student/In-transition; General Public $20

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