2023 AANHPI-HSIG Annual Conference

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2023 AANHPI-HSIG Annual Conference
2023 AANHPI-HSIG Annual Conference
 
May 3-4, 2023
 
Virtual

Overview

In 1992, Congress established May as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the annual celebration honoring the generations of AAPIs who have enriched America's history and instrumentally contributed to the success of America. In 1999, White House established a first Initiative on AAPI to improve their life quality and opportunities to participate in federal programs. The White House Initiative on AA and NHPI (WHIAANHPI) was reinstated to advance equity, justice, and opportunity on May 28, 2021. The first congressional resolution to recognize May 10th as AA and NHPI Mental Health Day was introduced in 2021. The first-ever National Strategy to Advance Equity, Justice and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Communities was established by White House on January 17, 2023. This year is also the 80th Anniversary of the Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act, known as the Magnuson Act.

Following the successful inaugural NIH Annual AA and NHPI Health Research Conference on May 4-5, 2022 by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health Scientific Interest Group (NIH AAPI-HSIG) (agenda and recordings at: https://events.cancer.gov/nih/AANHPI-HSIG-Annual-Conference/agenda), NIH AANHPI-HSIG is hosting 2023 "Annual NIH AA and NHPI Health Research Conference" (virtual) on May 3-4th. This event is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, NIH. HHS-wide participations in planning. This conference will bring together the world’s leading scientific and regulatory experts in the field of AA and NHPI research from government, academia, and the community. The event is open to the public.

The PURPOSE: (1) celebrate and educate the AANHPI heritage, (2) highlight achievements in AA and NHPI health research and of AA and NHPI scientists, and (3) discuss AANHPI health research needs.

The 2023 Event THEME: "Improving the Health of AA and NHPI: Risk factors, Genetic ancestry, and Disease mechanisms."

Conference Contacts:
Dan Xi, PhD, NCI; Conference Chair, and Chair, NIH AANHPI-HSIG xida@mail.nih.gov
Yihong Ye, PhD, NIDDK; Conference Co-chair yihongy@niddk.nih.gov

Planning Committee and Participate Institutes:

  • NIH:
    • Institutes: NCI, NIH OD, NEI, NHGRI, NIA, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIMHD, NINDS
    • Planning Committee: Dan Xi, PhD; Yihong Ye, PhD; Ming Lei, PhD; Paul Liu, MD, PhD; Ji Luo, PhD; Jongeun Rhee, ScD, MS; Ramesh Vemuri, PhD; Jacqueline B. Vo, PhD, RN, MPH
  • CDC/HHS: Jane Henley, MSPH; Chaolong Qi, PhD, PE
  • FDA/HHS: Doan N. Singh, PharmD, MS, ASQ CQA
  • HRSA/HHS: Maria Paz Carlos, PhD, MBA
  • OASH/HHS: Adelaida Rosario, PhD

 

About the NIH Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Scientific Interest Group (AANHPI-HSIG).
The NIH AANHPI-HSIG is open to all participants in the intramural and extramural NIH community, as well as HHS staff. NIH AANHPI-HSIG's mission is to advance NIH's mission in improving the research and enhancing the health and well-being for AA and NHPI populations. It serves as an NIH high-quality trusted resource for advancing research and education. It also provides a scientific exchange and collaboration platform for assemblies of scientists and staff at the NIH, HHS. The mission, goals, and vision of the AANHPI interest group can be found at https://oir.nih.gov/sigs/AAPI-HSIG.

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Agenda

Main Theme:

  • Improving the Health of AA and NHPI: Risk factors, Genetic ancestry, and Disease mechanisms

Objectives:

  1. celebrate and educate the AANHPI heritage,
  2. highlight achievements in AA and NHPI health research and of AA and NHPI scientists,
  3. discuss future research needs.

Agenda:

(Please note, the following times are approximate and all times are ET)

Day 1 | May 3rd 9:30am - 4:30 pm EST
May 3rd, Registration: https://cbiit.webex.com/weblink/register/rbc1dae86dc3b27c327bfadf6ce4aa713
09:00-09:30am Check-in
09:30-9:35am NIH AANHPI-HSIG: Welcome and Overview of Conference (Dan Xi, NCI)
09:35-9:45am Remarks by US Representative Judy Chu (pre-recorded) & White House video message
09:45-11:00am Leadership Opening Remarks
09:45-10:00am Dr. Lawrence Tabak, Acting Director, NIH
10:00-10:10am Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director, NIMHD
10:10-10:20am Dr. Michael Chiang, Director, NEI
10:20-10:30am Dr. Noni Byrnes, Director, CSR
10:30-10:40am Dr. Walter J. Koroshetz, Director, NINDS
10:40-10:55am Keynote: "The Bamboo Ceiling and Ways to Transcend it"
Rena N. D'Souza, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
10:55-11:20am Keynote: "Advancing Health Equity & Well-being among Asian American Communities."
Chau Trinh-Shevrin, PhD. Professor, New York University
11:20-11:40am CDC cancer research (Moderator: Jane Henley, CDC, HHS)
"Cancer Health Disparities in Asian American and Pacific Islander Populations."
Jin Qin, ScD, MS. Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS
11:40am-12:30pm Lunch Break
12:30pm - 4:30pm Session 1: Cancer
12:30pm-2:30pm (1) Genetic ancestry and cancer outcome (Jian Carrot-Zhang, MSKCC and Dan Xi, NCI)
  • "Facilitating cancer disparity research using real-world data"
    Jian Carrot-Zhang, PhD. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • "Ancestry-driven recalibration of tumor mutational burden and disparate clinical outcomes in response to immune checkpoint inhibitors"
    Alexander Gusev, PhD. Harvard Medical School
  • "Pharmacogenomics of anti-leukemia drug toxicity in diverse populations"
    Jun Yang, PhD. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • "Genetics ancestry, cancer susceptibility and somatic mutational profiles"
    Elad Ziv, MD. University of California, San Francisco
5 min break
2:30-4:30pm (2) Pancreatic Cancer (Ji Luo, NCI)
  • "Targeting KRAS and ERK for pancreatic cancer treatment."
    Channing J. Der Ph.D. UNC School of Medicine and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • "Tumor and embryonic stem cell-derived models for pancreatic cancer research"
    Senthil Muthuswamy Ph.D. Center for Cancer Research, NCI
  • "Novel therapeutics for treating pancreatic cancer"
    Christine Alewine M.D. Ph.D. Center for Cancer Research, NCI
  • "Pancreatic cancer incidence trends and risk factors in ethnically diverse populations"
    Wendy Setiawan Ph.D. USC Keck School of Medicine
4:30pm EST Day 1 Adjourn
Day 2 | May 4th 11:00am - 5:30pm EST
May 4th, Registration: https://cbiit.webex.com/weblink/register/r3f2a408a8357e74c565edddfb3263ad9
11:00am-11:45am Heritage Education: the 80th Anniversary of Magnuson Act
(Moderators: Dan Xi and Jongeun Rhee, NCI) "Chinese Exclusion and Its Repeal: The Long Road to Inclusion for Chinese Americans."
Emma Teng, PhD. Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:45am-12:40pm Lunch Break
12:40-1:00pm CDC health aging research (Moderator: Jane Henley, CDC, HHS)
"Racial and Ethnic Variations in Alzheimer's Disease and Subjective Cognitive Decline among Middle-aged and Older Adults."
Lisa McGuire, PhD, FAPA, FGSA. Alzheimer's Disease Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS
1:00-3:00pm Session 2: Cellular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases
(Moderator: Yihong Ye, NIDDK)
  • "Uncovering the genetic architecture of neurodegenerative diseases in underrepresented populations." Sara Bandres Ciga, PhD. NIA, NIH
  • "Lipid dysregulation is a common pathogenic mechanism of Alzheimer's disease risk genes." Li-Huei Tsai, PhD. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • "Targeting antiviral pathways to enhance cognitive resilience against neurodegeneration." Li Gan, PhD. Cornell University
  • "Uncovering cellular mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease risk." Priyanka Narayan, PhD. NIDDK, NIH
5 min Break
3:00-04:45pm Session 3: Risk Factors and Epidemiology Research
(Moderators: Jongeun Rhee & Jacqueline B. Vo, NCI)
  • "Body burdens of selected toxins among Asian Americans: Data from NHANES."
    Gilbert Gee, PhD, Professor, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles
  • "Promoting Health and Safety for Nail Salon Workers."
    Thu Quach, PhD, President, Asian Health Services
  • "The role of neighborhood and environmental factors in cancer health disparities among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations."
    Iona Cheng, PhD, MPH, Professor & Chief, Cancer Epidemiology Division, University of California, San Francisco
  • "Sleep disturbance and health among Asian Americans."
    Brittany N. Morey, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine
  • "Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Kidney Cancer Risk in AANHPI populations."
    Jongeun Rhee, ScD, MS. DCEG, NCI
04:40:00-5:30pm Session 4: Community Research and Outreach
(Moderators: Adelaida Rosario, HHS/OASH & Maria Paz Carlos, HHS/HRSA)
  • "Building research capacity in American Samoa."
    Vaatausili “Va'a” Tofaeono, M.B.A., Ph.D. American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition
  • "Asian Pacific American Officers Committee Advancing Health Equity in Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Community."
    Doan N. Singh, PharmD, MS, ASQ CQA. Food and Drug Administration, HHS
5:30-5:35pm Closing Remarks
5:35pm Day 2 Adjourn

Planning Committee and Participate Institutes:

  • NIH:
    • Institutes: NCI, NIH OD, NEI, NHGRI, NIA, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIMHD, NINDS.
    • Planning Committee: Dan Xi, PhD; Yihong Ye, PhD; Ming Lei, PhD; Paul Liu, Md, PhD; Ji Luo, PhD; Jongeun Rhee, ScD, MS; Ramesh Vemuri, PhD; Jacqueline B. Vo, PhD, RN, MPH
  • CDC/HHS: Jane Henley, MSPH; Chaolong Qi, PhD, PE
  • HRSA/HHS: Maria Paz Carlos, PhD, MBA
  • FDA/HHS: Doan N. Singh, PharmD, MS, ASQ CQA
  • OASH/HHS: Adelaida Rosario, PhD