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Ann Chang is the Senior Project Director of the MASALA Study Coordinating Center and the Associate Director of the Women’s Health Clinical Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. Ann received her B.S. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from UCLA and has worked in clinical research since 2003. Ann first started working with Dr. Kanaya on the MASALA Pilot Study in 2006 and continues to support all ongoing programmatic needs for the MASALA Study Coordinating Center.
Eric Vittinghoff is an applied statistician who provides consulting and analysis for the MASALA study. He got his PhD in biostatistics from UC Berkeley in 1993, is the first author of a well-regarded textbook, Regression Methods in Biostatistics, and co-author of more than 400 peer-reviewed publications, many of them concerning cardiovascular health and disparities, including several by the MASALA investigators.
Michael Schembri is the data systems analyst for the Women’s Health Clinical Research Center where for 8 years he has developed data systems in support of clinical trials. He has over 20 years of experience programming in health care research, with a list of publications that include areas of health policy research, longitudinal studies, cost effectiveness, as well as clinical trials. In addition to developing the participant tracking database for the MASALA study, Mr. Schembri manages and develops the data integration processes for the project. He currently leads the SAS Users Group at UCSF.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at UCSF, and have worked with the MASALA cohort since 2012. My research focus is on the role of nutrition in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, especially in minority women. To date, my work with MASALA has characterized the prevalent dietary patterns in this population, and examined their associations with risk factors for cardiometabolic disease. These investigations inform my ultimate goal: to design nutritional interventions to enhance the prevention of these chronic diseases in women throughout the life course.
Shweta Srivastava is a trained Obstetrics/Gynecology physician from Delhi University, India, with a broad background in teaching and research. Her teaching career started at Bryman College in Hayward, where she was a Medical Assistant Instructor. Shweta has also worked on a Clinical Trial Study of H1N1 vaccine at the Stanford-LPCH Vaccine Program. Shweta has been a part of the MASALA Study Team since Sept 2010. She has been actively involved with recruitment, data collection and data management. She thoroughly enjoys interacting with the participants during clinic visits. She loves being a part of the MASALA study which alligns with her interest of prevention of diseases in the South Asian community.
I earned my medical degree MBBS from India and practiced general medicine before moving to USA with my family. I completed certification in Drug Safety Associate course from Sollers College New Jersey. I am a true believer in preventive care for all diseases . Joining MASALA study as a Clinical Coordinator has helped me to pursue my interest in working with the South Asian Community.
In my spare time I enjoy doing yoga and pranic healing. Being a certified yoga instructor & certified Associate Pranic healer, has always motivated me to lend a helping hand in my community by conducting meditation classes and volunteering camps.
Fareeha Qureshi is a Clinical Research Coordinator at U.C.S.F. She earned her M.B.B.S from Rawalpindi Medical College in Pakistan. She joined the Masala study team for exam 1 and 2. She has found her earlier effort very rewarding and is excited to be a part of a study that will have a great impact on the livelihood and quality of life of the South Asian community. She is a proud mother of 2 children, loves to read and spend time with family.
Maneet Bhatia is a research assistant for the MASALA Study. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from UC Berkeley. She hopes to attend medical school in the near future. She loves being a part of a study that can have such a great impact on the health and wellness of the South Asian community. In her free time, she enjoys reading, gardening, and spending time with family and friends.