Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: USC Andrus Gerontology Center, 3715 McClintock Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90089
Organizing Committee: Yang Chai, Hassy Cohen, Susan Gurley, David Peng
Program
Time |
Session |
Speakers |
| 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Introduction and Opening Remarks | Beong-Soo Kim Pinchas Cohen, MD Steven D. Shapiro, MD |
| 9:15 AM – 9:35 AM | Keynote: Using Large Population Cohorts to Understand Asian Health and Longevity | Eileen Crimmins, PhD |
| 9:35 AM – 10:40 AM | Alzheimer’s and Stroke Among Asians | Moderator: Julie Zissimopoulos, PhD Arthur W. Toga, PhD, Imaging and Informatics for Different Populations Helena C. Chui, MD, A Personalized Approach to Healthier Memory and Aging May Kim-Tenser, MD Beyond FAST: Stroke Risks and Prevention in the Asian Community Sook-Lei Liew, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, International Collaborations to Understand Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation |
| 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM | Break | |
| 10:50 AM – 11:55 PM | Advancing Oral and Systemic Health Through a Precision Medicine Approach | Moderator: Yang Chai, DDS, PhD Parish P. Sedghizadeh, DDS, MS, The Connection Between Osteoporosis and Oral Health in Asian Populations: The Need for Precision Medicine and Lessons Learned from Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Kian Kar, DDS, MS, Precision Periodontology: Targeted Management of Drug-Induced Gingival Overgrowth Dechen Lin, PhD. Oral Cancer Evolution and Precision Medicine: Insights from Advanced Human Organoid Models Uttam Sinha, MD, Advancing Oral and Systemic Health Through a Precision Medicine Approach |
| 11:55 PM- 1:15 PM | Lunch in Courtyard | |
| 1:15 PM -2:20 PM | Diabetes and Obesity in Asians | Moderator: Anne L. Peters, MD Kurt Hong, MD, PhD, Beyond BMI: Ethnicity, Body Composition, and Diabetes Risk — Asian vss Non-Asian Perspectives Pinchas Cohen, MD, Leveraging Mitochondrial Genetics in Large Cohorts to Discover Asian-Specific Diabetes Syndromes Hiroshi Kumagai, PhD, Asian Multi-Omics Unravel Novel Factors Involved in the Regulation of Muscle Biology Parveen K. Garg, MD, Metabolic Dysfunction in Asians: Unique Cardiovascular Risk Profiles and Implications for Personalized Care |
| 2:20 PM- 2:45 PM | Fireside Chat | Dominic Ng, USC Trustee Beong-Soo Kim, President Vivian Y. Mo, MD, USC’s Role in Advancing Asian Health and Longevity in our Communities |
| 2:45 PM – 2:55 PM | Break | |
| 2:55 PM – 3:20 PM | Opportunities for Traditional Chinese Medicine in Los Angeles | Moderator: Sean P. Curran, PhD Hua-Bing Wen, L.Ac. B. Med., MS |
| 3:20 PM – 4:25 PM | Cancer Among Asians | Moderator: Lihua Liu, PhD Gino In, MD, MPH, Why Cancer is Different in Asian Populations — and Why Precision Medicine Matters Veronica Setiawan, PhD, Cancers Among Asians in Los Angeles County: What the Surveillance Data Tell Us Kimberly Miller, PhD, MPH, Mapping Survivorship Journeys: Investigating Care Engagement Among Asian American Childhood Cancer Survivors Jennifer Tsui, PhD, Building Effective Community-Academic Partnerships to Address Cancer Prevention and Control in Asian American Communities |
| 4:25 PM – 4:45 PM | Closing Remarks | Pinchas Cohen, MD |
| 4:45 PM – 6:00 PM | Reception in Courtyard |
Sorry, the registration is closed. Please email ldsgero@usc.edu for questions.
