2025 Awardees | Early Stage Investigator Lecture | ODP

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• ESIL-Shah-slides-FINAL-508.pdf (2.46 MB)

About the Lecture

The Asian American population is the fastest-growing group in the United States, expected to number approximately 46 million by 2060. Health research frequently aggregates Asian individuals into a single category, masking clinically significant heterogeneity in health and disease outcomes across various Asian communities. In this lecture, Dr. Shah outlines the science of cardiovascular disease prevention among Asian American populations. His exposition includes emphasizing the epidemiology of cardiovascular health across disaggregated Asian communities, characterizing upstream social and structural factors that influence cardiovascular disease risk in these groups, and discussing evidence for adapted clinical and community-based prevention interventions that build on the unique characteristics of Asian populations. Dr. Shah additionally highlights future directions for cardiovascular prevention for Asian Americans, interventions cited in his own NIH-funded research program.

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• ESIL-Chen-Sankey-Slides-FINAL2-508.pdf (2.85 MB)

About the Lecture

E-cigarette marketing and promotion have significantly contributed to the initiation and sustained use of nicotine e-cigarette products among young people, a priority population for tobacco prevention and control efforts. Gaining a deeper understanding of how specific marketing features—such as flavor descriptors and imagery, price promotions, and the use of young models—impact this group is crucial for developing effective public health policies and prevention programs. In this presentation, Dr. Chen-Sankey examines the predominant marketing themes employed by major e-cigarette brands across various channels, including social media, emails, and magazines. She shares findings from her research that analyze young adults’ visual attention to various e-cigarette marketing features, alongside their perceptions and intentions related to e-cigarette use shaped by these promotional elements. Additionally, Dr. Chen-Sankey explores how attention to and appeal of these marketing features differ between young adults who are naive to tobacco products and those who have established cigarette smoking behaviors. Finally, she discusses the broader implications of these findings, highlighting opportunities for developing impactful policies and public health interventions aimed at reducing e-cigarette-related harms among young people.

Michael Fang, Ph.D.

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
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Lecture Title

Type 1 Diabetes Management in the U.S.: Epidemiologic Evidence, Trends, and Emerging Challenges

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June 27, 2025