UCSF Liver Center Mini-Symposium
Sex/Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Liver Disease
Friday, March 3, 2023
8:45 am – 11:30 am, HSW-301
Breakfast/Coffee 8:45am - 9:00am
9:00 AM
Jennifer Lai, MD, MBA | Medicine
Welcome and Introduction
Sex/Gender & Liver Disease
Moderator: Sharad Wadhwani, MD MPH
9:10 AM
Jessica Rubin, MD, MPH | Medicine
How to think about studying sex and gender difference – when to use sex and gender
9:30 AM
Monika Sarkar, MD MAS | Medicine
Investigating the influence of sex hormones on NAFLD progression
9:50 AM
Bruce Wang, MD | Medicine
Molecular mechanisms driving sexual dimorphism in the liver
Coffee Break 10:10 AM – 10:25 AM
Race/Ethnicity & Liver Disease
Moderator: Jennifer C. Lai, MD MBA
10:25 AM
Sharad Wadhwani, MD MPH | Pediatrics
Conceptualizing race and ethnicity in medical research: Past, Present, Future
10:45 AM
Mandana Khalili, MD | Medicine
The disparities toolkit: Methods to understand root causes of health inequities
11:05 AM
Dinee Collings Simpson, MD FACS| Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Interventions to narrow disparities in access to liver transplantation
