Alpa V. Patel, PhD
Senior Vice President
Population Science
Why I Study 슬롯 사이트
As a teenager, when I lost my grandfather to cancer, I began volunteering with the 슬롯사이트 - 프라그마틱 무료 슬롯 게임 사이트 and that is where my passion for our mission was born. As both a researcher and dedicated ACS volunteer, I feel privileged every day to be part of an organization that works to make important discoveries about cancer through research, deliver meaningful information, programs, and services, and empower cancer patients, their caregivers, and communities in the fight against cancer.”
At ACS since 1997
Alpa Patel, PhD, FACSM, is the senior vice president of Population Science. She oversees a team of approximately 40 research and study operations staff. These multi-disciplinary scientists use their research expertise in epidemiology, behavioral science, and implementation and evaluation science to increase the understanding about the causes of cancer and how to improve treatment outcomes after a cancer diagnosis.
Patel also serves as the principal investigator of the ACS 슬롯 사이트 Prevention Studies (CPS), CPS-II and CPS-3, which are among the country’s largest population cohort studies. She provides strategic and operational oversight for the studies, including their biospecimen and data management.
She also serves on numerous international scientific advisory committees for epidemiologic cohort studies, sharing her expertise in their design and management.
Research focus and accomplishments?
Patel?studies cancer prevention, focusing on how?physical activity, sedentary behavior, and obesity?affect the risk of developing?or dying from?cancer.?
Highlights of her work, especially in areas where she’s made significant contributions, include:?
- Leading?the 2019?publication,??on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and 슬롯 사이트 Prevention and Control.
- Being recognized?for her work on?how?walking?lowers the?risk of premature death?with?the??in the ?무료슬롯 Journal of Preventive Medicine.
- Having?her research?widely cited?in various consensus reports such as the?ACS Nutrition and Physical Activity?Guidelines?and?the?.
- Publishing??of the?ACS’s?newest cohort?study, 슬롯 사이트 Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3)?in?2017.?
- Increasing the?understanding?of?how?sitting for a?prolonged time increases the?, including developing and?.?
Her research portfolio continues to focus on validation and other study methods. To learn more about her work listen to about Tracking COVID-19 Symptoms Through the ACS CPS-3 Studies.
Publications
Dr. Patel is on the editorial board for?슬롯 사이트 Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention?and is?an?associate editor for?Breast 슬롯 사이트 Research.?
For a complete list of her publications,?.
Contact
alpa.patel@bet7now.com
404-329-7726
Professional Organizations
- 무료슬롯 Association of 슬롯 사이트 Research (AACR), Member
- 무료슬롯 College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Fellow
Education
- PhD: Epidemiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2000-2002
- MPH: Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1996-1997
- BS: Zoology, University of Florida, 1993-1996
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