
Alka Kanaya
Professor, UCSF · University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
Credentials: · · ·
History
Research
The metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and risk of cognitive decline
JAMA · 2004 · 815 citations
Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016
JAMA · 2019 · 599 citations
Journal of General Internal Medicine · 2007 · 547 citations

118 papers
- MG
32 papers

27 papers
- AN
22 papers

21 papers

14 papers

14 papers

10 papers · 3 as a fellow
Grants
- 2026–2033
UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · UM1
PI · $10.3M · University of California, San Francisco
- 2015–2031
UCSF Nutrition Obesity Research Center
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · P30
Project lead · $1.2M · University of California, San Francisco
- 2021–2027
Metabolic Effects and Mechanisms for Heart Failure in South Asians
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $6.2M · University of California, San Francisco
- 2021–2027
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · R01
Contact PI · $3.9M · University of California, San Francisco
Clinical trials
- 2010–2027
Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting
University of California, San Francisco
- 2009–2013
Practicing Restorative Yoga or Stretching for the Metabolic Syndrome
Principal investigator · Completed
University of California, San Francisco
- 2008–2018
Impact of Extensive Consultation on Career Development Grant Outcomes
Principal investigator · Completed
University of California, San Francisco
- 2006–2007
Yoga for the Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1
University of California, San Francisco


