MESA Website

The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) is a medical research study involving more than 6,000 men and women from six communities in the United States. MESA is sponsored by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Participants in MESA are seen at clinics in the following universities: Columbia University, New York Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Northwestern University, Chicago UCLA, Los Angeles University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Wake Forest University, Winston Salem

Announcements

• New MESA Website Now Available

  We are pleased to announce that the newly-redesigned MESA website has launched!
  Please visit internal.mesa-nhlbi.org for Exam 7 materials, committee updates, and more.

• Oelsner MESA COVID-19 Materials Now Available

  As of April 13, 2020, MESA has initiated telephone interviews regarding the COVID-19 infection status of MESA participants. Interested researchers can download copies of the Oelsner MESA COVID-19 questionnaire, annotated questionnaire, and manual of operations on the Ancillary Studies page here.
  
  Please contact MESA Coordinating Center Project Director, Craig Johnson (wcraigj@uw.edu) should you have questions.

• New Opportunities for Collaborative Research in MESA

  MESA investigators are encouraging collaboration with interested outside investigators to assemble a portfolio of investigator-initiated grant applications for innovative research that involve new data collection from MESA participants. Consultation with MESA is necessary to ensure the proposed research is appropriate for the study population, ascertain existing data availability, and determine resource needs. MESA has policies, procedures, and timelines for reviewing and approving ancillary study proposals before a grant application may be submitted for funding.
  
  Please contact Craig Johnson (wcraigj@uw.edu) if you are interested in developing an application.

• Are you interested in analyzing MESA data?

  MESA has hundreds of investigators, many active scientific working groups (on renal disease, eye disease, and other topics), and dozens of ongoing analytic projects. To help you navigate the data and topics and find fruitful collaborations, we encourage you to contact the Coordinating Center or a MESA investigator.
  
  To get started, click here!

• MESA Milestone Reached: First 2,300 Published Papers!

  As of late February 2024, there are over 2,300 MESA papers published or in press.

  For a list of published MESA papers go to the external MESA Web site at: https://www.mesa-nhlbi.org/Publications.aspx
  
  Many thanks to all of the MESA investigators and authors for their contributions to MESA!

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