The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

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MESA Milestone Reached: First 2,500 Published Papers

MESA, the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, as of July 2025, has over 2,500 MESA papers published or in press. Many thanks to all of the MESA investigators and authors for their contributions!

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Opportunities for Collaborative Research

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.

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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 us.

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