Dr. Alison Huang is an internal medicine physician and a clinical researcher at the University of California San Francisco, where she conducts epidemiologic and interventional research to advance scientific understanding and improve clinical management of menopause- and aging-related health conditions in women. Among other health issues common to older women, her research program focuses on two widely prevalent but relatively understudied manifestations of menopause and aging: 1) genitourinary dysfunction, including conditions such as urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, urogenital atrophy, and sexual dysfunction; and 2) menopausal symptoms, including vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and nightsweats. She leads a multidisciplinary team of researchers in aging/geriatrics, urology, gynecology, and general medicine in promoting understanding of the effect of aging on health and functioning in women and developing more effective strategies to prevent and treat health conditions that lie at the interface of geriatrics and women’s health. She also teaches clinical research design in graduate courses offered by the UCSF Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and on-line courses offered by the UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute's On-Line Education department, and co-directs research training programs for residents, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty researchers.