Event Details
Agenda
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Meeting Summary
Background
The Office of Minority Health Research Coordination of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has established a communication network of current and potential biomedical research investigators and technical personnel from traditionally underserved communities: African American, Hispanic American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islanders. The major objective of the network is to encourage and facilitate participation of members of underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups in the conduct of biomedical research in the fields of diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism, digestive diseases, nutrition, and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases. A second objective is to encourage and enhance the potential of the underrepresented minority investigators in choosing a biomedical research career in these fields. An important component of this network is promotion of two-way communications between network members and NIDDK.
Through the Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI), NIDDK will elicit recommendations for strategies to enhance the opportunities and implement mechanisms for support of minority investigators in biomedical research. The NMRI will advance scientific knowledge and contribute to the reduction and eventual elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities.
Agenda
April 21, 2011
- 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
- Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
- Introductions
Dr. Sylvia Rosas, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Lawrence Agodoa, Director, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination (OMHRC), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
- Keynote Address
Dr. Lynda Szczech, President, National Kidney Foundation
- 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Minority Health and Health Disparities
Dr. Joyce Hunter, Deputy Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
NIH/NIDDK Funding Opportunities
Dr. Judith Podskalny, Program Director, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, NIDDK
- 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
- Break
- 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Impact of Health Care Reform on Academic Medicine and Research
Dr. Ricardo Azziz, President, Georgia Health Sciences University
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Welcome Remarks
Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director, NIDDK
- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Lunch and Networking (Informal)
Table Topics:
- Diabetes/Endocrinology
- Digestive Diseases
- Hematology
- Kidney/Nephrology
- Liver/Nutrition
- Obesity
- 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Mock Study Section
Study Section 1
SRO: Dr. James Hyde, Senior Advisor, Research Training and Career Development Programs, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Keith Norris, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Research, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Study Section 2
SRO: Dr. Lakshmanan Sankaran, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Eddie Greene, Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic
Study Section 3
SRO: Dr. Barbara Woynarowska, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Carlos Isales, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia
- 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Role of Scientific Societies and Professional Organizations in Funding Research and the Role of Pharmaceutical Companies in Funding Medical Education Through Grants
American Liver Foundation
Ms. Susan C. Robinson, Vice President
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Dr. Kristy Nicks, Research Fellow, ASBMR Minority Subcommittee
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ms. Kendal Whitlock, Associate Director, Medical Education, Medical Grants-Academic Affairs
- 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Scientific Presentations
Neurobiology of Obesity
Dr. Tiffany Beckman, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Lead Exposure and Chronic Kidney Disease Among Hispanics
Dr. German Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso
- 5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
- Break (Poster Setup)
Oversight Committee Meeting
- 5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
- Marco Cabrera Poster and Networking Session-Overview
- 6:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
- Dinner Address
Dr. Charles Rotimi, Director, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH
April 22, 2011
- 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
- Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
- Business Meeting and Committee Reports
Oversight Committee Report
Dr. Shirley Blanchard, Associate Professor, Creighton University
Planning Committee Report
Dr. Sylvia Rosas, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
- Poster Session Awards/Presentation
Social Determinants of Racial Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr. Deidra Crews, Assistant Professor of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
- So You Think You Know PubMed
Ms. Rose Foster, Group Manager, Health Promotion and Outreach, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Parallel Interactive Workshops
- 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
- Session I
How to Balance Personal/Professional Life
Dr. Joan Von Feldt, Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
How to Budget and Manage Your Funds (Basic and Clinical)
Dr. Keith Norris, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Research, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
How to Find a Successful Collaboration (Basic and Clinical)
Dr. Jackson Wright, Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
How to Develop a Research Idea and Establish a Research Program (Basic and Clinical)
Dr. Carlos Isales, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
- 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Break - Switch Sessions
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Session II (Repeat of Session I)
- 12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Wrap-up, Next Steps, Adjournment
Dr. Sylvia Rosas, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Lawrence Agodoa, Director, OMHRC, NIDDK
