NIDDK Network of Minority Research Investigators (NMRI) 10th Annual Workshop

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Meeting Summary

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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 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 19, 2012

7:00 a.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m.

Introductions
Dr. Juan Sanabria, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University
Dr. Lawrence Agodoa, Director, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination (OMHRC), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

8:30 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Gregory Germino, Deputy Director, NIDDK, NIH

9:00 a.m.

Keynote Address
Change and Continuity: Latinos in the Future of America
Dr. Luis Ricardo Fraga, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, University of Washington

10:00 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Article in Science on Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Awards
Dr. Ann Bonham, Chief Scientific Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges
Dr. Kwame Osei, Director, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Dr. Walter Schaffer, Senior Scientific Advisor, NIH

11:45 a.m.

Lunch
Career Development: Leadership for Mid-career Professionals
Dr. Jasjit Ahluwalia, Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute Directory, Center for Health Equity, University of Minnesota Medical School

1:15 p.m.

Mock Study Section

Study Section 1 - R01/R03 Awards
SRO: Dr. Lakshmanan Sankaran, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Susanne Nicholas, Associate Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Section 2 - K Awards
SRO: Dr. Barbara Woynarowska, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Sylvia Rosas, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Study Section 3 - F Awards
SRO: Dr. Michele Barnard, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Carlos Isales, Associate Director, Georgia Health Sciences University

3:15 p.m.

Role of Scientific Societies and Professional Organizations

American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Dr. Jonathan Bromberg, University of Maryland School of Medicine

3:45 p.m.

Scientific Presentations

Cirrhosis and Cognitive Impairment
Dr. Charmaine Stewart , Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

A Decade of Diabetes Research Among Native Hawaiians: Experiences From Hawaii and Beyond
Dr. Marjorie Mau, Professor, University of Hawaii

Epicatechin Rich Cocoa to Treat What Ails the Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Failure Patient
Dr. Francisco Villarreal, Professor, University of California, San Diego

4:45 p.m.

Break (Poster Setup)
Oversight Committee Meeting

5:15 p.m.

Marco Cabrera Poster and Networking Session Overview
Judges: Drs. Carmen Sceppa, Luis Cubano, and Trudy Gaillard

6:45 p.m.

Dinner Address
Dr. Thomas LaVeist, Director, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

April 20, 2012

7:00 a.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m.

Business Meeting and Committee Reports

Oversight Committee Report
Dr. Charmaine Stewart, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

Planning Committee Report
Dr. Juan Sanabria, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University

8:30 a.m.

Poster Session Awards/Presentations

Glycoxidative Modification of DNA (dC) and RNA (C) in Relation to Diabetes: Estimation of Carboxymethyl-2´-Deoxyadenosine (CMdA) and Carboxymethyl -2´-Deoxycytidine (CMdC) in Fasting Human Urine
Dr. Zeenat Lila, Research Specialist III, South Carolina State University

N-3 PUFA, Fatty Liver, and Inflammation
Dr. Moises Torres-Gonzalez, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego

9:30 a.m.

NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Dr. M. Roy Wilson, Deputy Director for Strategic Scientific Planning and Program Coordination, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Parallel Interactive Workshops

10:00 a.m.

Session I

Community Participatory-based Research/Community Engagement, Research, and Research Scientists
Dr. Beth Furlong, Associate Professor, Creighton University
Mr. Ira Combs, Community Liaison Nurse Coordinator, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Mr. Wayne Houston, North Omaha Community Liaison, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Comparative Effectiveness Research
Dr. Ann Bonham, Chief Scientific Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges

Employing Multi-level Genomic Strategies to Profile Aggressive Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Dr. Anuradha Budhu, National Cancer Institute, NIH

11:00 a.m.

Break Switch Sessions

11:15 a.m.

Session II (Repeat of Session I)

12:15 a.m.

Wrap-up, Next Steps, Adjournment
Dr. Juan Sanabria, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University
Dr. Lawrence Agodoa, Director, OMHRC, NIDDK, NIH