Network of Minority Health Research Investigators - NMRI 12th Annual Workshop

Event Details

Meeting Summary

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Background

More than 300 researchers have participated in NMRI workshops in the past decade, and approximately 100 are active members. The success of the NMRI, a network that is “owned” by its members and supported by the NIDDK, begins with the dedication of senior investigators who mentor and serve as role models for junior investigators. The participation of active members and the recruitment of new members is a primary reason for the Network’s success in the past and the reason for confidence that it will continue to grow in the future.

To see if you qualify for NMRI membership, please complete and submit this Criteria Form.

Travel Awards

NMRI is committed to supporting its current members and encouraging new membership, but due to fiscal constraints we are forced to limit the Travel Awards for this year. In order to support the mission of the Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI), to increase and encourage the participation of greater number of young, vibrant and energetic NMRI members, we have chosen to broaden our horizon to include more members by limiting the Travel Awards to attend the NMRI National Conference to $600 / eligible member. Awards will be given with priority to those that (1) have never participated in a NMRI meeting, (2) are junior faculty up to the Assistant Professor level and (3) are presenters of an abstract at the NMRI poster session.

We likewise value the important contribution of our Senior Members. To this end, Senior Members who mentor a NMRI member and Senior Members at the Professor level will receive full Travel Awards. However any member who is able to obtain funds from their institution to assist with travel expenses should email Ms. Winnie Martinez. This will provide more opportunities for junior members to attend.

We realize this may be a tremendous burden for some, especially to our Junior Faculty members, however we feel strongly that NMRI is only as good as its membership and would encourage all to continue to participate in the National conference, a meeting that many of us consider is of great academic and unsurpassed personal value.

Registration Deadline

March 10, 2014

Agenda

April 14, 2014

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Registration / Poster Set-up

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Introductions
Dr.Trudy Gaillard, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
Dr. Lawrence Agodoa, Director, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome Remarks
Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, NIH

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Keynote Speaker: [Re]Kindling Enthusiasm for Biomedical Research: Overcoming Challenges and Inertia
Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack, Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, A.C. Mullins Chair in Translational Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Update on NIMHD Funding Opportunities
Dr. Joyce Hunter, Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.

Research Supplements to Promote Diversity
Dr. Kevin McBryde, Program Director, NIDDK

Lunch / Poster Set-up

Networking / Round table discussions

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Session I

Table 1 - Mentoring of Junior Faculty in Clinical Research
Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack, Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, A.C. Mullins Chair in Translational Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Table 2 - How to use Multicenter Trials to Advance your P & T
Dr. Kwame Osei, Director Diabetes Research Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Dr. Jackson Wright, Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University

Table 3 - How to Say No For Success.
Dr. Marion Sewer, Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital

Table 4 - Community Base Participatory Research
Dr. Cherise Harrington, Assistant Professor, George Washington University

Table 5 - How to Budget and Manage Your Funds (Basic and Clinical)
Dr. Sylvia Rosas, Assistant Professor, Joslin/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Table 6 - Strategies for Successful Recruitment (From the Perspective of a Candidate or a Chair)
Dr. E. Dale Abel, John B. Stokes III Chair in Diabetes Research Director FOE Diabetes Research Center, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa

Table 7 - Transitioning from Post-Doc to Faculty
Dr. Heather Tarleton, Assistant Professor, Loyola Marymount University
Dr. Larry Alexander, Assistant Professor, Midwestern University

12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Session II (Switch Tables for Session II)

1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Mock Study Section (Breakout rooms)

Study Section 1 - R01/ Basic Grant with multi-PI
SRO: Dr. Ann Jerkins, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Marina Ramirez-Alvarado, Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic

Study Section 2 - R01 / Clinical
SRO: Dr. Michele Barnard, Scientific Review officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Susanne Nicholas, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Section 3 - K01/ Clinical and Basic
SRO: Dr. Barbara Woynarowska, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Keith Norris, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Scientific Presentations

Calorie Restriction Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Skeletal Muscle Through Sphingolipid Metabolism
Dr. Diana Obanda, Instructor Research, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Low Income, Community Poverty and Risk of End Stage Renal Disease
Dr. Deidra Crews, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Frequencies of CYP2C8, CYP2C9 AND CYP2C19 Alleles Related to Antidepressants and Non-Steriodal Anti inflammatory Drug Metabolism in a Sickle Cell Diseases Patient Cohort
Dr. Cheedy Jaja, Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati

Characterization of Sulfatase 2 Domains Regulating WNT Pathway Activity in Hepatocellular Cancer
Dr. Bubu Banini, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Marco Cabrera Poster and Networking Session
Natcher Conference Center Atrium

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Travel Back to Hotel

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Dinner Address (Bethesda Marriott): If not us, then whom?
Dr. Jackson Wright, Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University

April 15, 2014

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Registration
Mentor / Mentee Session

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Business Meeting and Committee Reports

Oversight Committee Report
Dr. Lewis Roberts, Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Mayo Clinic

Planning Committee Report
Dr.Trudy Gaillard, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Poster Session Awards

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Scientific Presentations (continue)

Efficacy of (-)-Epicatechin in the Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemia In Subjects With and Without Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. Francisco Villareal, Professor, University of California, San Diego

Adam12 Modifies Severity of Peripheral Arterial Diseases; Evidence from Preclinical and Human Studies
Dr. Ayotunde Dokun, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

Parental Determinants of BMI Among American Indian and Non-Hispanic White Adolescents: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, 1994
Dr. Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Postdoctoral Senior Fellow, University of Washington

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Pragmatic Trials, CER, and PCORI
Dr. Michael Flessner, Director Infammatory Renal Diseases, KUH, NIDDK

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Concurrent sessions

Session I: Using Clinical and Translational Science to Promote Your Academic Career; The Do's and Don'ts

Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack, Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, A.C. Mullins Chair in Translational Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Dr. Jackson Wright, Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Kwame Osei, Director Diabetes Research Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Session II: The A-to-Z of Setting Up Your New Lab: From Start-Up Package Negotiation to Your First Project

Dr. Courtney Houchen, Professor of Medicine, Frances and Malcolm Robinson Chair and Chief of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Institution: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Dr. Alexis Stranahan, Assistant Professor, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents Univesity

Dr. Heather Tarleton, Assistant Professor, Loyola Marymount University

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Role of Scientific Societies and Professional Organizations

American Gastroenterological Association
Dr. Jesus Rivera, Chair of Underrepresented Minorities Committee

The American Physiological Society
Dr. Martin Frank, Executive Director

American Kidney Fund
Dr. Myra Kleinpeter, Associate Professor, Tulane University

American Diabetes Association
Dr. Tamara Darsow, Vice President of Research Programs

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Wrap-up, Next Steps, Adjournment

1:30 p.m.

NIH Tour