NMRI 13th 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 Enrollment 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 18, 2015

Agenda

April 15, 2015

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Reception/Networking Event
Sponsored by American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

April 16, 2015

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration/Poster Set-up

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Introductions
Dr. Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital
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. Gregory Germino, Deputy Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, NIH

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

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Dale Abel, Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa

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

Break/Networking

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Research Supplements to Promote Diversity
Dr. Kevin McBryde, Program Director, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination, NIDDK

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Dr. Joyce Hunter, Deputy Director, NIMHD, NIH

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Lunch/Networking/Poster Set-up

Session I: Round Table Discussions

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Table 1 - Health Disparity Research
Dr. Carolyn Tucker, Professor, University of Florida

Table 2 - Research Supplement
Dr. Kevin McBryde, Program Director, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination, NIDDK

Table 3 - Setting Priorities for Success
Dr. Marion Sewer, Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego

Table 4 - Community-Based 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 of Medicine, Joslin Diabetes Center/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dr. Mark Lawson, Professor, University of California, San Diego

Table 6 - Strategies for Successful Recruitment (From the Perspective of a Candidate or a Chair)
Dr. Dale Abel, Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa

Table 7 - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Dr. Michael Flessner, Director Inflammatory Renal Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases

Table 8 - Grant Writing Tips
Dr. Bessie Young, Associate Professor, University of Washington
Dr. Patricia Heyn, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver, Anschultz Medical Campus

Table 9 - How to Give Effective Presentations
Dr. Senta Georgia, Assistant Professor, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Session II: Round Table Discussions

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Switch Tables for Session II

Parallel Session - Mock Study Section (Breakout rooms)

1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Study Section 1 - R01/Basic Grant
SRO: Dr. Ann Jerkins, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Jose Romero, Associate Physiologist, Harvard Medical School

Study Section 2 - R01/Clinical
SRO: Dr. Maria Davila-Bloom, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Susanne Nicholas, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Section 3 - K01/Clinical and Basic
SRO: Dr. Robert Wellner, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Senta Georgia, Assistant Professor, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Study Section 4 - R03
SRO: Dr. Michele Barnard, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
Chair: Dr. Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital

1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Specific Aim Review with Senior Member

3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Negotiation: Managing Your Academic Career
Dr. Ricardo Azziz, President, Georgia Regents University

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Marco Cabrera Poster and Networking Session

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Dinner Speaker
Dr. Joan Reede, Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School

April 17, 2015

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration
Mentor/Mentee Session

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Business Meeting and Committee Reports

Oversight Committee Report
Dr. Leonor Corsino, Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine

Planning Committee Report
Dr. Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Poster Session Awards

8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Scientific Presentations (Selected from abstract submission)

Systems Biology And Angionesis: Developing Integrative Models Of VEGFR1 Activation In Hypoxic Environments
Dr. Princess Imoukhuede, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Racial Differences in the Impact of Anemia on Clinical Outcomes In Kidney Transplant Recipients
Dr. Mukoso Ozieh, Fellow, Medical University of South Carolina

Empowering Patient-Doctor Relationships Among Older African American Patients With Diabetes And Hypertension Using Health Empowerment Technology (HET)
Dr. Greta Winbush, Associate Professor, Central State University

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Peer Mentoring
Dr. Arthur Gutierrez-Hartmann, Professor and Director, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus

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

Break

Parallel Sessions

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

Session I: Becoming a Successful Clinical/Translational Researcher: What "Progress" Looks Like At Each Stage
Dr. Matthew Allison, Professor, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Glenn Chertow, Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Daisy DeLeon, Professor, Loma Linda University
Dr. Kwami Osei, Director Diabetes Research Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Session II: Becoming a Successful Clinical/Translational Researcher: How to Thrive as a Basic/Translational Science Researcher: From Postdoc to Principal Investigator
Dr. Courtney Houchen, Professor of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
Dr. Manual Miranda-Arango, Associate Professor, University of Texas, El Paso
Dr. Marion Sewer, Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Lynda Brown, Associate Professor, North Carolina A & T State University

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Lunch
Biostatistics: All About the Basics
Dr. Fern Webb, Assistant Professor, University of Florida

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Role of Scientific Societies and Professional Organizations

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
Dr. Lewis Roberts, Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Mayo Clinic

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
Dr. Gyongyi Szabo, President, AASLD

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

American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb, President, ASN and Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Work Group

Enodcrine Society
Dr. Mark Lawson, Professor, University of California, San Diego

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Dr. Roberto Fajardo, Assistant Professor, UT Health Science Center

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Wrap-up, Next Steps, Adjournment