Event Details
Agenda
Event Details
Meeting Summary
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.
Celebrating NMRI's 15th Anniversary. Share your story in the Special 15th Anniversary Newsletter
As we prepare to celebrate the 15th anniversary of NMRI on April 26-28, 2017, we invite you to submit a brief summary outlining the impact of the network on your career. Please also share whether your expectations of the network were met, and any experience that may serve as an inspiration to the general membership. Summaries will be published in a special 15th anniversary newsletter, and two from both senior and junior members will be selected for presentation on Thursday, April 27, 2016 at 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. We anticipate your participation and are anxious to hear your stories. Include your name, title and institution on the summary page and limit summary to 2000 words. Please send summary to Winnie Martinez at Winnie.Martinez@mail.nih.gov by April 7.
Travel Awards
Limited Travel Awards of up to $600 for eligible members to attend the NMRI Annual Meeting are available. 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 Annual Meeting poster session. Limited Travel Awards of up to $1,000 for eligible senior members, Associate Professor and Professor level, to attend the NMRI Annual Workshop is available. Awards to Senior members will be given with priority to those that mentor NMRI member(s).
To see if you qualify for NMRI membership, please complete and submit this Enrollment Form.
American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Travel Awards
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) provides a limited number of travel awards to nephrologists or other researchers conducting kidney related research attending the Network of Minority Heatlh Research Investigators (NMRI) Annual Workshop to cover travel expenses up to $1,500.00 in accordance with ASN's guidelines. To be considered for an ASN sponsored NMRI travel award, please contact ASN Staff Assistant Katlyn Leight at kleight@asn-online.org by Friday, March 24, 2017.
Registration Deadline
March 24, 2017
Agenda
April 26, 2017
- 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- Introductions/Networking Event (Location: Harmony Room)
Reception at Double Tree Hotel
- Guest Speaker
Dr. Eliseo Perez-Stable, Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), NIH
April 27, 2017
- 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
- Registration / Poster Set-up (Location: Ballroom A&B)
- 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
- Introductions
Dr. Lincoln Edwards, University President, Northern Caribbean University
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
- NIH Addresses the Science of Diversity: Where Are We Now?
Dr. Hannah Valantine, Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, NIH
- 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
- Impact of the Network on Your Career
Presentations by selected Junior and Senior Members
- Dr. Carlos Isales, Professor, Augusta University
Dr.Michelle Harris, Associate Professor, University of the District of Columbia
- Dr. Leonor Corsino, Assistant Professor, Duke University Medical Center
Dr. Chandra Jackson, Earl Stadtman Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Welcome Remarks & Anniversary Recognition Awards
Dr. Griff Rodgers, Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH
- 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- Networking and Collaboration
- 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Lunch / Networking/ Poster Set-up
Session I: Round Table Discussions (Location: Ballroom A&B)
- 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
- Table 1 - Community-Based Participatory Research
Dr. Lovoria Williams, Associate Professor, Augusta University
Dr. Joyce Balls-Berry, Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic
Provide participants with introductory knowledge of Community Engaged and Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Topics that will be covered include, principles of community engaged research, creating, building, and sustaining a CBPR partnership. In light of the PCORI funding mechanism, discussion on principle of Community-patient engaged research (CPER) will also be discussed.
- Table 2 - Behavioral and Social Science Research (Location: Wisdom Room)
Dr. Nia Mitchell, Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Patricia Heyn, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz, Medical Campus
The goal of this round table is to discuss approaches and challenges associated with behavioral and social services research. Participants will share the challenges they face in this area of research, and we will draw from the experiences of the facilitators and the group to suggest ideas to overcome these challenges. For example, we will discuss how to generate pilot data and peer-reviewed publications to provide a foundation for grant applications in an environment that has limited resources and infrastructure.
- Table 3 - Epigenetics Research
Dr. Pamela Shiao, Associate Dean, Augusta University
The roundtable goals are to provide participants with an introduction to epigenetics, genomics, bio-informatics, metabolomics, and proteomics. Topics discussed will include the emerging fields of epigenetics, metabolomics, genomics, genomic computation, epigenetics analysis tools, as well as the available funding opportunities and training institutes.
- Table 4 - NIH Intramural Research (Location: Balance Room)
Dr. Roland Owens, Assistant Director, Office of Intramural Research, NIH
Discussion of different types of research positions, both fellowships and jobs, available within the NIH Intramural Research program and discussion of where different types of positions are advertised, evaluation criteria, and strategies for standing out from the crowd.
- Table 5 - Research Supplements to Promote Diversity & NIH Funding Mechanism
Dr. Rob Rivers, Program Director, NIDDK, NIH
Detailed description of the research supplements and tips on submitting an application to obtain a research supplement.
- Table 6 - Successful Approaches for Grant Funding
Dr. Cynthia Warrick, President, Society for Diversity in the Biomedical Sciences
Discussion regarding strategies for research development and research team participation for grant funding success.
Session II: Round Table Discussions
- 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Switch Tables for Session II
Parallel Session
- 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
- Mock Study Section 1 - R01 (Location: Ballroom A&B)
Dr. Francisco Villarreal, Professor, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Ann Jerkins, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
- Mock Study Section 2 - K Awards (Location: Wisdom Room)
Dr. Nia Mitchell, Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Michele Barnard, Scientific Review Officer, NIDDK
- Non-NIH Behavior and Social Science Research (BSSR) (Location: Insight Room)
Grant Sources
Dr. Patricia Heyn, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz, Medical Campus
- 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Break
- 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
- Research Applications of Biomedical Informatics (Location: Ballroom A&B)
Dr. Timothy Huerta, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
- Parallel Sessions
- Challenges and Opportunities in Endocrinology and Nephrology (Location: Insight Room)
Dr. Carlos Isales, Professor, Augusta University
Dr. Ayotunde Dokun, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Dr. Crystal Gadegbeku, Professor, Temple University School of Medicine
- Chartering Your Course For Success (Location: Ballroom A&B)
Dr. Ricardo Azziz, Chief Officer, Academic Health and Hospital Affairs, State University of New York
- 5:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Marco Cabrera Poster and Networking Session (Location: Third Floor)
- Poster Session I: Clinical/Basic (Location: Jasmine Room)
- Poster Session II: Translational (Location: Juniper Room)
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- NMRI 15th Anniversary Recognition (Location: Ballroom A&B)
- 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- The Dr. Marion Sewer Honorary Lecture of the Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (Location Ballroom A&B)
Network of Minority Health Research Investigators
Dr. Eddie Greene, Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic
April 28, 2017
- 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
- Registration (Location: Ballroom A&B)
- 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
- Mentor / Mentee Session (Location: Ballroom A&B)
Specific Aims Review (Location: Balance & Wisdom)
If you did not request a Mentor or Mentee or submitted Specific Aims for review, please feel free to use this time for networking over breakfast or to continue meeting with collaborators that you identified.
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
- Role of Scientific Societies and Professional Organizations
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
Dr. Deidra Crews, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, ASN
- American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Dr. Nicole Wright, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Dr. Allison McElvaine, Director, Research Communications, ADA
- Endocrine Society
Dr. Rocio Pereira, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
Ms. Liz Fray, Membership Coordinator, CUR
- 10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Break
- 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- Business Meeting and Committee Reports
- Oversight Committee Report
Dr. Sylvia Rosas, Associate Professor, Joslin Diabetes Center
- Planning Committee Report
Dr. Lincoln Edwards, University President, Northern Caribbean University
- NMRI Chapter Overview
Dr. Patricia Heyn, Associate Professor, University of Colorado, Anschultz Medical Campus
- 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Poster Session Awards
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Lunch
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Disparities Research: Opportunities, Process, and Impact
Dr. Parag Aggarwal, Senor Program Officer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Scientific Presentations Abstract Winners
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- An Optimal Modifiable Lifestyle Risk Factor Score is Associated with Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study
Dr. Joshua J. Joseph, Assistant Professor of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
- Diabetes Educators and In-Person Culturally Competent Medical Interpreters Collaborative: A Diabetes Education Group for Hispanic Patients with Limited English Proficiency
Dr. Ariana Pichardo-Lowden, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center
- Mitochondrial Protection in Aged Kidneys Reduces Parietal Epithelial Cell Senescence
Dr. Mariya Sweetwyne, Acting Instructor, University of Washington
- 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
- Wrap-up, Next Steps, Adjournment
