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Network of Minority Research Investigators

April 22-23, 2004
Bethesda Marriott

Agenda

Thursday, April 22, 2004  
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m Premeeting Orientation for New NMRI members
Dr. Judith Podskalny

Premeeting Orientation for Facilitators/Mentors
Dr. Jackie Tanaka

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.   Introduction
Dr. Lawrence Agodoa

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


Health Disparities in the United States and the Intersection of NIDDK's Research Agenda - Dr. Griffin Rodgers

10:15 am - 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Scientific Reasoning: How to Get to the Core of the Question
Drs. Ricardo Azziz, Lydia Aguilar-Bryan, and Renty Franklin

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. Lunch and Mentor Sessions

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Managing Career Transitions

Overview: Drs. Maria Castro and Dale Abel
  • Student or resident to postdoctoral fellow - Maria Castro, Eddie Greene, Lydia Aguilar-Bryan

  • Postdoctoral fellow to first faculty appointment - Dale Abel, Jackie Tanaka, Francisco Andrade

  • Junior faculty to tenured faculty with independent research program - Ricardo Azziz, Greg Florant, Sid Golub, and Mario Ascoli
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Welcoming Remarks - Dr. Allen Spiegel

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Selling Your Science
Drs. Lydia Aguilar-Bryan and Ricardo Azziz

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Grant Writing Workshop
  • Going from an idea to specific aims
    Basic Sciences - Renty Franklin and Irma Russo
    Clinical Sciences - Carlos Isales

  • Turning an early draft or preliminary data into a successful proposal
    Basic Sciences - Greg Florant and Maria Castro
    Clinical Sciences - Ricardo Azziz

  • Reviewing proposals under development
    Basic Sciences - Martin Frank and Francisco Andrade
    Clinical Sciences - Dale Abel

  • Writing the introduction to a revised proposal
    Basic Sciences - Mario Ascoli
    Clinical Sciences - Lydia Aguilar-Bryan
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Open Poster Session

7:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. Dinner Meeting
Beating the Odds: Preparing Minorities for Research Careers in the Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Friday, April 23, 2004  
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Introduction and Welcome
Dr. Lawrence Agodoa

8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Resource Management Workshop
Overview: Drs. Maria Castro and Dale Abel

The session will be structured to consider the management of:
  • Multiple Projects and Productivity Issues - Mario Ascoli, Sid Golub and Rosita Rodriquez Proteau

  • Funds and Other Resources - Dale Abel, Eddie Greene and Carlos Isales

  • Hiring Decisions, Human Resource-Related Issues, and Conflicts - Martin Frank, Ricardo Azziz and Samuel Dagogo-Jack

  • Balancing Research With the Rest of Your Life - Maria Castro, Greg Florant, Lydia Aguilar-Bryan and Vernon Bond
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m Developing Contacts and Collaborative Projects with Industry
Dr. Stephen Eck

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Meetings
Concurrent Meetings of Senior and Junior NMRI Members
Drs. Lawrence Agodoa, Jackie Tanaka, Dale Abel, and Maria Castro

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Update on NIDDK Education Programs for Ethnic Minorities
Ms. Elizabeth Singer

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Wrapup and Future Goals
Dr. Lawrence Agodoa

2:30 p.m. Adjournment


Last Updated: 9/17/2004


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