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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 |
4:00 p.m. – 4:30
p.m. |
Registration/Poster Set-Up for Session I |
4:30 p.m. – 5:00
p.m. |
Dinner Reception |
5:00 p.m. – 5:10
p.m. |
Introductions and Welcoming Remarks
Lawrence Agodoa, M.D., NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
(NIH) |
5:10 p.m. – 5:40
p.m. |
Presentation — Janice Lea, M.D., Emory
University |
5:40 p.m. – 7:00
p.m. |
Poster Presentations and Discussions for
Session I |
7:00 p.m. – 7:15
p.m. |
Break/Poster Set-Up for Session II |
7:15 p.m. – 8:30
p.m. |
Poster Presentations and Discussions for
Session II |
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Thursday, October 4, 2007 |
7:30 a.m. – 8:30
a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:30 a.m. – 9:00
a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction
Lawrence Agodoa, M.D., NIDDK, NIH
Carlos Isales, M.D., Medical College of Georgia |
9:00 a.m. – 9:30
a.m. |
Keynote Speaker
Shirley Franklin, Mayor of Atlanta, GA (Invited) |
9:30 a.m. –
10:15 a.m. |
NIH Funding Opportunities
Judith Podskalny, Ph.D., NIDDK, NIH |
10:15 a.m. –
10:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:30 a.m. –
11:30 a.m. |
Scientific Presentation/Career Narrative
George A. Mensah, M.D., Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (Invited) |
11:30 a.m. –
1:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Mentor Sessions
Table Topics – Concurrent Breakout Sessions I
- (1) Diabetes and Obesity – Omaima Sabek, Ph.D.,
University of Tennessee Health Science Centre
- (2) Hypertension and Renal Disease – Janice Lea,
M.D., Emory University
- (3) Nutrition and Epidemiology – Conrad Cole,
M.D., Emory University
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1:00 p.m. – 1:10
p.m. |
Break |
1:10 p.m. – 2:00
p.m. |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions II Parallel Career Development Workshops:
- (1) Grants: Going From an Idea to a Winning Proposal
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Bessie Young, M.D., VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and
Melissa Hagan Hughes, Ph.D., M.P.H.
- (2) Managing Laboratory Growth and Remaining Focused
– Carlos Isales, M.D., Medical College of Georgia
- (3) Negotiating Your First Academic Position –
Evangeline Motley, Ph.D.,
Meharry Medical College
- (4) Mentor: Finding or Being a Great Mentor – Titus
Reaves, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, and LaDonna
Jones, Pharm.D., Loma Linda University, School of Pharmacy
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2:00 p.m. – 2:10
p.m. |
Break |
2:10 p.m. –
3:00
p.m. |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions III
Parallel Career Development Workshops
- (1) Grants: Going From an Idea to a Winning Proposal –
Bessie
Young, M.D.,
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and Melissa
Hagan Hughes, Ph.D., M.P.H.
- (2) Managing Laboratory Growth and Remaining Focused –
Carlos Isales, M.D., Medical College of Georgia
- (3) Negotiating Your First Academic Position – Evangeline
Motley, Ph.D., Meharry Medical College
- (4) Mentor: Finding or Being a Great Mentor – Titus Reaves,
Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, and LaDonna Jones,
Pharm.D., Loma Linda University, School of Pharmacy
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3:00 p.m. – 3:10
p.m. |
Break |
3:10 p.m. – 3:40
p.m. |
Importance of Networking for Your Academic
Success – Bridgett Rahim-Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
University of Florida |
3:40 p.m. – 4:10
p.m. |
Communicating Research Results to the Public
– Elizabeth Singer, Office of Communications & Public
Liaison, NIDDK, NIH |
4:10 p.m. – 4:40
p.m. |
NMRI Annual Meeting Update – Carlos
Isales, M.D., Medical College of Georgia |
4:40 p.m. – 4:45
p.m. |
Wrap-Up
Lawrence Agodoa, M.D., NIDDK, NIH |
4:45 p.m. |
Adjournment for the Day |
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Friday, October 5, 2007 – Undergraduate
Research Workshop |
7:00 a.m. – 8:00
a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Poster Set-Up for Undergraduate Students |
8:00 a.m. – 8:15
a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks
Carlos Isales, M.D., Medical College of Georgia |
8:15 a.m. –
9:45 a.m. |
Poster Presentations — Undergraduate Students |
9:45 a.m. –
10:45 a.m. |
Graduate Student Panel and Presentations
- DeAnna Baker, Medical University of South Carolina
- Shirleatha Lee, University of Tennessee Health Science Centre
- Yanci Mannery, Emory University
- Chrystal Smith, University of Florida
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10:45 a.m. -
11:00 a.m. |
Break |
11:00 a.m. -
11:30 a.m. |
Medical School and Graduate School
Opportunities – John
Young, Jr., Dr.P.H., Emory University (Invited) |
11:30 a.m. –
12:00 p.m. |
NIH Research Training Opportunities
Lawrence Agodoa, M.D., NIDDK, NIH |
12:00 p.m. –
12:15 p.m. |
Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Carlos Isales, M.D., Medical College of Georgia, and
Lawrence Agodoa, M.D., NIDDK, NIH |
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