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NMRI Southern Region Workshop, October 3-5, 2007, Atlanta, GA
 
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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
   
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 (Choose 1)
  • (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
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: (Choose 1)
  • (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
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 (Choose 1)
  • (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
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
   
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
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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