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NIDDK Home : NMRI Home: Spring 2003 Workshop : Agenda

Network of Minority Research Investigators Workshop

Bethesda Marriott
May 1-2, 2003

Agenda

Thursday, May 1, 2003  
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m Registration
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.   Introduction
Drs. Lawrence Agodoa and Jackie Tanaka

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.


Health Disparity Research: What's New and Exciting - How do we close the gap?
Drs. Juanita Merchant, John Carpten, Tim Bartness and Lydia Aguilar-Bryan

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

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Allen Spiegel

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Mentor Sessions / Lunch (breakout sessions)

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Grant Writing Workshops (breakout sessions)
Clinical and Epidemiological Research-Co-Chairs, Drs. Patricia Robuck, Charles Howell, Jean Ford, and Michele Barnard

Basic Research (Session I) -Co-Chairs, Drs. Janice Douglas, Neal Musto
Basic Research (Session II) - Co-Chairs, Drs. Mario Ascoli and James Hyde

6:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Dinner - Dr. Raynard Kington, Keynote Speaker

Friday, May 2, 2003  
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Introduction and Welcome
Drs. Agodoa and Jackie Tanaka

8:15 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Effective Networking for Meaningful Collaborations Introduction - Drs. Jackie Tanaka and Rosita Rodriguez

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m Break
10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Career Development Workshops (breakout sessions)
Introduction - Dr. Greg Florant

Balancing Personal and Professional Career Goals -
Drs. Greg Florant and Lydia Aguilar-Bryan
(10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

Academic Administration and Leadership: Friend and Foe?
Dr. Sidney Golub
(10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Mentor Session/Lunch (breakout sessions)
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Career Development Workshops (continued)

Strong Inferential Thinking in Your Research Program
Dr. Tim Bartness
(1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)

Managing a Basic Science Laboratory - Dr. Susan Fried
(1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.)


Developing and Maintaining a Clinical Research Program: The GCRC and Beyond - Drs. Janice Douglas and Charles Howell (2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Future Directions: An Open Discussion
Drs. Lawrence Agodoa and Jackie Tanaka

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Drs. Agodoa and Jackie Tanaka

5:00 p.m. Adjournment


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