NIGMS/NIH/IHS Meeting for NARCH Researchers
Research in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Location: NLM's Lister Hill Auditorium
November 8, 2005
Activity: "The Strong Heart Study"
Time: 12:30 - 12:45 PM
Medstar Research Institute, Washington, DC
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Presented by: Barbara V. Howard, Ph.D.
Activity: "Toddler Overweight and Tooth Decay Prevention
Study" (Primary prevention of dental caries and type 2
diabetes)
Time: 12:45 - 1:00 PM
NW Portland Area Indian Health Board
Presented by: Ms. Tam Lutz, MPH
Activity: "A Zebrafish Model of the Protective Effects
of Traditional Diet: Mercury-Selenium"
Time: 1:00 - 1:15 PM
Great Lakes Native American Research Center for
Health
Presented by: Michael J. Carvan III,
Ph.D.
Activity: "Breast Cancer Education for Native American
Women"
Time: 1:15 -
1:30 PM
National Cancer Institute
Presented by: Peter O. Ogunbiyi, DVM, Ph.D.
Activity: "Youth suicide prevention using community-based,
participatory research (CBPR) methods to design and implement the Apache
Youth suicide Research and Prevention Program"
Time: 1:30 - 1:45 PM
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Presented by: Dr. John Walkup
Discussion
Time: 1:45 - 2:00 PM
NARCH POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM
