Featured Speakers:
Spero Manson, PhD
~Pembina Chippewa~
University of Colorado
Eva Garroutte, PhD
~Cherokee~
Boston College
Jeffrey A. Henderson, M.D., M.P.H.
Local Host
~Lakota~
President and CEO
Black Hills Center for American Indian Health
Co-Hosted by:
The South Dakota Board of Regents
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
9:00 am-5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Radisson Hotel
Rapid City Ballroom
445 Mt. Rushmore Road
Rapid City, SD 57701
Purpose and Target Audience:
The meeting will emphasize grant support mechanisms and new science initiatives. NIA and NCCAM staff will describe initiatives designed to recruit and keep emerging investigators in aging, complementary and alternative medicine research. NIA and NCCAM are also interested in addressing needs and barriers to research careers for students, junior faculty and investigators from underrepresented groups, with an emphasis on the American Indian community.
The meeting is intended for faculty and students with interest in aging, complementary and alternative medicine research and health disparities among older adults as well as for individuals interested in developing the careers of underserved and underrepresented investigators.
Reasonable Accommodations:
If you require reasonable accommodations for disabilities to participate in this activity, please contact Ms. Jamie Gulin at NIA at 301-496-0765 during business hours at least 5 business days prior to the event.
NO FEE - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Please register by sending your name,
address, telephone number
and email address before
April 14, 2006
For registration and further information about this meeting, contact Ms. Gulin
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5c-35
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892-2292
Phone: 301-496-0765
Fax: 301-496-2525
Email: Jamie_Gulin@nih.gov
