Alcohol / Alcohol Abuse / Alcoholism

• Annual Keller Lecture on Alcohol Research Features Brain Imaging Expert
  When: November 18, 2003
  Where: NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
  Institute: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

  Adolf Pfefferbaum, M.D., Director, Neuroscience Program, SRI International and Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, has been selected to receive the 2003 Mark Keller Honorary Award and to deliver the lecture, entitled Alcohol-induced Insult to the Living Brain: Views from Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The program will take place at Masur Auditorium at the NIH on November 18, 2003, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. More

  Next Steps
  For details contact Nancy Colladay at (301) 443-3860 (e-mail nc38f@nih.gov) or visit the Web site at www.niaaa.nih.gov/conferences/Mark-Keller/KellerHome03.htm.  

HIV/AIDS

• Latino Media Roundtable/Briefing: HIV Prevention Vaccine Research
  When: November 13, 2003
  Where: Coral Gables, FL
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Latino media representatives invited to a NIAID briefing will hear the latest statistics on HIV in Latinos. Attendees will also receive information on how HIV vaccine clinical trials work, hear the perspective of a current HIV vaccine clinical trial volunteer, explore ways in which to cover ongoing HIV prevention vaccine research from a Latino perspective, and talk about the importance of HIV vaccine research from a Latino perspective.

  Next Steps
  For more information, contact Matthew Murguia at (301) 496-0545 or 1b05sched@mail.nih.gov.  

• Miami Community Briefing: HIV Prevention Vaccine Research
  When: November 14, 2003
  Where: Miami, FL
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Individuals from community-based AIDS prevention and service organizations will receive an overview of ongoing HIV prevention vaccine research, including an HIV Vaccine 101 session. Attendees at the NIAID-sponsored community briefing will be able to ask questions related to ongoing research, the importance of minority participation in clinical trials, and how they might be able to incorporate research messages into their prevention and treatment/care activities.

  Next Steps
  For more information, contact Matthew Murguia at (301) 496-0545 or 1b05sched@mail.nih.gov.  

Minority Outreach

• Bridging the Career Gap for Underrepresented Minority Scientists
  When: November 6–7, 2003
  Where: Bethesda Marriott at Pooks Hill, Bethesda, MD
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  NIAID will be hosting a two-day seminar for minority researchers. The seminar is intended to encourage the exchange of ideas between minority scientists and NIAID scientific staff, impart information on how to apply for research project grants, and acquaint attendees with opportunities and options open to them in biomedical research. The seminar will also provide attendees with an opportunity to meet with NIAID staff members working on the NIH campus and elsewhere, and develop mentorships. The program, which began in 1994, is held every two years.

  Next Steps
  For more information, visit the Web site at www.niaid.nih.gov/ibrp/Bridging_the_Career_Gap.htm, or contact Diane Adger-Johnson at (301) 402-8969 or da15a@nih.gov.  

Population Groups

• Latino Media Roundtable/Briefing: HIV Prevention Vaccine Research
  When: November 13, 2003
  Where: Coral Gables, FL
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Latino media representatives invited to a NIAID briefing will hear the latest statistics on HIV in Latinos. Attendees will also receive information on how HIV vaccine clinical trials work, hear the perspective of a current HIV vaccine clinical trial volunteer, explore ways in which to cover ongoing HIV prevention vaccine research from a Latino perspective, and talk about the importance of HIV vaccine research from a Latino perspective.

  Next Steps
  For more information, contact Matthew Murguia at (301) 496-0545 or 1b05sched@mail.nih.gov.  

• Miami Community Briefing: HIV Prevention Vaccine Research
  When: November 14, 2003
  Where: Miami, FL
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Individuals from community-based AIDS prevention and service organizations will receive an overview of ongoing HIV prevention vaccine research, including an HIV Vaccine 101 session. Attendees at the NIAID-sponsored community briefing will be able to ask questions related to ongoing research, the importance of minority participation in clinical trials, and how they might be able to incorporate research messages into their prevention and treatment/care activities.

  Next Steps
  For more information, contact Matthew Murguia at (301) 496-0545 or 1b05sched@mail.nih.gov.  

• Bridging the Career Gap for Underrepresented Minority Scientists
  When: November 6–7, 2003
  Where: Bethesda Marriott at Pooks Hill, Bethesda, MD
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  NIAID will be hosting a two-day seminar for minority researchers. The seminar is intended to encourage the exchange of ideas between minority scientists and NIAID scientific staff, impart information on how to apply for research project grants, and acquaint attendees with opportunities and options open to them in biomedical research. The seminar will also provide attendees with an opportunity to meet with NIAID staff members working on the NIH campus and elsewhere, and develop mentorships. The program, which began in 1994, is held every two years.

  Next Steps
  For more information, visit the Web site at www.niaid.nih.gov/ibrp/Bridging_the_Career_Gap.htm, or contact Diane Adger-Johnson at (301) 402-8969 or da15a@nih.gov.  

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