2024 NIH Distinguished Scholars Program

2024 Symposium of the NIH Distinguished Scholars Program, Part 1: This session will feature research talks by Distinguished Scholars. (Lipsett)

Moderator: Yogen Kanthi, M.D., NHLBI (2020)

Speakers:

• Angela Ballesteros, Ph.D., NIDCD (2022)
  • "Structural and Functional Insights into the MechanoElectrical Transduction Channel Essential for Hearing" 
• Jacqueline B. Vo, Ph.D., R.N., M.P.H., NCI/DCEG (2023)
  • "Treatment-related Cardiovascular Disease and Health Inequities among Breast Cancer Survivors"
• Rosa Nguyen, M.D., Ph.D., NCI/CCR (2023)
  • “Immunotherapies for Pediatric Neuroblastoma: From the Bench to the Bedside”
• Diana Monteiro, Ph.D., NCI/CCR (2023)
  • “Protein Crystallography as a Gateway for Drug Discovery”
• Minkyo Song, M.D., Ph.D., NIA (2023)
  • “Immunoepidemiology of Autoimmunity and Aging”
• Manu Platt, Ph.D., NIBIB (2023)
  • “Dynamic Interplay between Biomechanics and Biochemistry in Sickle Cell Disease Large Artery Damage”

• Florencia Pratto, Ph.D., NIDDK (2023)

  • “Multilayered Control of Recombination and Diversity in the Mammalian Germline”

  https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54955

2024 Symposium of the NIH Distinguished Scholars Program, Part 2: This session will feature research talks by Distinguished Scholars and the introduction of the 2024 class of Distinguished Scholars. (Lipsett)

Moderator: Silvia Lopez-Guzman, M.D., Ph.D., NIMH (2021)

Speakers:

• Yukiko Asada, Ph.D., CC (2023)
  • “FairLab: What Makes a Good Life Study”
• Ramya Ramaswami, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., NCI/CCR (2023)
  • “Broadening Horizons: A Breast Cancer Drug Demonstrates Activity in Kaposi Sarcoma”
• Sarah S. Jackson, Ph.D., M.P.H., NCI/DCEG (2023)
  • “Cancer among Transgender and Gender Expansive Individuals”
• Tijana Ivanovic, Ph.D., NIAID (2023)
  • "Phenotypic Diversity in Viral Evolution"
• Julieta Lischinsky, Ph.D., NIEHS (2023)
  • "Hardwired to Attack: Uncovering the Developmental and Cellular Mechanisms for Social Behaviors in the Limbic System”
• Augustin Luna, Ph.D., NLM (2023)
  • "Integrative Modeling of Drug Response & Resistance Using Big Data & Network Pharmacology"

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54957

2024 Distinguished Scholars Introductions (Lipsett)

Moderator: Urbain Weyemi, Ph.D., NCI/CCR (2022)

Scholars:

• Victoria Acosta-Rodriguez, Ph.D., NIA
• Philip P. Adams, Ph.D., NIAID
• Farran Briggs, Ph.D., NEI
• Leah Cook, Ph.D., NCI CCR
• Valerie Darcey, Ph.D., NIDDK
• Ifechukwude Ebenuwa, M.D., M.H.Sc., NIDDK
• Rajula Elango, Ph.D., NIEHS
• Nicole Farmer, M.D., CC
• Carlos Ferreira, M.D., NICHD
• Allison Herman, Ph.D., NIA
• Rasika Mathias, Sc.D., NIAID
• Amreen Mughal, Ph.D., NINDS
• Joe Nguyen, D.D.S, Ph.D., NCI CCR
• Camila Odio, M.D., NIAID
• Indira Turney, Ph.D., NIA

Closing remarks: Marie A. Bernard, M.D., Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity