NIH Research Festival
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2024 NIH Distinguished Scholars Program
NIH Distinguished Scholars Program
A Cohort Model for Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion of Principal Investigators in the NIH Intramural Research Program
Overview
The NIH Distinguished Scholars Program (DSP) aims to build a more inclusive community within the NIH Intramural Research Program by facilitating the recruitment and career development of principal investigators who have a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the biomedical research workforce. The program intends to recruit a cohort of up to 15 investigators from diverse backgrounds each year and to provide the investigators with mentoring and other professional development activities that foster research and career success. Selection for the program is competitive and is prestigious recognition of outstanding accomplishments both in scientific research and in promoting diversity and inclusion.
For more info please visit: https://diversity.nih.gov/act/NIH-distinguished-scholars-program
This will be held in Bldg. 10, in the Lipsett Amphitheater.
Monday, September 23, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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”
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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"
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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
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