Concurrent Workshops

Title: NIH Bioinformatics Community Fair

Workshop Description: Do you want to learn about bioinformatics training activities here at NIH? Join us for our morning session to hear from several intramural NIH Bioinformatics and Data Science Training Groups that will describe their training programs and educational activities. Interested to know more about AI activities within intramural NIH? Join us for our afternoon session to learn the basics of AI, followed by a panel discussion on usage of AI here at NIH. This content is suitable for beginners to AI, Bioinformatics and Data Science.

Time: 10:00am–3:00pm

Registration Link: N/A

Location: NIH Library (in-person event only) 

Title: TGF-beta SIG: TGF-b signaling in development, homeostasis, and disease.

Workshop Description: TGF-b was discovered on the NIH campus almost fifty years ago. Since then, there have been many advances into its role in regulating myriad cellular processes intrinsic to development and disease. This workshop will introduce ongoing intramural research into TGF-b super family signaling with the aim of expanding the repertoire of the collaborative interactions amongst cross-cutting research programs.

Registration Link:  Book.xlsx (must be on VPN or local NIH network)

Location: FAES Classroom #3and4 combined (in-person only event)

Title: Health Disparities Interest Group Steering Committee: Oral health for some is not enough, life course approach to oral health

Workshop Description: Oral health is a critical modifiable risk factor for most non-communicable disease processes. Yet, oral health disparities are staggering nationally and globally. Disparities in oral health exist across the lifespan by social and environmental conditions, the social determinants of health, where people are born, live, learn, work, mature and socialize. Identifying and understanding how specific factors, policies and systems shape the conditions of daily life may help inform efforts to address disparities in oral health. This workshop will present a panel of speakers to discuss these issues, with reserved time for open dialogue with the audience on these topics. 

Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/g/XaUv49SvTd

Location: FAES Classroom #6 & Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=55202

Title: NIH Stigma SIG: Why Stigma Matters in Health Research and How to Make a Difference

Workshop Description: Stigma plays a fundamental role in the development and perpetuation of health inequities in the context of a range of diseases including cancer, epilepsy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, mental illness, and obesity. It is a well-documented barrier to health-seeking behavior, engagement in care, and adherence to treatment across a range of health conditions. The workshop will: (1) Describe stigma (multi-dimensional and multilevel) and highlight growing health-related stigma clinical research areas such as global cancer stigma and substance use stigma; (2) Identify stigma-reduction evidence and efforts such as inclusive language guides (e.g., NIH SGMRO’s Culturally Competent Gender-Related Communications (C3) Training Resource, and NIAID’s HIV Language Guide, April 2024); and (3) Discuss how NIH researchers and trainees are addressing stigma through research. Finally, the workshop will end with a social network opportunity to promote cross-cutting ideas and collaborations.

Registration Link: N/A

Location: FAES Classroom # 1 (in-person event only)

Title: All of Us Research Program and the Cohort Analytics Core (CAC)

Workshop Description: The All of Us Research Program is a historic, longitudinal effort to collect and study data from at least one million people living in the United States. The goal of All of Us is to speed up health research discoveries, enabling new kinds of individualized health care. The program aims to reflect the diversity of the United States and to include participants from communities that have been underrepresented in health research in the past. In the All of Us Curated Data Repository, there are about 250,000 participants who have phenotypic data (mostly derived from electronic health records [EHR]) linked to genomic short-read sequencing data. In addition, a growing number of participants have survey responses and Fitbit data, as well as genomic long-read sequencing and structural variant data. 

The Cohort Analytics Core (CAC) at NHGRI uses large-scale cohorts, such as All of Us, to build computable phenotypes for diseases, drug effects, and other health conditions, and to perform genome- and phenome-wide association studies (GWAS and PheWAS). We are hosting this workshop to provide a platform for our collaborators to present their All of Us-related projects, discuss trouble shooting, and explore new potentials. 

1. Introduction to All of Us Research Program and data access

2. Project presentations (10-15 minutes per project)

3. Panel discussion of available data resources and trouble shooting

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Sey67ydyWyrqFg1V7

Location: FAES Classroom #2 and Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://nih.zoomgov.com/j/1601312797?from=addon

Meeting ID: 160 131 2797

Title: Neuropharmacology Interest Group (NPhIG): Bioengineering of reagents to probe neuronal G protein coupled receptor signaling at the membrane and in the cell

Workshop Description: Co-chaired by Neuropharmacology Interest Group charter members Ken Jacobson (NIDDK) and Lee Eiden (NIMH) this workshop features short presentations by recent recruits to the NIH research community on creating high-affinity ligands for neuropeptide GPCRs based on nanobody technology (Ross Cheloha, Ph.D., Acting Chief of the Section on Chemical Biology in Signaling, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, NIDDK) and photoactivatable adenylyl cyclases as in vivo probes for second messenger signaling in the brain (Andrew Lutas, Ph.D., Neuromodulation and Motivation Section, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity Branch, NIDDK). The presentations will be followed by an open discussion of the experimental frontiers opened by the technology discussed by the speakers.

Registration Link: N/A

Location: FAES Classroom #7 (in-person event only)

Title: The NIH Religion, Spirituality, and Health Scientific Interest Group (RSH-SIG)

Workshop Description: The RSH-SIG began at the NIH almost four years ago and has garnered interest from within and outside of the NIH. Our RSH-SIG website showcases our mission, purpose, aims, objectives, and links to many of the talks we’ve hosted. Our workshop will provide an understanding of the purpose and importance of the RSH-SIG, as well as researchers and research institutions conducting research on the intersection of religion, spirituality, and health. We will also share information on how people can join our interest group and become aware of our activities.

Registration Link: https://nih.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeGvqDgpHDqfagwDgQDzAi5NB-Ch5Zc

Location: FAES Classroom #3and4 combined (hybrid, register to get link)

Title: Lab Managers Working Group: NIH FreeStuff Website Tutorial and What is the NIH Laboratory Managers Working Group (LMWG)?

Workshop Description: Come learn about the NIH FreeStuff website and how you can save your lab money. How can you be part of the NIH LMWG? Join us to find out.

Registration Link: N/A

Location: FAES Classroom #2 & https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YmNjNzM5ZTgtN2ExZC00ZjdmLTgwZmYtN2I0MDczMmUwMzA2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2214b77578-9773-42d5-8507-251ca2dc2b06%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22ca6728ff-a97c-4546-acf4-cec20596e7f9%22%7d

Title: Division of International Services (DIS): Continuing Research in the US- Life After NIH

Workshop Description: NIH offers talented scientists from all over the world the opportunity to train at its various Institutes, Centers, and Offices. Many international scientists want to pursue additional research opportunities in the US after completing their training. What are the options? This session will discuss various immigration avenues open to our international population.

Registration Link: N/A

Location: FAES Classroom #1 (in-person event only)

Title: The NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH): Putting Science to Work for the Health of Women

Workshop Description: Established in 1990, the Office of Research on Women's Health is the focal point for women's health research at the National Institutes of Health. For over thirty years, ORWH has collaborated across the NIH and beyond to advance our understanding of sex and gender as factors influencing health and disease, support women in biomedical careers, and stimulate research to improve the health of women.

This session will cover the new NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Research on the Health of Women 2024–2028, which is a comprehensive roadmap that will inform NIH-supported research on various diseases and health conditions that affect women; NIH Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) Policy, including the history and development of the policy; discussion of the latest scientific advances in sex and gender differences in cancer research and autoimmunity; and discussion of the ORWH's support of NIH research scientists through collaboration with the NIH Bench-to-Bedside (BtB) program to improve women's health and through support to the Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) to promote women's career development at NIH.

Time: 1:00pm–3:00pm

Registration Link: https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Te4eGRnMReGp49ZSlpOp_g

Location: FAES Classroom #3and4 combined (in-person event only)

Title: NIH Bethesda and RML Biosafety Officer Team: NIH Biorisk Management: The Online ERS Biological Registration Tool

Workshop Description: Come meet the faces of NIH Biorisk management within the Division of Safety. Learn more about how you can best create, submit for Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) review, and manage your required biological registrations (involving pathogen and recombinant work) at NIH. The new Electronic Registration System (ERS) has some great features we look forward to sharing with you! Contact a biosafety representative any time with registration or system questions at nihbso@mail.nih.gov.

Registration Link: Webinar registration: Please register here.

Location: FAES Classroom #6 (Hybrid event, must register for link)

Title: Reverse Phenotyping Core: Genotype-first Clinical Research Workshop

Workshop Description: The Reverse Phenotyping Core will guide attendees through designing their own genotype-first clinical research project. We will explore the RPC genome browser, which contains exome and genome sequencing data for over 17,000 participants who can be recontacted for NIH clinical research projects. We will discuss how RPC can facilitate participant recontact to test gene-disease associations by performing clinical exams or sample collection under RPC’s protocol or by referring participants to an investigator’s own IRP protocol.

Registration Link: N/A

Location: FAES Classroom #2 and https://nih.zoomgov.com/j/16063067752?pwd=Q3V1T1hJWGRRZFAvMGNwRW5KdGxMZz09

Title: Neurodevelopmental SIG

Workshop Description: The Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) scientific interest group is hosting a seminar talk by Erin Fingleton, a senior graduate student in the lab of Katherine Roche, titled “The NDD-risk gene TRIO mediates axon branch suppression downstream of CRMP2 and Semaphorin3A.” Broadly, the NDD brings together investigators across NIH Institutes studying autism spectrum disorder and related neurogenetic or developmental disorders. The primary goal is to foster collaboration and crosstalk among basic and clinical investigators and to promote translational research in the field. If you are interested in hosting a speaker (investigators, fellows, students, and/or visiting scientists) for the 2024-2025 year - please reach out to Kate McDaniel (kate.mcdaniel@nih.gov)!

Registration Link: N/A

Location: FAES Classroom #1 (Hybrid Event: https://brown.zoom.us/j/95730843149)

Title: SIG: Patent Law, Industry, & Technology Transfer Interest Group: ‘From Postdoc to Paycheck’

Workshop Description: In this session we'll hear three former NIH intramural fellows tell their stories of how they made their transition from being a trainee to getting their first job in industry after their post-doc or other fellowship

Registration Link: N/A

Location: FAES Classroom #6 (in-person event only)