Inaugural Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation Program
Annual Grantees Conference
Bethesda Marriott Hotel — 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD
Event Schedule
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| 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM | General Session I & Opening Building a First Community Panel Discussion |
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4:00 PM – 4:15 PM |
Welcome & Introduction |
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| Speaker | Elizabeth O. Ofili, MD, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine |
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4:15 PM – 5:15 PM |
Building a FIRST Community Panel Discussion |
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| Moderator | Cheryl Anne Boyce, PhD
National Institute of Health (NIH) |
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| Panelists | Camila Coelho, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
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| Victor Buitron, PhD
Florida State University |
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| Shaila Musharoff, PhD, MS
Cornell University |
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| Ariana Stickel, PhD
San Diego State University |
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| Taylor L. Buchanan, PhD
University of Alabama Birmingham / Tuskegee University Partnership |
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| Luis Arturo Valdez, PhD, MPH
Drexel University |
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| 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM | General Session II Cluster Specific Mingling |
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| Facilitators | Emma K.T. Benn, DrPH
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
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| Maria Luisa Zúñiga, PhD
San Diego State University |
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| 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Welcome Reception | |
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| 8:00 AM – 10:15 AM | General Session III Day 2 Overview, Keynote, and Panel Discussion |
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| Welcome & Overview of Day | Elizabeth O. Ofili, MD, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine |
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| Moderator | Emma K.T. Benn, DrPH
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
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| Opening Remarks | Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD
National Institutes of Health |
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| Douglas M. Sheeley, ScD
NIH Office of Strategic Coordination |
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| Douglas R. Lowy, MD
National Cancer Institutes |
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| Monica Webb Hooper, PhD
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
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| Introduction of Keynote | Maria Luisa Zúñiga, PhD
San Diego State University |
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| Keynote Speaker | Marie A. Bernard, MD
Scientific Workforce Diversity National Institutes of Health |
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| Moderated Panel Discussion / Q&A | Brian M. Rivers, PhD, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine |
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| Instructions for Parallel Breakouts | Pamela K. Keel, PhD
Florida State University |
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| 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Parallel Programming Breakout 1 FIRST Grantee Awardee Parallel Session |
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| 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Parallel Programming Breakout 2 FIRST Faculty Parallel Session |
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| 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | General Session IV Summary, Next Steps, and Adjournment |
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| Rapporteur – FIRST Grantee Awardees | Pamela K. Keel, PhD
Florida State University |
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| Rapporteur – FIRST Faculty | Kofoworola D.A. Williams, PhD, MPH
Drexel University |
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| Adjournment | Elizabeth O. Ofili, MD, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine |
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| 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Parallel Programming Breakout 1 FIRST Grantee Awardee Parallel Session |
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM |
FIRST Program Milestones and Progress |
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| Coordination and Evaluation Center | Elizabeth O. Ofili, MD, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine |
Cohort 2 Grantee Institutions |
| Moderator | Raegan W. Durant, MD, MPH
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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| Institute Presenters | Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH
Northwestern University |
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| Elena Martinez, PhD
University of California, San Diego |
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| William LaCourse, PhD
University of Maryland Baltimore County |
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| Jane Ellen Smith, PhD
University of New Mexico |
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| Irene Salinas Remiro, PhD
University of New Mexico |
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| Angela D. Liese, PhD, MPH
University of South Carolina |
Cohort 1 Grantee Institutions |
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| Moderators | Angela D. Liese, PhD, MPH
University of South Carolina |
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| Elena Martinez, PhD
University of California, San Diego |
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| Institute Presenters | Yael M. Levitte, PhD
Cornell University |
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| Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH
Drexel University |
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| Frank Wong, PhD
Florida State University |
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| Emma K.T. Benn, DrPH
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
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| Maria Luisa Zúñiga, PhD
San Diego State University |
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| Mona Fouad, MD, MPH
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Working Group Sessions: Making Excellence Inclusive |
| Moderators | Elizabeth O. Ofili, MD, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine |
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| Linda Pololi, MD
Brandeis University |
Making Excellence Inclusive: Working Group Breakout |
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| Facilitator | Avery August, PhD
Cornell University |
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| Rapporteur | Elena Martinez, PhD
University of California, San Diego |
Data & Evaluation Working Group |
| Facilitator | Daniel F.K. Sarpong, PhD
Yale University |
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| Rapporteur | Nihal E. Mohamed, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
Faculty Development Working Group |
| Facilitator | Irene Salinas Remiro, PhD
University of New Mexico |
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| Rapporteur | Eugenia Millender, PhD, RN
Florida State University |
Working Group Reporting Out |
| 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Parallel Programming Breakout 2 FIRST Faculty Parallel Session |
10:30 AM – 11:50 AM |
FIRST Faculty Community Building Workshop |
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| Facilitator | Yulia A. Levites Strekalova, PhD, MBA
University of Florida |
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Work-Life Integration and Well-Being in the Academy |
| Moderator | Susanna A. McColley, MD
Northwestern University |
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
FIRST Faculty Professional Development |
| Moderators | Rina Das, PhD
National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities |
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| Jessica M. Calzola, PhD
National Cancer Institute |
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| Presenters | Ruibai Luo, PhD
National Cancer Institute |
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| Yuki Lama, PhD, MPH
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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| Conrad Mallia, PhD
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
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| Melissa M. Smarr, PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
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| Deborah E. Linares, PhD, MA
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
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| Lauren Ullrich, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
Finding Success as a NIH Funding Researcher |
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| Moderators | Gina Roussos, PhD
National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities |
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| Michelle D. Jones-London, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
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| Presenters | Ruibai Luo, PhD
National Cancer Institute |
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| Conrad Mallia, PhD
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
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| Melissa M. Smarr, PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
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| Deborah E. Linares, PhD, MA
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
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| Lauren Ullrich, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
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