The National Institutes of Health (NIH) campuses host a variety of events that inform, challenge, and unite the biomedical research community. IRP investigators lead or participate in many of these events, and they regularly present their work at scientific conferences at the NIH and around the world. We invite you to learn about (and possibly join us in) some of our upcoming events. Unless otherwise noted, times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The ADRD Summit 2025 will be held virtually on April 29, April 30, and June 2.The Summit provides an opportunity for public comments and discussions to help shape future recommendations for ADRD research priorities.
The ADRD Summits complement the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summits, and the National Research Summits on Care, Services, and Supports. These summits are coordinated planning efforts that respond to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, first released in 2012 and now updated annually. The conferences set national research recommendations that reflect critical scientific priorities for research on Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD).
The ADRD Summit 2025 will address research priorities for Alzheimer's disease-related dementias, including frontotemporal degeneration, Lewy body, multiple etiology dementias, and vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia, along with broader cross-cutting areas. Significant portions of the Summit will be dedicated to public comment on the updated draft research recommendations. The Summit will conclude with a review of the highlights from the sessions and summary of the major themes from the public comments. Based on input received at the Summit, the recommendations will be revised and presented to the NINDS Council for approval. Approved recommendations will become research milestones in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease.
Registration is required. Please register by April 29, 2025.
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most aggressive and treatment-resistant form of lung cancer, affecting over 30,000 individuals in the U.S. each year. Despite initial responses to therapy, the disease rapidly relapses in most patients, with fewer than 5 percent surviving beyond five years. SCLC is characterized by extreme tumor heterogeneity, comprising a dynamic mix of neuroendocrine (NE) and non-neuroendocrine (non-NE) cell populations, which enables tumor cells to adopt diverse phenotypic identities, fueling both metastatic spread and therapeutic resistance.
Dr. Thomas will discuss how both tumor-intrinsic factors, such as extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) amplification, and tumor-extrinsic influences from the microenvironment shape SCLC cell states. Ongoing work includes mapping the site-specific evolution of SCLC metastases using data from a unique cohort of rapid autopsy patients. He will highlight the reverse translation approach to understanding tumor biology and advancing treatments that leverages real-time clinical data, personalized patient care, and high-resolution tumor profiling.
During this full-day event, NIH intramural postbac research fellows gather to share their research with each other, the broader NIH community, and other attendees visiting NIH. If you are a current NIH postbac, Postbac Poster Day is your opportunity to share the research you have been doing at NIH and practice your communication and networking skills. Whether you are new to NIH or have been here for a while, we encourage all postbacs to take advantage of this opportunity to present your work.
Masur Auditorium, NIH Clinical Center (Building 10)
Biomedical science is in the early phase of a technological revolution, driven in large part by innovations in deep learning neural network architecture and availability of computational power. These cutting-edge techniques are being applied to every sub-field of the biological sciences, and with novel ground-breaking advancements arriving every week it is challenging for researchers to stay up to speed on what is available and possible.
This one-day in-person NIH AI Symposium will bring together researchers from a broad range of disciplines to share their AI-related research, with the goal of disseminating the newest AI research, providing an opportunity to network, and to cross-pollinate ideas across disciplines in order to advance AI research in biomedicine. We welcome all NIH researchers who are interested in AI, from novices to experts.
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