Tuesday, June 18, 2019 to Wednesday, June 19, 2019 (registration required)
NIH Building 38A, Lister Hill Center Auditorium
Electronic health records (EHRs) are increasingly ubiquitous in health care systems and offer new opportunities for clinical research into the effectiveness of medical interventions and discovery science to improve healthcare processes and outcomes. This conference will address the transformative potential of using electronic health records in biomedical and health sciences research. Presentations and discussion topics include the research potential of EHRs; new technologies for expanding research use of EHRs; innovative tools for the study of health data; and public perceptions about the use of electronic health data in research. The conference, which is co-sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM), will bring together key stakeholders including government, researchers, academia, and industry.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 8:30 am to Thursday, June 20, 2019, 1:00 pm (Registration Required)
Natcher Conference Center (NIH Building 45), Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
It has been well established that social determinants of health, including language barriers and culture, impact the acceptance and use of preventive services among minority populations and in people with low socioeconomic status. However, limitations in the available data, insufficient evidence, and research gaps present challenges to the science of developing recommendations to increase the use of preventive services among specific groups. More research is required to understand the root causes of disparities in the use of preventive services, and disparities in patient acceptance of preventive recommendations, and how barriers can be addressed through provider and community interventions. Additional areas for research include the role of health care systems to improve adoption and implementation of preventive services, and prospects for applying new technologies and communication innovations to close disparities gaps.
This Pathways to Prevention (P2P) workshop will assess the available scientific evidence on achieving health equity in the use of clinical preventive services in a health care setting, focusing on the three leading causes of death in the United States: cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. The topics this workshop will specifically address include impediments and barriers to the adoption, promotion, and implementation of evidence-based preventive services to reduce health disparities, as well as the effectiveness of health information technologies, digital enterprises, and health care organizations to address those issues.
The workshop is free and open to the public, and is designed for researchers, practitioners, and other professionals interested in clinical preventive services in a health care setting and issues of health equity. Registration is required, and attendees can join either in person or via NIH VideoCast (in-person attendance is strongly encouraged).
Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (reception to follow)
NIH Clinical Center (Building 10), Masur Auditorium
The final talk in this year's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series (WALS) will be given by Sandra L. Wolin, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of the RNA Biology Laboratory in the NIH's National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Noncoding RNAs play critical roles in the metabolism of all cells. The Wolin laboratory studies how noncoding RNAs function, how cells recognize and degrade defective noncoding RNAs, and how failure to degrade these RNAs affects cell function and contributes to human disease. Their studies revealed new mechanisms by which defective RNAs are targeted for degradation and new classes of noncoding RNAs. Most recently, their work has contributed to a novel theory for how the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus may be triggered in genetically susceptible individuals.
Thursday, June 27, 2019, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (registration required)
NIH Clinical Center (Building 10), Masur Auditorium
The Division of Intramural Research at the NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) will host a scientific symposium to mark the launch of the NINR-led Symptom Science Center, a trans-NIH resource for the scientific community. The event will feature a keynote address from NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research, Dr. Michael Gottesman, as well as an introduction to the Symptom Science Center and scientific panels on cancer-related symptoms; patient-reported outcomes and symptom science at the NIH Clinical Center; and symptom clusters in concussions. There will also be a poster session to highlight the innovative research conducted by NIH intramural researchers and trainees.
Monday, July 8, 2019, 3:20 pm (register by July 7)
NIH Natch Conference Center (Building 45)
The NIH Glycobiology Interest Group (GBIG), with support from the NIH Office of Intramural Research, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), and the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES), will hold its twelfth annual NIH & FDA-wide Glycosciences Research Day on July 8.
This event will explore a broad range of aspects of the glycosciences; promote communication and interaction among intramural laboratories, as well as with researchers from local universities; and facilitate collaboration. The meeting will include morning and afternoon platform sessions, poster sessions, and a mentoring and networking luncheon that will afford students and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to speak one-on-one with invited speakers, researchers from the NIH and FDA intramural laboratories, and NIH extramural program directors who handle glycosciences-related grant portfolios.
Monday, July 15, 2019 to Thursday, July 18, 2019 (registration required)
NIH main campus, Bethesda, MD
The NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Boot Camp is an intensive research training course designed to increase the research capability of graduate students, faculty, and clinicians. The 2019 Boot Camp, titled “Precision Health: Smart Technologies, Smart Health,” will address digital health data and technologies that enable “smart health” and improved patient outcomes. The course will cover the state-of-the-art of digital health, including the use of wearables, sensors, and virtual/augmented reality; the use of -omics data in health care; and the creation of an interactive system for using health data. Participants will also discuss strategies for research and identify opportunities for and challenges to using digital health, in addition to sharing knowledge and experiences with leaders in the field.
Speakers will include nationally and internationally known experts from NIH and academic institutions across the United States. Graduate students, faculty, and clinicians who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. are eligible to attend.
Registration for Boot Camp will open April 1, 2019. Due to the high level of interest and limited number of spots, we kindly ask that registrants plan to attend the full program.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 8:45 am to 2:45 pm (registration required)
NIH Natcher Conference Center (Building 45)
The NIH Graduate and Professional School Fair will provide an opportunity for NIH summer interns (especially those in college) and NIH postbacs, as well as other college students in the DC area, to prepare for the next step in their careers by exploring educational programs leading to the Ph.D., M.D., D.D.S., M.D./Ph.D., and other graduate and professional degrees. More than 200 outstanding colleges and universities from across the U.S. will be sending representatives of their graduate schools, medical and dental schools, schools of public health, and other biomedically relevant programs to the Fair in the hopes of recruiting NIH trainees.
The day will also include workshops on getting to graduate and professional school, M.D./Ph.D. programs, interviewing, and careers in public health, psychology, and dentistry. Exhibits will be open from 9:45 am to 1:45 pm.
Registration is required for this event.
Monday, August 12, 2019 to Friday, August 16, 2019 (apply by March 22)
NIH main campus, Bethesda, Maryland
The four-day Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI), hosted by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), aims to support the research career development of promising minority health/health disparities research scientists early in their careers and stimulate research in the disciplines supported by health disparities science.
The program will feature lectures on minority health and health disparities research, small group discussions, mock grant review, and seminars. Institute participants will also have the opportunity to meet with NIH scientific staff engaged in related health disparities research across the various NIH Institutes and Centers.
Lectures and seminars will include etiology of health disparities, methods and measurement, intervention and implementation research. Participants will receive consultation on the development of research interests into an application – R21, R01, K award, as well as consultation on research strategies and methodologies for proposed studies, and opportunities to meet with NIMHD and other NIH program officials.
Thursday, September 26, 2019, 8:15 am to Friday, September 27, 2019, 5:15 pm (register by September 16)
NIH Natcher Conference Center (Building 45)
This two-day symposium will bring together experts from around the world to review advances in our understanding of how mitochondrial structure, function, and interactions within the cell contribute to diseases and aging and to highlight recent progress made with animal models and therapeutic interventions. While mitochondria have long been known for their energy-providing roles, researchers are uncovering more and more cellular processes in which these organelles are crucial. We have come to recognize just how deeply mitochondria can impact human health, but our understanding still has a long way to go. It is essential that we continue to advance our knowledge of mitochondria as part of the integrated cell as well as in animal and disease models. A better conception of the underlying regulatory mechanisms is critical to developing truly effective therapies.
The field of mitochondrial research is as fast-moving as it is promising. By attending the fifth-annual National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) symposium on mitochondrial biology, you are staying abreast of the latest advances in the field! The deadline to register online for this event is September 16, 2019.
Monday, October 28, 2019 to Tuesday, October 29, 2019 (registration required)
NIH Clinical Center (Building 10), Masur Auditorium
This Special Conference on Tumor Metabolism, organized by the Liver Cancer Program at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Cancer Research (CCR), will bring together experts in the multidisciplinary field of liver cancer to update on research progress and future directions, with a focus on tumor metabolism. The meeting will also foster collaboration and team science among various disciplines of liver cancer research including epidemiology and translational science.
Abstracts for consideration as poster presentations are welcome and due by 11:59 p.m. on June 28, 2019.
Thursday, November 14, 2019 to Friday, November 15, 2019 (registration required)
NIH Natcher Conference Center (Building 45), Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
The mission of the Center of Excellence in Chromosome Biology (CECB) is to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms involved in chromosome function; how aberrations in chromosomes and chromatin lead to disease; and how these defects can be corrected. Towards achieving that mission, this symposium brings together scientists in the fields of chromatin and chromosome biology, with the focus on stem cells, cell development, aging, and cancer. We hope this symposium offers you an opportunity to learn more about the current status of chromosome structure and function in development and disease, to share your research, and to discuss the use and implications of these advances for clinical applications.
The deadline to submit an abstract for poster presentations is October 18, 2019.
Online registration is free and open to all. The deadline to register is October 31, 2019.
