Advancing the (NIH) Funding Success of Scientists from URiA Groups

NORC Initiative to Advance the Careers of Researchers from Groups Underrepresented in Academia (URiA)

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The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs), supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), host an initiative to identify the barriers and challenges to success of scientists from URiA groups and to identify actionable strategies to overcome these challenges. The goal is to provide specific recommendations to improve equity and inclusion for the NORCs, NORC-associated institutional leadership, and scientific societies such as the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and The Obesity Society (TOS). Each event is from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Central). And all sessions will be recorded and widely distributed through NORCs, NIDDK, the American Society of Nutrition, The Obesity Society, and other interested groups.

Advancing the (NIH) Funding Success of Scientists from URiA Groups

Moderator: Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FTOS
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Director of Diversity, Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard
Director of External Consultative Care, MGH Weight Center
Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School

Speaker: Barriers to obtaining NIH funding for URiAs – Jean Lud Cadet, MD
Senior Investigator
Chief Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch
Chief, Molecular Neuropsychiatry Section
NIH/ NIDA IRP

Speaker: Policy-based solutions to improve funding outcomes for URiAs – E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD
John B. Stokes III Chair in Diabetes Research
Director, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center
Professor, Medicine, Biochemisty and Biomedical Engineering
Francois M. Abboud Chair in Internal Medicine
Chair/Department Executive Officer, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Iowa