July 31

NOTE: Authors should be consulted before photographing posters and presentations during the NIGMS 2019 TWD Program Directors' Meeting.


6:00A - 8:00A "DMV Dining” - Breakfast On Your Own
7:30A - 6:00P TWD 2019 Management Desk Open Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer – Alcove C 8:00A – 9:30A Message from The Directors Dr. Jon Lorsch, NIH/NIGMS Dr. Alison Gammie, NIH/NIGMS Location: Salon D&E
9:30A – 11:30A Make Your Program Evaluation SMART by Aligning Objectives and Measures of Success Dr. Nancy Moreno, Baylor College of Medicine Moderator: Dr. Michael Sesma, NIH/NIGMS Location: Salon B&C
9:30A – 11:30A Better Outcomes & Greater Efficiency: Evaluation and Assessment in T32 Programs Dr. Bennett Goldberg, Northwestern Univ. Moderator: Dr. John Laffan, NIH/NIGMS Location: Salon G&H 11:30A – 12:00P Bethesda North Marriott- Sponsored Beverage Break Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer 11:30A – 1:00P “DMV Dining” – Lunch On Your Own 1:00P – 2:30P Employing Evidence-based Practices for Training, Mentoring and Disseminating Outcomes Dr. Elizabeth Watkins, UC San Francisco Dr. Erin Dolan, Univ. of Georgia Dr. Christine Pfund, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Moderator: Dr. Kenneth Gibbs, Jr., NIH/NIGMS Location: Salon B&C
1:00P – 2:30P Focusing on Technical, Operational, and Professional Skills Development Dr. Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, Ciencia PR Dr. Sarah Goodwin, iBiology, Inc. Dr. Angela DePace, Harvard Medical School Moderator: Dr. Mercedes Rubio, NIH/NIGMS Location: Salon G&H 2:30P – 3:45P Developing Holistic Approaches to Admissions Dr. Joshua Hall, UNC Chapel Hill Dr. Roger Chalkley, Vanderbilt Univ. Dr. Marenda Wilson-Pham, Rush Univ. Moderator: Dr. Anissa Brown, NIH/NIGMS Location: Salon B&C
2:30P – 3:45P Implementing Curricular Changes Dr. Susan Strome, UC Santa Cruz Dr. Melanie M. Cooper, Michigan State Univ. Moderator: Dr. Desirée Salazar, NIH/NIGMS Location: Salon G&H 3:45P – 4:15P Bethesda North Marriott- Sponsored Beverage Break Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer 4:15P – 5:30P Promise and Peril in Higher Education: Building an Equitable, Creative, Prosperous and Sustainable Future through Socially- Directed Science and Technology Dr. Christine Ortiz, MIT Moderator: Dr. Shiva Singh, NIH/NIGMS Location: Salon D&E 5:30P – 7:00P TWD Poster Session B & Networking Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer & Salon A 7:00P – until “DMV Dining” – Dinner On Your Own