The Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards
In Aging Research Program
2015 Annual Meeting
Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center
October 21 – 24, 2015
DRAFT AGENDA AS OF 07/17/15
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
John A. Hartford Foundation – Change AGEnts update
Marcus Escobedo, Program Officer, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Rachael Watman, Senior Program Officer, The John A. Hartford
Foundation
An overview and update will be provided of the offerings of the
Hartford Change AGEnts Initiative by walking participants through the
Change AGEnts web site and online platform and introducing them to
Beeson Change AGEnts who have benefited from various
opportunities of the Initiative. This will be an interactive and
discussion-driven session designed to get input from the audience to
further refine the Hartford Change AGEnts programming.
4:00 p.m.
Hotel Check-in Time
4:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Registration
5:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Reception
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Welcome
Tom Gill, representatives from AFAR, Hartford and NIA –
Introduction of New Scholars
Keynote address:
Luigi Ferrucci, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Investigator
NIA Scientific Director
Chief, Longitudinal Studies Section
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Dinner
Thursday, October 22, 2015
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
NIA Intermural Program
A discussion about the NIA intramural program, especially potential
opportunities for collaboration with extramural investigators.
Luigi Ferruci, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Investigator
NIA Scientific Director
Chief, Longitudinal Studies Section
Michele Mielke, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Jennifer Schrack, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Graduating Scholars Presentations: Group 1
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
How to Enhance your Productivity
Time Management Basics and Work/Life balance
Susan R. Johnson, Thriving Amidst Chaos
http://susanrjohnson.com/
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Free time/Mentoring Activities/General Poster Viewing
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Data Blitz!
The academic equivalent of speed dating – a fast-track vehicle to
understand research and possible synergies with others. Each session
involves a research theme, with current scholars each presenting their
research in five minutes or less – the time limit will be strictly
enforced. The presentations will be followed by a group discussion.
Groups will be arranged by content area.
4:45 – 6:45 p.m.
Poster Session and Reception
Presenters are encouraged to include a box or flyer on their poster board to
discuss research questions and encourage collaborations. Please remove
your poster at the conclusion of the session.
6:45 – 9:00 p.m.
Dinner
Friday, October 23, 2015
7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Note: A private breakfast meeting for the Program Advisory Committee and other
invited participants will be held in TBD from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Succeeding in Changing Times: Navigating changing academic
environment.
When to change institutions, is tenure worth anything, how to best
advance your career.
Harvey Cohen, M.D.
Walter Kempner Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for the Study of Aging
Duke University Medical Center
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Graduating Scholars Presentations: Group 2
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Graduating Scholars Presentations: Group 3
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Twitter to Tenure: Using Social Media to Enhance Your Academic
Career
Alex Smith, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.
twitter: @AlexSmithMD, Blog: GeriPal
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
University of California, San Francisco
3:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Free Time/ Mentoring Activities/Optional group activity (house
tour?)
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Dinner
Saturday, October 24, 2015
7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Adjourn
12:00 p.m.
Hotel Check-Out time