DynamIc balance
in research And teachinG
Preliminary Program
Time
Event
Location
2:00pm – 8:00pm
Hyatt Regency Riverwalk – Ballroom Level
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Opening Reception
Entertainment by Margarite Farias, Harpist
Monte Vista Strings
Regency Foyer
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Opening Banquet
Welcome
Jim Lechleiter
Co-Program Director, SABER•IRACDA Program
Entertainment
Grupo Folklorico de Bendiciones
Regency Ballroom
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Keynote Address
Alison Gammie
Director, Training, Workforce Development & Diversity (TWD) Division, NIGMS, NIH
“Diversifying the Biomedical Research Workforce”
Regency Ballroom
9:00pm – 11:55pm
Ice Breakers
Regency Ballroom
Time
Event
Location
7:30am – 7:00pm
Hyatt Regency Riverwalk – Ballroom Level
7:30am – 8:30am
Regency Foyer & Ballroom
8:30am – 9:00am
Announcements and Introductions
Welcome
William Henrich
President, UT Health San Antonio
Regency Ballroom
9:00am – 10:00am
Plenary I
Sharon Milgram
Director, Office of Intramural Education & Training (OITE), NIH
“Well-being and Work-life Balance”
Regency Ballroom
10:00am – 10:15am
Regency Foyer
10:15am – 11:45am
Breakout Session I (1-5)
Breakout 1
Sharon Milgram
“Well-being and Work-life Balance”
Live Oak
Breakout 2
Ruth Gotian
“Don’t Let Mentoring Burn You Out!”
Blanco-Llano
Breakout 3
Bruce Mandt
“Test Writing Workshop: Improving Your Assessment Items with HMMI BioInteractive”
Pecan
Breakout 4
Rebecda Orr and Candace Wicks
“A Call to Action – Addressing the Research Climate Crisis”
Nueces-Frio
Breakout 5
Brandy Pickens (PennPORT Alumna)
“Partnerships with US EPA: Enhancing Environmental Science Education and Research Opportunities for HBCU Students”
Pecos
11:45am – 12:45pm
Lunch / Networking
Hill Country Level
11:45am – 12:45pm
IRACDA Program Directors Annual Meeting
Chula Vista
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Breakout Session II (6-9)
Breakout 6
Tammy Collins
“Tips on Applying for a K99/R00 Award vs a Career Award at the Scientific Interface (CASI) and other Funding Opportunities from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF)”
Pecan
Breakout 7
Christopher Volpe
“Communicating Science to Diverse Audiences”
Nueces-Frio
Breakout 8
Nicquet Blake and Ericka Boone
“Imposter Fears: Unmasking Reinforcers to Reclaim (and Affirm) Professional Esteem and Career Growth”
Live Oak
Breakout 9
Kristine Grayson
“Integrating Videos and Data into Teaching Case Studies with HHMI BioInteractive”
Blanco-Llano
2:30pm – 2:45pm
Regency Foyer
2:45pm – 3:45pm
Plenary II
Derek Bruff
Visiting Associate Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Mississippi
“Artificial Intelligence in Learning: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly”
Regency Ballroom
3:45pm – 4:00pm
Refreshments / Coffee Break
Regency Foyer
4:00pm – 5:15pm
Garden Terrace
5:15pm – 6:30pm
Garden Terrace
From 7:00pm
Time
Event
Location
7:30am – 2:30pm
Hyatt Regency Riverwalk – Ballroom Level
7:30am – 8:30am
Continental Breakfast
Regency Foyer
8:30am – 9:45am
Announcements
Plenary III
Beth Meyerand
Vice-Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Professor of Biomedical Engineering
“Mentoring in a Post COVID World”
Regency Ballroom
9:45am – 10:00am
Coffee Break
Regency Foyer
10:00am – 11:30am
Breakout Session III (10-15)
Breakout 10
Krista Wojdak and Peter Doolittle
“Five Strategies for Building an Active Learning Course from the Ground Up”
Live Oak
Breakout 11
Rachell Booth
“Inclusive Pedagogy in the Undergraduate Classroom”
Nueces-Frio
Breakout 12
Carrie McNeil and Elizabeth Eich
“What You Need to Know about Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)”
Blanco-Llano
Breakout 14
Shakira Nelson and Edgardo Falcón Morales
“Overview of Funding Opportunities for Postdocs and Faculty Available Through NIGMS TWD Division”
Pecan
Breakout 15
Marla Hertz
“From Chaos to Clarity: Creating Effective Research Data Management Plans”
Pecos
11:30am – 11:45am
Coffee Break
Regency Foyer
11:45am – 12:45pm
IRACDA Alumni Career Discussion Panel
Regency Ballroom
- Rheaclare Fraser-Spears
SABER (UT Health San Antonio) - Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe
MERIT (UAB)
- Marla Hertz
MERIT (UAB)
- Anel Lizcano
San Diego IRACDA (UCSD)
- Brandy S. Pickens
PennPORT (U Penn)
12:45pm – 2:00pm
Lunch/Networking
Regency Foyer
12:45pm – 2:00pm
Partner Institutions Program Coordinators Meeting
Chula Vista
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Program Administrators Meeting
TBD
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Free Time
4:20pm – 5:00pm
Travel to McNay Museum
4:15pm – 4:45pm
Load Buses
Hyatt Regency Riverwalk
5:15pm – 8:30pm
IRACDA 2023 Closing Reception
McNay Art Museum
5:15pm – 6:30pm
Cocktail Reception
Ray Tamez, Spanish Guitar, Monte Vista Strings
Courtyard
Gallery Viewing
Tobin Gallery
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Banquet & Awards Ceremony
8:30pm – 9:15pm
Load Buses and Travel Back to Hyatt Regency Riverwalk
