Director’s Regional Meeting 2023 Agenda

The 2023 NIA Director’s Regional Meeting will be held on Nov. 28, 2023, 8:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m. CT at:

Oklahoma State University (OSU)
OSU Center for Health Sciences
Tandy Conference Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma

In partnership with:

• Cherokee Nation
• Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Langston University
• Laureate Institute for Brain Research
• Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
• University of Oklahoma
• OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center
• University of Tulsa

Learn more about the 2023 Director’s Regional Meeting.

Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023

8:15–9 a.m. CT (OSUCHS Tandy Conference Center)

Participant Registration and Check-In opens

9–9:40 a.m. CT (OSUCHS Tandy Conference Center/Hybrid)

Welcome

• Dr. Natasha Bray, dean, Cherokee Nation Campus at OSU, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Blessing

• Mr. Canaan Duncan, deputy secretary of state, Cherokee Nation

Opening Remarks

• Dr. Johnny Stephens, president, OSU Center for Health Sciences
• Dr. Dawn Underwood, SVP research, OSU Center for Health Sciences
• Mr. Bryan Warner, deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation
• Dr. Richard Hodes, director, NIA
• Dr. Patricia Jones, director, Office of Special Populations, NIA

9:40–10:40 a.m. CT (OSUCHS Tandy Conference Center/Hybrid)

NIA Leadership and Career Development/Training Award Opportunities Presentations with clarifying questions

• Dr. Richard Hodes — NIA Overview
• Dr. Sanoj Suneja and Dr. Maria Carranza — Overview of NIA Career Development/Training Award Opportunities

10:40–11:40 a.m. CT (OSUCHS Tandy Conference Center/Hybrid)

Q&A on Training awards with the NIA training officer

11:40 a.m.–12:10 p.m. CT

**Break/Transition/Pick Up Box Lunch**

12:10–1:10 p.m. CT

Division Breakout Discussions (cycle 1)*