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2006 Annual Conference

RAND Cooperation
Santa Monica, Ca
May 17-18, 2006

Agenda

Agenda as of 5-17-2006
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Meeting Location: RAND Santa Monica
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast (Foyer)
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks
Dr. Nicole Lurie, RAND
Dr. Electra Paskett, OSU
Dr. Shobha Srinivasan, NCI
Dr. Ron Abeles, OBSSR
Dr. Fred Tyson, NIEHS
Dr. Georgeanne Patmios, NIA
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Meeting Overview: Dr. Electra Paskett
Session I - Social ( 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.)
Leaders:
Dr. Dick Warnecke & Dr. Electra Paskett
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Center Speakers:
Mira L. Katz, Ph.D., MPH & Amy Ferketich, Ph.D., Ohio State University
"Cancer-Related Lifestyle Factors among Amish and Non-Amish Adults Living in Ohio, Appalachia"
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Richard T. Campbell, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
"Context and Compositional Variables in the Social Environment"
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Outside Speaker:
Beti Thompson, Ph.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
"Understanding Disparities in a Rural Underserved Latino Population: A Multi-Level Approach"
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break
Session II - Physical (11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Leaders:
Dr. Jim Goodwin & Dr. Nicole Lurie
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Center Speakers:
Malcolm Cutchin, Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch
Neighborhood Data from Texas City Project
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Deborah Cohen, Ph.D., RAND
Built Environment on the Parks Project in LA
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Outside Speaker:
Thomas A. Farley, MD., Tulane University
"The Built Environment and Health in New Orleans"
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Working Lunch (Meal fee) - Courtyard
Please select a table with the Research Interest Group you would like to discuss during lunch.*
Session III - Biological (1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Leaders:
Dr. John Flack & Dr. Sarah Gehlert
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Center Speakers:
John Flack, M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine
"Blood Pressure and Vascular Function"
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Funmi Olopade, M.D., University of Chicago Medical Center
"Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression"
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Outside Speaker:
Moshe Szyf, Ph.D., McGill University
"Reversal of Maternal Programming of Stress Responses in Adult Offspring through Methyl Supplementation"
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Break
Session IV - Behavioral (3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Leaders:
Dr. Katherine Tucker & Dr. Tim Rebbeck
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Center Speakers:
Chanita Hughes Halbert, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
"Coping Behaviors Following Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in African American and Caucasian Men"
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Katherine Tucker, Ph.D., Tufts University
Diet-Gene Interaction
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Outside Speaker:
Elva Arredondo, Ph.D., San Diego State University
"Obesity Prevention in Low SES Latino Communities"
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 18, 2005
Meeting Location: Gleacher Center – Meeting Room 200
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Foyer)
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Working Group Leaders - Power Breakfast (Room 1232)
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. NIH Funders Dr. Fred Tyson
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Working Group Reports
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 – 1:00 p.m. Other Steering Committee Business
11:15 – 12:30 p.m. Research Interest Groups (SES)
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Research Interest Groups*
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Wrap-up & Adjournment
Lunch on your own
 
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. NIH Staff & Consultants Meeting (Room 1232)
*Research Interest Groups
  1. Amish
  2. Diet
  3. International Studies
  4. Latino Populations
  5. Neighborhood
  6. Stress " Coping
  7. SES