{"id":35936,"date":"2010-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/01\/21\/nia-regional-meeting-set-for-april-8-at-unmc\/"},"modified":"2010-01-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T06:00:00","slug":"nia-regional-meeting-set-for-april-8-at-unmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/01\/21\/nia-regional-meeting-set-for-april-8-at-unmc\/","title":{"rendered":"NIA regional meeting set for April 8 at UNMC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>The National Institute of Aging will sponsor a regional meeting at UNMC on Thursday, April 8 designed to highlight grant support mechanisms and new science initiative. <\/p>\n<p>The all-day meeting is free and those wishing to register can do so <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/NewsAndEvents\/DirectorsRegional2010.htm\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> until March 25.   <\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"260\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"B1D1E2\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nPresenters<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nPresenters at the meeting will include:<br \/>\n<UL><LI>Marie Bernard, M.D., deputy director of the NIA;<br \/>\n<LI>J. Taylor Harden, Ph.D., assistant to the director for special populations;<br \/>\n<LI>Robin Barr, D.Phil., director of extramural activities;<br \/>\n<LI>Sidney Stahl, Ph.D., chief of the Individual Behavioral Processes Branch; and<br \/>\n<LI>Steven Snyder, Ph.D., deputy director of the Division of Neuroscience.<\/UL><br \/>\n<\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>&#8220;This is a tremendous opportunity for faculty and students to learn about potential avenues in aging research, Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and health disparities among older adults, as well as for individuals interested in developing the careers of underserved and underrepresented investigators,&#8221; said M. 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