“This session will feature presentations from across the region focusing on program development and evaluation for INBRE programs. The content will be applicable to all IDeA program administrators and evaluators. The session will include an opportunity to attendees to ask questions and share their successes and challenges with program administration and evaluation.”
Chair: Laura Lessard (DE)
- 1:00 pm – 1:05 pm
“Introduction”
Laura Lessard, PhD, MPH. Interim Program Coordinator, Delaware INBRE. University of Delaware faculty, Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition - 1:05 pm – 1:20 pm
“Evaluation of Multiple Entry Points for Bioinformatics Training”
Christine Smith. Evaluation Coordinator for Maine INBRE at the MDI Biological Laboratory. “The Maine INBRE continues to integrate bioinformatics training into its established research experiences for the state’s undergraduate and community college students. Recent additional training opportunities developed by the Maine INBRE Bioinformatics Core and with colleagues in New Hampshire provide data science training for these students as well as the faculty at their home institutions. This brief presentation will provide an overview of our strategies to evaluate these programs.” - 1:25 pm – 1:40 pm
“NH-INBRE Alumni-Student mentoring: Tapping into our deep bench of private sector alumni - Danielle Vaclavik and Sharon O’Connor, Internal Evaluators for New Hampshire INBRE and Rhode Island INBRE at the Center for Program Design and Evaluation at Dartmouth College. “NH-INBRE’s new workforce development initiative has been exploring the benefits of pairing current NH-INBRE students with private sector NH-INBRE alumni for one-on-one mentoring conversations. We will present feedback from students and alum who participated in the first two rounds of conversations.”
- 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
“Promoting Collaboration and Networking Through the Vermont INBRE’s Thematic Research Groups - Tabitha Finch, Director of the Professional Development and Education Core for the Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VT INBRE). “In an effort to promote collaboration, the exchange of ideas and interdisciplinary research among our network, the Vermont INBRE offers funding for the formation of thematic research groups around a shared interest. With two currently-funded thematic research groups composed of academic, industry and state partners, the Vermont INBRE provides scientific support that might otherwise be scarce to faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions. “
- 2:05 pm – 2:20 pm
“Capturing diversity: sharing approaches to measuring diversity using the updated NIH definition - Laura Lessard, PhD, MPH. Interim Program Coordinator, Delaware INBRE. “In this presentation, one approach to operationalizing the NIH’s 2019 updated definition of diversity will be shared. This example stems from measuring diversity among participants in DE-INBRE’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program (Summer Scholars).”
- 2:25 pm – 2:40 pm
“Meet PEARL, the friend you never knew you needed” - Devan Crawford, Center Administrator, Rural Drug Addiction Center (COBRE) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Julie Benson, Program Administrator for Alaska INBRE at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. “Leaders from PEARL will describe the group, the format and content of meetings and how you can get involved.”
- 2:40 pm – 3:00 pm
“Group Discussion”
Facilitated by panel members.