Fall 2024 HRA Members Meeting

Registration has now closed. Please contact Jenna Hicks (jenna [at] healthra [dot] org) if you’d like to make changes to your existing registration.

The Fall 2024 Health Research Alliance Members Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 1 – Wednesday, October 2 in Alexandria, VA, hosted at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) offices and sponsored by Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, the Melanoma Research Alliance, Foundation Fighting Blindness, and BrightFocus Foundation. The meeting will also be streamed online. More details will be shared here as they are available!

HRA will NOT be reserving a room block. Attendees are encouraged to reserve hotel rooms early, particularly as the Members Meeting is about a month before the 2024 election, which is a busy time for hotel reservations in the DC area. Below are some hotels near the meeting venue:

• Residence Inn by Marriott Alexandria Old Town South at Carlyle (~2 min walk to ASCO; less than 0.1 mile)
• The Westin Alexandria Old Town (~5 min walk to ASCO; 0.2 miles)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Alexandria Old Town (~10 min walk to ASCO; 0.5 miles)
• Residence Inn by Marriott Alexandria Old Town/Duke Street (~15 min walk to ASCO; 0.6 miles)
• Hilton Garden Inn Alexandria Old Town National Harbor (~15 min walk to ASCO; 0.7 miles)

Fall 2024 Members Meeting Agenda

Networking Reception
Monday, September 30; 5:00 – 8:00PM (Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and Bar: 112 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314)

Sponsored by SmartSimple

Welcome
Tuesday, October 1; 9:30 – 10:30AM ET

Generative AI for Tracking and Communicating Research Impact
Tuesday, October 1; 10:00 – 11:00AM ET

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Meet the Members Meeting Sponsors
Tuesday, October 1; 11:00 – 11:15AM ET

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How do Foundations Successfully Implement or Manage DEI Grant Programs in Light of Anti-DEI Legislation?
Tuesday, October 1; 12:30 – 1:45PM ET

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AI in Grant Application and Management: Strategies, Risks and Considerations
Tuesday, October 1; 2:15 – 3:15PM ET

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Therapeutic Development Learning Community Session – Unlocking Cures: Navigating the Therapeutics Frontier in Collaboration with the Federal Government
Tuesday, October 1; 3:45 – 4:45PM ET

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Networking Reception
Tuesday, October 1; 5:00 – 7:00PM (ASCO offices)

Sponsored by Altum

Partnerships: Two sides of the same coin
Wednesday, October 2; 9:00 – 10:15AM ET

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Professional Development Session – Career Advancement: Aligning Passion with Prosperity
Wednesday, October 2; 10:30AM – 12:00PM ET

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Thank you to the Program Committee for organizing the Members Meeting program:

Mandy Westland, HRA Members Meeting Intern
Kevin Sia, Doris Duke Foundation (co-chair)
Megan Allen, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (co-chair)
Lindsay Redman-Rivera, Health Resources in Action (co-chair)
Stephanie Albin, The Kavli Foundation
Kavita Bhalla, Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation
Jennifer Brummet, CurePSP
Kristen Cincotta, American Cancer Society
Jacquelyn Crutchley, AACR
Kiley Goldstein, ALS Association
MacKenzie Hinson, The V Foundation for Cancer Research
Elise Hoover, PKD Foundation (former)
Paige Humble, Lung Cancer Initiative
David Leyden, Simons Foundation
Nicole Litwin, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
Victoria McGovern, Burroughs Wellcome Fund (former)
Michelle McLeod, Arthritis Foundation
Julia Miglets-Nelson, American Brain Foundation
Jennifer Mortensen, American Heart Association
Emily Myers, Alzheimer’s Association
LeighAnne Olsen, Robertson Foundation
Caroline Smith, The V Foundation for Cancer Research