Noel Lloyd, Author at Friends of the National Institute on Aging

Rally for Medical Research/September 17 & 18, 2014/Washington, D.C.

The Friends of the NIA, in collaboration with other partner organizations, is taking part in the Rally f or Medical Research on September 17 & 18, 2014, at Capitol
Hill in Washington, D.C.

The Rally for Medical Research will raise awareness about the urgent need for an increased investment in the National Institutes of Health to improve health, spur more progress, inspire more hope and save more lives. We are committed to the cause of medical research funding and sustained investment in the NIH and the National Institute on Aging. For more information, visit the Rally for Medical Research website.

Below is the schedule:

SCHEDULE
Wednesday, September 17

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
CAPITOL HILL DAY TRAINING SESSION
Hyatt Regency Washington-Capitol Hill, Columbia Room

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
RALLY FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH RECEPTION
Kennedy Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building,
Room 325

Thursday, September 18

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
CAPITOL HILL DAY KICK-OFF BREAKFAST
Hyatt Regency Washington-Capitol Hill, Ballroom A

9:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
RALLY FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH CAPITOL HILL DAY
Meetings with House and Senate offices

Presentations from the June 6 Capitol Hill Briefings

Below are links to the presentations from the June 6 briefings we held on Capitol Hill about the NIA and its research efforts:

Presentation of Richard J. Hodes, M.D., NIA director

Presentation of Andrew B. Singleton, Ph.D., senior investigator and chief, NIA Laboratory of Neurogenetics

Presentation of Susan Peschin, M.H.S., chair, Friends of the NIA, and president & CEO, Alliance for Aging Research

Presentation of Kathryn Jedrziewski, Ph.D., co-chair, Friends of the NIA, and deputy director, Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania

Documents from the June 6 Capitol Hill Briefings Now Available

In follow up to our briefings we held June 6 on Capitol Hill about the NIA and its research efforts, we are pleased to make available transcripts from the presentations. Below are links to them:

Presentation of Richard J. Hodes, M.D., NIA director

Presentation of Andrew B. Singleton, Ph.D., senior investigator and chief, NIA Laboratory of Neurogenetics

Presentation of Susan Peschin, M.H.S., chair, Friends of the NIA, and president & CEO, Alliance for Aging Research

Presentation of Kathryn Jedrziewski, Ph.D., co-chair, Friends of the NIA, and deputy director, Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania

Capitol Hill Briefings Lend Insights into Aging Research at the NIA

On Friday, June 6, Friends of the NIA hosted two briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on the National Institute on Aging and its aging research efforts. They were held for audiences in the House and Senate wings of the capitol complex.

The briefings featured presentations from Richard J. Hodes, M.D., NIA director; Andrew B. Singleton, Ph.D., senior investigator and chief, NIA Laboratory of Neurogenetics; Susan Peschin, M.H.S., chair, Friends of the NIA, and president & CEO, Alliance for Aging Research; and Kathryn Jedrziewski, Ph.D., co-chair, Friends of the NIA, and deputy director, Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania.

The presenters were then joined by the NIA’s Marie Bernard, M.D., John Haaga, Ph.D., and Ronald Kohanski, Ph.D., to take questions from the audience.

As was shown in the various presentations, the research within the NIA has produced discoveries that are leading to real-world applications. Dr. Singleton highlighted the work of his laboratory in the study of Parkinson’s.

Also of significant importance is the work being funded by the NIA, such as the programs at the Institute on Aging at Penn as illustrated by Dr. Jedrziewski in her presentation.

It’s our desire that the U.S. Congress will allocate more resources to the NIA so it can expand its ever important research. These briefings gave us a platform to spread the word.

Aging Research at the National Institute on Aging (NIA): Live Long and Prosper

What:
Please join the Friends of the National Institute on Aging (FoNIA) for an hour-long briefing to learn about the groundbreaking research and educational efforts of the NIA. There will also be an informative discussion of the NIA’s funding by leading advocacy organizations. Please note there are briefings at both the House and the Senate

When and Where:
Friday, June 6, 2014

House Briefing
2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Click here to register for the House Briefing

Senate Briefing
188 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Click here to register for the Senate Briefing

Featured Speakers:

Richard J. Hodes, M.D., director, National Institute on Aging
Andrew B. Singleton, Ph.D., senior investigator and chief, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging
Susan Peschin, M.H.S., chair, Friends of the NIA, president & CEO, Alliance for Aging Research
Kathryn Jedrziewski, Ph.D., co-chair, Friends of the NIA, deputy director, Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania

Featured Panelists

Marie Bernard, M.D., deputy director, National Institute on Aging
John Haaga, Ph.D., deputy director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, Extramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging
Ronald Kohanski, Ph.D., deputy director, Division of Aging Biology, Extramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging