NIDDK Workshop "The Social Component of Diabetes Health Disparities" Trainee Application Deadline on April 1, 2022

Here is the information from the NIDDK:

" Calling all trainees interested in social influences and diabetes health disparities!

The National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is conducting a workshop titled “The social component of diabetes health disparities: new directions in analyses and interventions through social networks and structures”, to be held on May 19-20, 2022. Barring any new COVID surges, we are planning for the workshop to be hosted in person at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, MD.

The workshop will cover social influences in diabetes prevention, management and disparities broadly and, especially, how social network analyses may enhance understanding and interventions in these areas. More information can be found at the workshop website.

We are currently accepting applications for fully-funded participation from trainees (e.g., student, resident, fellow, postdoctoral researcher, 1st/2nd year faculty) who are interested in this topic. You will be asked to fill out some basic information, provide a short description of your qualifications/interest in the workshop, and upload a CV. You will also be asked to identify your mentor(s). If your primary mentor is not a diabetes researcher, we also strongly encourage identifying a co-mentor from the diabetes field.

Applications are due by April 1, 2022 and we will select trainees to participate by April 8, 2022. If invited as a trainee, travel, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses up to the federal per diem rate, will be covered by the NIDDK.

We are very excited about supporting and inspiring the next generation of NIDDK researchers. Please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Xujing Wang if you have any question.

Contact:

Xujing Wang, PhD

Director, Data Science and Computational Biomodeling programs

The Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (DEM)NIDDK, NIH

Source and more information

1. NIDDK email

2. Event website: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2022/Social-Component-Diabetes-Social-Networks-Structures

3. Training application website: https://uchicago.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3KmfMkakV3D2lPU