Fall 2026 HRA Members Meeting (Irvine, CA) [October 14-15, 2026]

Oct. 14th (afternoon and evening reception) & Oct. 15th (full day), 2026

| Irvine, CA and Online via Zoom

Meeting Info

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The Health Research Alliance (HRA) Members Meeting will be held at the Newkirk Alumni Center at the University of California-Irvine campus and streamed online via Zoom.

Registration is free and exclusively open to staff/representatives of HRA Member Organizations and invited guest speakers.


 

Meeting Agenda & Session Descriptions (select a day to expand the schedule & click session titles to view session descriptions)

October 14, Wednesday

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Lunch and Registration

2:30 PM - 3:30PM PT

5:30 PM - 7:30PM PT

Networking Reception at offsite location, sponsored by Altum

October 15, Thursday

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

Breakfast and Registration

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Lunch

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM PT

Closing Remarks


Thank you to the Program Committee!

The Program Committee put together a terrific meeting program, and we’re grateful for their time, effort, and expertise!

  • Allison McCabe, HRA Members Meeting and Platforms Intern
  • Michelle Johnston-Fleece, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (Co-Chair)
  • David Leyden, The Simons Foundation (Co-Chair)
  • Emily Meyers, Alzheimer’s Association (Co-Chair)
  • Stephanie Albin, The Kavli Foundation
  • Meklit Bekele, BrightFocus Foundation
  • Kavita Bhalla, Conquer Cancer, The ASCO Foundation
  • Cheryl Boyce, Milken, SPARC program
  • Laura Chung, St. Baldrick’s Foundation
  • Jacquelyn Crutchley, American Association for Cancer Research
  • Anna Dulencin, Rita Allen Foundation
  • Carolyn Giannopoulos, American Brain Tumor Association
  • Michelle Heritage, American Brain Foundation
  • Elise Hoover, Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
  • Manaswini (Mannu) Kar, Health Resources in Action
  • Stephanie LeValley, Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
  • Adam Lustig, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
  • Kylie McPherson, Misophonia Research Fund of The REAM Foundation
  • Solena Mednicoff, Misophonia Research Fund of The REAM Foundation
  • Kevin Sia, Doris Duke Foundation
  • Cierra Vaughn-Smith, American Heart Association