Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting

Monday, March 10 - Thursday, March 13

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Meeting Info

The Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting will be held entirely virtually! Sessions will be scheduled across multiple days during the week of March 10, 2025.

Session Topics

Please register for each session individually. Click on the session titles to access session materials and registration links.


Welcome

Funder Initiatives to Foster Investigator and Community Research Partnerships

Monday, March 10, 12 – 1:30PM ET


Navigating Change: Preparing for Policy Shifts and Their Impact on Research Funding

Monday, March 10, 3 – 4 PM ET

Please note: due to the nature of this topic, the recording of this session will not be posted. Instead, a written summary of the session will be posted as a members-only download.


Professional Development in the Nonprofit Sphere: How to Advance and Grow in Your Position

Tuesday, March 11, 2 – 3PM ET


Learning Community Open House

Tuesday, March 11, 3:30 – 4:30PM ET


The Translational Research Pipeline: Strategies for Funders to Facilitate Bench-to-Bedside Research

Wednesday, March 12, 12 – 1PM ET

Register via Zoom for ‘The Translational Research Pipeline’


The Potential for AI in Discovery Science

Thursday, March 13, 12 – 1PM ET

Register via Zoom for ‘The Potential for AI in Discovery Science’


Thank you to the Spring 2025 Program Committee!

  • Mandy Westland, HRA Members Meeting Intern
  • Megan Allen, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (co-chair)
  • Lindsay Redman Rivera, Health Resources in Action (co-chair)
  • Michelle McLeod, Arthritis Foundation (co-chair)
  • Stephanie Albin, The Kavli Foundation
  • Jennifer Chang, American Brain Tumor Association
  • Jacquelyn Crutchley, AACR
  • Mackenzie Hinson, The V Foundation for Cancer Research
  • Michelle Johnston-Fleece, PCORI
  • David Leyden, Simons Foundation
  • Wenchi Liang, PCORI
  • Nicole Litwin, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
  • Julie Logston, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
  • Ana-Rita Mayol, Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Angela McCarty, American Heart Association
  • Emily Meyers, Alzheimer’s Association
  • Michelle Norton, American Epilepsy Society
  • Kevin Sia, Doris Duke Foundation
  • Caroline Smith, The V Foundation for Cancer Research