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Meeting Info
The Spring 2026 HRA Members Meeting will be held entirely virtually! Sessions will be scheduled across multiple days during the week of April 13, 2026.
Registration to open in mid-March.
Session Topics
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Meeting the Moment: Managing the Surge in Grants Applications
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Engaging and Partnering with Patients in Research Funding and Other Organizational Initiatives
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Professional Development Session
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Advancing Research through CDISC-aligned Data Registries and Repositories
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Open Mic: Peer Solutions for Your Research Grant Evaluation Challenges
Time and date TBD
Thank you to the Spring 2026 Program Committee!
- Mandy Westland, HRA Project Associate
- Michelle McLeod, Arthritis Foundation (co-chair)
- David Leyden, Simons Foundation (co-chair)
- Emily Meyers, Alzheimer’s Association (co-chair)
- Eva Caballero Pindeo, American Heart Association
- Paige Cooper Byas, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- Jacquelyn Crutchley, AACR
- Carolyn Giannopoulos, American Brain Tumor Association
- Elise Hoover, Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
- Tom Jurkiw, Milken Institute
- Wenchi Liang, PCORI
- Kylie McPherson, Misophonia Research Fund
- Saira Mehra, Cure PSP
- Payal Ray, Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation
- Emily Semmel, American Society of Hematology Research Collaborative Data Hub
- Kevin Sia, Doris Duke Foundation