Summer Intensive Series

In summer 2023, the Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO), the Office of Aids Research (OAR), and the Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) cosponsored a Summer Intensive Series (SIS) to enhance the knowledge of NIH summer interns and trainees about sexual and gender minority (SGM) health research. This series was open to all trainees, including summer interns, postbacs, predoc IRTAs, and postdoc IRTAs, who were interested in learning more about SGM health research and its intersection with science, policy, communication, and community engagement. The series met weekly and trainees heard from prominent SGM health researchers and engage in panel discussions, breakout groups, and journal club discussions. A certificate of completion was given to those who attended at least five of the seven sessions.

Summer Intensive Sessions:

Date	Topic
Monday, June 12	Introduction to SGM Research Location: Building 31, Room A/B* Renee Rider, Program Director, Division of Genomic Medicine, NHGRI, NIH Karen Parker, Director, SGMRO, NIH Karina Walters, Director, THRO, NIH
No Session on June 19 due to Juneteenth Holiday
Wednesday, June 21	Intersection of Research and Public Policy in Health Disparities and SGM Health (Virtual Only) Marissa Robinson, Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) Coordinator, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy Laura Durso, Senior Director, LGBT Research and Communications Project, The Center for American Progress Caroline Medina, Director of Policy, Whitman-Walker Institute
Monday, June 26	Academic Career Paths: Navigating a Career in SGM Health Research Location: Building 35, Room 610 Brian Mustanski, Director, Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University Mandi Pratt-Chapman , George Washington University
No Session on July 3 due to July 4 Holiday
Monday, July 10	Workforce Diversity at NIH: Challenges and Opportunities Location: Building 35, Room 610 Anna Han, Senior Advisor for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Office of Intramural Training & Education, NIH Pamela Tamez, Chief Officer, Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD) Office, NIH Bali White, Principal Strategist for the Portfolio for Sexual and Gender Minorities, NIH
Monday, July 17	Career Options in SGM Health Research Virtual Ashley Wilder Smith, Chief, Outcomes Research Branch, NCI, NIH Ames Simmons, Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School of Law Sandy James, Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice Asha Storm, Scientific Program Analyst, NIBIB, NIH Shyam Patel, Communications Director, SGMRO, NIH Irene Avila, Deputy Director, SGMRO, NIH
Monday, July 24	SGM Data Collection Virtual Christina Dragon, Measurement & Data Lead, SGMRO, NIH Kellan Baker, Executive Director and Chief Learning Officer, Whitman-Walker Institute
Monday, July 31	Topics in NIH-Funded SGM Research Virtual Sarah Jackson, Intramural Research Scholar, National Cancer Institute Jose Bauermeister, Chair of the Department of Family and Community Health, School Nursing and Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine Jessica Fish, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Allen Mallory, Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University Presentation of Certificate of Completion Karen Parker, Director, SGMRO, NIH Irene Avila, Deputy Director, SGMRO, NIH Renee Rider, Program Director, Division of Genomic Medicine, NHGRI, NIH

Click here to learn more about the NIH Summer Intensive Programs, including information on how to apply. For Zoom-related questions, please contact Shyam Patel at shyam.patel@nih.gov or Nicole Kazi at kazi.nicole@nih.gov. For all other questions, please contact Renee Rider at renee.rider@nih.gov.