UCR School of Medicine and Brandon Brown, PhD, host the 2026 Fall Scientific RCMAR CHIME Symposium on Oct 6

Scientists, Alumni, Faculty, Community Partnes and Staff spend the day at UCR School of Medicine for the RCMAR CHIME Fall Scientific Symposium on Oct 6, 2026.   NIA Program Officers joined us on zoom and Dr. Elise Rice will provide some remarks at the top of the meeting, the Latest on NIA Priorities.  Dr. Michelle Porche, Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director of Clinical Faculty Research Development and Scholarly Activity provided the Keynote Presentation on ACEs and Their Impacts Across the Lifespan: Opportunities for Research and Quality Improvement.   Dr. Brown hosted a panel discussion with community partners Partnerships, Aging Research, and Ethics, sharing their perspectives on research and ethics, what you want out of partnership with researchers, what works best and what doesn’t work.  We were joined by community partners including TruEvolution's Gabriel Maldonado, Founder and Chief Executive Officer and Ariel Savage, Director of Strategy and Advancement; as well as Chris Christensen, Research and Programs Director at HIV + Aging Research Project - Palm Springs (H+ARP-PS).  Scientists had the opportunity to present the status of their current pilot projects and obtain feedback from colleagues, partners and mentors.  The meeting ended with our Writing Workshop where senior mentors sat with alumni to review their draft manuscripts and proposals.