{"id":2984,"date":"2016-09-18T22:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T03:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=2984"},"modified":"2016-09-18T22:30:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T03:30:36","slug":"dr-glenn-goes-to-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2016\/09\/18\/dr-glenn-goes-to-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Glenn Goes to Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2016-09-17-a\"<\/a>\"2016-09-17-b\"<\/a>I headed to Washington DC this week for my first experience in lobbying congress. I was selected by NAEVR<\/a> as one of 22 “Emerging Vision Scientists” from around the country to represent early-career researchers to present our research on Capitol Hill and promote funding for the NIH<\/A>. I had forgotten how much farther IAD<\/a> was than DCA<\/a>, so I didn’t get to my hotel<\/A> until past midnight, after a $50 Uber<\/a> ride. On Thursday, I took advantage of free time in the morning to do my Global Entry<\/a> interview at U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/a>. The 5-minute interview was a breeze, and I had enough time to join some friends for the overpriced hotel breakfast buffet. In the afternoon, we attended a presentation as part of AMD awareness week, then joined the organizers of the event for a preparatory luncheon. In the evening, we presented our research posters at a congressional reception, where we interfaced with representatives from congress, the NEI<\/a>, and RPB<\/a>. I stayed up late catching up with an old lab-mate over takeout at his house, which made for a rough early morning on Thursday. I was first scheduled with Doris Matsui<\/a> herself, but only got to meet with her aide when the Congresswoman was stuck on the house floor. In between my House and Senate visits, I navigated the underground tunnels, checked out the cafeteria, and got a souvenir coin from the Capitol gift shop. I also passed the Supreme Court<\/a>, and checked my email at the Library of Congress<\/a>. I joined the UCSD<\/a> delegation to meet staffers from Senator Boxer’s<\/a> office, but had to leave to catch my flight before Senator Feinstein’s<\/a> office meetings. Although visiting these three offices was like preaching to the choir, I was nevertheless deeply inspired by the democratic process and the ability as a constituent to visit our representatives’ offices to voice our opinion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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