SUMMER 2009
UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM Tentative |
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Wednesdays
4
to 5:30 PM 103 Gore
Hall |
NOON-1:30 PM in (243 Wolf Hall) |
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June
10 1:00-3:00 318 Wolf Hall |
What do you need to know about
Safety in the Research Laboratory? Krista Murray (BS UD'91), Biosafety Officer and Kevin Eichinger, Chemical Hygene Officer, Occupational Health and Safety Please note: You need to have completed safety instructions in your research laboratory. If you have not had training, you must attend the following session on June 10. If you have questions about safety, contact Occupational Health and Safety. |
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June 10 4:00-6:00 115 Purnell Hall |
Undergraduate Research Ethics
Conference Dr. Thomas Powers, Department of Philosophy and co-director of the Science, Ethics, and Public Policy program administered by the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, and graduate students |
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June 17 | What are you doing here this
summer? Introduction to Research Dr. David Usher (Dept. of Biological Sciences, Assoc. Dir. UD's HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program), Dr. Harold White (Dept. Chemistry & Biochemistry, Director UD's HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program) and Veteran Undergraduate Research Students: Tyler Larsen and Laura Sloofman. |
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June 19 10 - noon |
Rescheduled Event for those who
missed the June 10 session. What do you need to know about Safety in the Research Laboratory? Krista Murray (BS UD'91), Biosafety Officer and Kevin Eichinger, Chemical Hygene Officer, Occupational Health and Safety |
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June 23 (optional) |
Dealing with America's Health
Disparities Problem - Part I Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors Drs. David Usher, Robert Sikes (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Jacqueline Aldridge (NUCLEUS Program), and Cynthia van Golen (Delaware State University), and Susan Safford (Lincoln University) Special optional session in 243 Wolf Hall from 12-1:30 PM Readings: Disparities and Discrimination in Health Care-an Introduction Health Care Disparities Reading List Abstracts. |
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June 24 |
Don't stop now-Other University
opportunities? Susan Serra, Service Learning Coordinator and Katharine Kerrane, Senior Associate Director, Honors Program, and undergraduate panelists discussing National and International Scholarship Opportunities, Semester Abroad, Service Learning, and related opportunities. (Goldwater, Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes, and Truman Scholarships, Fulbright Fellowships) |
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July 1 |
What is it like to be a scientist in academnia? Career biographies from UD scientists. - Managing a career in science. Sharon Rozovsky and Hal White (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Patricia DeLeon and David Usher (Biological Sciences), Gilberto Schleininger (Mathematical Sciences), Anne Robinson (Chemical Engineering) |
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July 7 Tuesday lunch (optional) |
What's
it like to be a woman
in
science? Lessons and advice from women who know. Special optional session in 243 Wolf Hall from 12-1:30 PM Drs. Roberta Colman and Mary Watson (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Dr. Tessa Serex (Senior Research Toxicologist, DuPont Haskell Laboratory) and Dr. Rosanne Foley (DuPont Haskell Laboratory) |
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July
8 |
What
is a scientist's life like in Industry? Frank Vella (SDI Diagnostics), Yli Vellejo (ANP Technologies Inc), John David (ANP Technologies, Inc.), Joy Muholland (Associate at RatnerPrestia), Anastasia Christianson (AstraZeneca), Robert Akins (Nemours), Andrew Cottone (Adesis) |
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July 15 |
How do I get into graduate and/or
professional
School? Dr. David Usher, (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Dr. Melinda Duncan, (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Dr. Brian Bahnson, (Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry) Dr. John Pelesko, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences) Students |
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July 22 |
How does biomedical research benefit
patients? Clinical Translational Research: A Team Approach involving physicians, health professionals, engineers, and mathematicians. Dr. Bruce Bowman MD/PhD (Christiana Care), Dr. Christina Arenson MD (Thomas Jefferson University), Dr. Lynn Synder-Mackler (Dept. of Physical Therapy), Dr. Thomas Buchanan (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering), Dr. Lee Ann Reisenberg PhD, RN (Christiana Care), Dr. Robert Mason PhD (Nemours). |
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July
28 Tuesday lunch (Optional) |
Drs. David Usherand Robert Sikes (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Jacqueline Aldridge (NUCLEUS Program), Dr. Cynthia van Golen (Delaware State University), Dr. Susan Safford (Lincoln University) Special optional session in 243 Wolf Hall from 12-1:30 PM Reading: Should Racial Profiling have a Role in Cancer Prognosis? |
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July 29 |
How
to
communicate your Results - Conferences (Talks and Posters)
Judging Rubrics for the ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition 2007 Dr. David Usher (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Tyler Larsen and Laura Sloofman. A good site for instructions on poster preparation. |
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August 5 |
Why isn't my research supervisor in the lab more? |
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Aug 12 |
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