SUMMER 2009 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Tentative
Wednesdays  4 to 5:30 PM 103 Gore Hall
Special Sessions Tuesday, June 10, 1:00 - 3:00 and 4:00-6:00 PM and Tuesdays June 23, July 7, & July 28 
NOON-1:30 PM in (243 Wolf Hall)
    
                  
HHMI Scholars, Peter White Fellows, Beckman Scholars, and others including Science and Engineering Scholars
 DATE
 PROGRAM
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.
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

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.
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
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)

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
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).
July 28
Tuesday
lunch
(Optional)
Dealing with America's Health Disparities Problem- Part II Race-based Medicine
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?
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.
August 5 
Why isn't my research supervisor in the lab more?
Publishing in Scientific Journals, Paying for Science
Drs. Daniel Simmons and Randall Duncan  (Dept. of Biological Sciences)
Aug 12


Image from article in C&ENews
 
Plenary Lecture: 
The Search for Microbiological and Chemical Diversity in the Rainforest

11:00 A.M.
Wolf Hall Auditorium

1:00 - 3:00 PM
(Participants and their Poster Assignments to be posted in August)
Student Talks and Posters Presentations
McKinly Laboratory Ground Floor, Food provided
(Last year's program)
HHMI Undergraduate Research, University of Delaware Undergraduate Research Program,  HHMI Home Page
Program organized by David Usher [e-mail: dusher at udel.edu], Department of Biological Sciences
Page last updated: 22 July 2009  by Hal White [e-mail: halwhite at udel.edu], Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry