Except the first session which is on Thursday, June 11 location TBA
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Except the first session which is on Thursday, June 11 location TBA |
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On your own |
What
do you need to know about
Safety in the Research Laboratory? Please note: You need to have completed safety instructions in your research laboratory and/or on-line before you start work in a laboratory. If you have questions, contact Occupational Health and Safety. |
Thursday June 11 4:00-5:30 |
Undergraduate
Research Ethics
Conference Dr. Iain Crawford, Department of Englkish and Director of the Undergraduate Research Program Dr. Thomas Powers, Department of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Science, Ethics, and Public Policy administered by the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, and graduate students, Sponsored by the Undergraduate Research Program. |
| June 17 | What
should students expect from their research mentor and what should the
mentors expect from students? The Mentors' Perspective Faculty mentor of undergraduates in the sciences. Hal White (Chemistry and Biochemistry) |
| June 24 | Managing
a career in science, the academic Life. Career biographies of people with undergraduate degrees in science. Drs. Mary Watson (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Dr. Salil Lachke (Biological Sciences), and other faculty. |
| July
1 |
How
do I get into Graduate
School? (Must attend this session
and/or the July 15 session) Dr. Melinda Duncan (Biological Sciences) |
| July 8 |
How are things going? Mid-Session Perspectives. Success and
Frustrations Drs. David
Usher and Gary Laverty
(Dept. of Biological Sciences)
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| July 15 |
Dr.
David Barlow, Dept. Health and Exercise Science)
and
Faith
Brosch MD, OBGYN, Newark DEInformation about the 2015 MCATRatings of the Importance of Topics in the Natural Sciences, Research Methods, Statistics, and Behavioral Sciences to Success in Medical School - AAMC MR5 Advisory Commission 2010 |
| July 22 | How
to
communicate your Results - Conferences (Talks and Posters)
Dr. David Usher, (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Lauren Genova, and Brooke Palus. Judging Rubrics for the ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition 2007 A good site for instructions on poster preparation. Other good sites: site 1 (UNC), site 2 (Ohio State) Copy of Dr Usher's ppt presentation of poster preparations. |
July 29 |
Managing
a career in science and alternative careers.What
can you do with a science degree? Career biographies of people with undergraduate degrees in science. Dr. Ray Yin (PhD UCLA ANP Technology) Dr. Jeff Safran, (PhD Biochemistry University of Texas, JD Temple University) Patent lawyer specializing in intellectual property, Dr. Vivadi M. Yusibov, (PhD University of Moscow) Executive Director of Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology Dr. Nicole Hill Buist, (BS Biology UD 2002, PhD Organic Chemistry UC Santa Cruz) Principal Scients, Merck |
| August 5 |
Don't
stop now-Other University
opportunities? Lauren Barsky, Undergraduate Research coordinator, discussing National and International Scholarship Opportunities, Semester Abroad, Service Learning, and related opportunities. (Goldwater, Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes, and Truman Scholarships, Fulbright Fellowships) |
| Thursday, August 12 ISE Lab |
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