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Summer Undergraduate Research Programs at the University of Rochester

Summer 2008 Schedule

May

27th

Tuesday

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Orientation Program

Anderson Room G-8534
See Orientation Schedule for details

5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Welcome Dinner

The Distillery
Transportation will be provided

7:30 pm

Optional Shopping Trip

Target and Wegman’s
You must sign up for shopping in advance!

June

3rd

Tuesday

9:00 am – 11:30 am

Radiation Safety Training

MED 2-7545
See list in your folder for required attendees.  Students must read the training manual in advance of the training session.

4th

Wednesday

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Seminar Series

Speaker: David Pearce, Ph.D.

Molecular Basis of Batten Disease: Researching Treatments for a Fatal Childhood Disorder

Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)
Mandatory for all program participants

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

Anderson Room ( MED G-8534)

5th

Thursday

9:30 am – 11:00 am

Animal Resource Training

Location TBA
See list in your folder for required attendees

11th

Wednesday

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Seminar Series

Speaker: Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D.

HIV /  AIDS Vaccine Development

Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)
Mandatory for all program participants

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)

18th

Wednesday

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Seminar Series

Speaker: Margot Mayer-Proschel, Ph.D.

CNS Precursor Cells in Development and Disease

Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)
Mandatory for all program participants

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

Location TBA

23rd

Monday

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

M.D. / Ph.D. Program Interest Mtg (SIGN-UP REQUIRED)

Speaker: M. Kerry O’Banion, M.D., Ph.D.

Informal discussions RE: applying to M.D./Ph.D. programs
Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)   

25th

Wednesday

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Seminar Series 

Speaker: Burns Blaxall, Ph.D.

Finding and Validating New Targets for Heart Failure

(Mandatory for all program participants)
Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)

July

9th

Wednesday

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Seminar Series

Speaker: Michelle Dziejman, Ph.D.

V. Cholerae In The 21st Century: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

Natapow Room (1-9545)      
Mandatory for all program participants          

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

Natapow Room (1-9545)

15th

Tuesday

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

How to Prepare a Poster for Presentation

Student Speaker: Ibro Ambeskovic, MS, MBA

Upper Auditorium (MED 3-7619)

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch with former GEBS Summer Scholars!

Anderson Room (MED G-8534)

16th

Wednesday

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Seminar Series

Speaker:  Lynne Maquat, Ph.D.

Nonsense-mediated and Staufen1-mediated mRNA Decay: Related Pathways with Distinct Cellular Purposes

Med Center Room K-207 (2-6408)
Mandatory for all program participants

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

Anderson Room (MED G-8534)

23rd

Wednesday

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Seminar Series

Speaker: David Pearce, Ph.D.   

Ethics and Professional Integrity in Research

Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)Mandatory for all program participants

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)

24th

Thursday

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Graduate School Seminar

Speaker: David Pearce, Ph.D.

Selecting and Applying to Graduate Schools

Natapow Room (1-9545)
Mandatory for all program participantsLunch will be provided

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Wrap-up Dinner

31st

Thursday

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Poster Session

Sarah Flaum Atrium
Students are to set up by 9:15 am

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch

Louise Slaughter Room (1-9555)

August

1st

Friday

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Last Day of Program – Goodbye and Best Wishes!!