RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN

MICROBIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

SUMMER 2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Date
Time
Activity

May 31-June 1

(Sat-Sun)

Check-in at Mayflower Hall

June 2 (Mon)

9:00 am
Welcome, Introductory Meeting in Microbiology Conference Room,
3-560 Bowen Science Building (BSB); Barb Spence will discuss forms and paperwork
 
10:00 am
Students escorted to 253 IMU to get student ID cards
 
11:00 am
Break for lunch/free time
 
2:00 pm
Meet back at 3-560 BSB; Students escorted to their research labs
June 4 (Wed)
12:00 Noon
Group lunch, 3-560 BSB
June 5 (Thu)
4:00 pm

Seminar: Dr. George Stauffer, "Gene regulation in E. coli" -

3-560 BSB

June 11 (Wed)
12:00 Noon
Group lunch, 3-560 BSB; presentation on how to prepare a scientific poster
June 12 (Thu)
4:00 pm
Seminar: Dr. Craig Ellermeier, "Cannibalism during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis" - 3-560 BSB
June 18 (Wed)

9:00 am -

12:00 Noon

Tour and round table discussion at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
June 19 (Thu)

10:00 am -

12:00 Noon

Workshop: navigating the scientific literature and how to write a scientific paper
June 20 (Fri)

10:00 am -

12:00 Noon

Workshop: bioinformatics
June 25 (Wed)
12:00 Noon
Group lunch, 3-560 BSB; short talks by participants (3-5 min each)-What's your summer project?
June 26 (Thu)
4:00 pm
Seminar: Dr. Steven Clegg, "Selecting and getting admitted to graduate school" - 3-560 BSB
July 2 (Wed)
12:00 Noon
Group lunch, 3-560 BSB; short talks by participants (3-5 min each)-What's your summer project?
July 3 (Thu)
4:00 pm
NO SEMINAR
July 8 (Tue)

9:15 am -

12:45 pm

Biosciences program, "Survival Skills Workshop for Young Researchers"
July 9 (Wed)
12:00 Noon
Group lunch, 3-560 BSB; student presentations
July 10 (Thu)
4:00 pm
Seminar: Dr. David Weiss and Dr. Linda McCarter discussion on research ethics - 3-560 BSB
July 16 (Wed)
12:00 Noon
Group lunch, 3-560 BSB; student presentations
July 17 (Thu)
1:00 pm
Career panel discussion, 1110A MERF
July 23 (Wed)
12:00 Noon
Group lunch, 3-560 BSB; student presentations
July 24 (Thu)
4:00 pm
Seminar: Dr. Richard Roller, "Careers in microbiology" - 3-560 BSB; follow-up discussion to career panel day
July 28 (Mon)
Research report due
July 30 (Wed)
11:30 am
Group lunch, 3-560 BSB
 

1:00 pm -

5:00 pm

UI Summer Undergraduate Research Conference - Sheraton Iowa City Hotel (poster presentations)
July 31 (Thu)
4:00 pm
End of summer meeting - 3-560 BSB
 
6:00 pm
Dinner celebration, Givanni's, Iowa City

August 1-2

(Fri-Sat)

Depart Iowa City
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