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 |