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Summer Undergraduate Research Programs at the University of Rochester

Note:
Summer 2009 Program Schedule is still under development.
As an example of a Summer Program schedule, the schedule from last year is shown below.

Please keep checking this page for the latest updates and thank you for your consideration.

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!!