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MSTP Conversations in Research (for M1Gs and M2Gs)

This weekly, noon-time seminar series provides 1st and 2nd year MSTP students an opportunity to interact with MSTP faculty and learn about the breadth of research and clinical experiences represented by this faculty group. Faculty are asked to 1) talk about their career path, 2) describe their research interests, lab make-up, departmental affiliations and philosophy on mentoring, 3) discuss funding mechanisms, 4) talk about balancing research and clinical responsibilities and 5) give advice about medical school, graduate school and residency. Spring semester sessions in this series focus on topics of interest to graduate phase trainees (e.g. writing individual research grants, preparing for the comprehensive exam, program transitions, etc).

Conversations in Research Schedule

Conversations in Research are held on Monday from 12:30 - 1:20pm in 2126 MERF.


August 31, 2009

Michael Apicella, MD, Microbiology , Immunology , Molecular Biology , Translational Biomedicine

September 7, 2009

No Session - Labor Day

September 14, 2009

Joseph Zabner, MD, Internal Medicine , Molecular and Cellular Biology

September 21, 2009

N. Charles Harata, MD, PhD, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics , Neuroscience

September 28, 2009

Kris DeMali, PhD, Biochemistry , Molecular and Cellular Biology

October 5, 2009

David Sheff, MD, PhD, Pharmacology , Molecular and Cellular Biology

October 12, 2009

Brandon Alleman, M3G

October 19, 2009

Hai-Hui (Howard) Xue, MD, PhD, Microbiology , Immunology

October 26, 2009

Alexander Bassuk, MD, PhD, Pediatric Neurology , Genetics , Neuroscience , Molecular and Cellular Biology

November 2, 2009

William Nauseef, MD, Internal Medicine , Microbiology , Immunology , Molecular and Cellular Biology

November 9, 2009

Paul McCray, MD, Pediatrics , Microbiology , Genetics , Translational Biomedicine

November 16, 2009

No Session - MSTP Interviews

November 23, 2009

No Session - Thanksgiving Recess

November 30, 2009

Ernesto Fuentes, PhD, Biochemistry , Molecular and Cellular Biology

December 7, 2009

Jack Stapleton, MD, Internal Medicine , Molecular and Cellular Biology , Translational Biomedicine