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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 activities represented by this faculty group. Faculty are asked to 1) discuss their research interests in an informal ("chalk talk") setting and 2) talk about their career path and perspectives on graduate training. Last 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, etc).

Conversations in Research Schedule

Conversations in Research are held on Monday from 12:30 - 1:20pm in 2136 MERF.


September 10, 2007

David Motto, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine , Pediatrics

September 17, 2007

Curt Sigmund, PhD, Internal Medicine , Molecular Physiology and Biophysics , Molecular and Cellular Biology , Genetics , Translational Biomedicine

September 24, 2007

Johannes Hell, PhD, Pharmacology , Neuroscience

October 1, 2007

Kris DeMali, PhD, Biochemistry

October 8, 2007

Daniel Bonthius, MD, PhD, Pediatrics , Anatomy and Cell Biology , Neuroscience , Molecular and Cellular Biology

October 15, 2007

George Giudice, PhD, Dermatology

October 22, 2007

Alessio Accardi, PhD, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

October 29, 2007

Jon Heusel, MD, PhD, Pathology , Immunology

November 5, 2007

Shahram Khademi, PhD, Biochemistry

November 12, 2007

Ernesto Fuentes, PhD, Biochemistry

November 19, 2007

No Session - Thanksgiving Holiday

November 26, 2007

Steve Varga, PhD, Microbiology , Immunology

December 3, 2007

No Session - MSTP Interview Day

December 10, 2007

Nelson Yee, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine

January 7, 2008

Kathleen Sluka, PhD, Physical Therapy , Neuroscience , Translational Biomedicine

January 14, 2008

Robert Wallace, MD, Epidemiology , Internal Medicine , Translational Biomedicine

January 28, 2008

John Kirby, PhD, Microbiology

February 4, 2008

No Session - M1/M2 Vacation

February 11, 2008

Tim Brennan, MD, PhD, Anesthesia , Pharmacology , Neuroscience , Translational Biomedicine

February 18, 2008

John Logsdon, PhD, Biology , Molecular and Cellular Biology , Genetics

February 25, 2008

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

March 3, 2008

Paul McCray, MD, Pediatrics , Genetics , Translational Biomedicine

March 10, 2008

Linda McCarter, PhD, Microbiology

March 17, 2008

No Session - Spring Break

March 24, 2008

Open Forum Discussion

March 31, 2008

NIH Individual NRSAs - Donna Hammond & Michael Knudson

April 7, 2008

PSTP (Physician Scientist Training Programs)

April 14, 2008

Finishing PhD and Returning to Clinical Curriculum-Conversation with M6Gs

April 21, 2008

Transition to Graduate School - Beth Erickson & Paul Kaminsky

April 28, 2008

Life in Graduate School-Conversation with M4G-M5Gs