3rd Annual Biomedical Pre-Graduate School Conference

Friday, October 14, 2011
Kelch Conference Room 1289
Carver Biomedical Research

About

Every year our PhD training programs seek out the most highly qualified and diverse individuals to join our training programs.

We are offering this free, one-day event for academic advisors and their advisees as an opportunity to interact with faculty and current graduate students and learn more about our training programs including research areas, admissions, student life, and research environment.

The events are specifically designed for maximum opportunities for you to meet one-on-one with faculty and socialize with current graduate students.

Space is limited for this event. Please apply by October 8th.

Participating Training Programs:

Schedule of Events

Orientation to PhD Training
Kelch Conference Room - 1289 Carver Biomedical Research Building (CBRB)
 
9:00 a.m. Lobby - Registration and Continental Breakfast
Information Tables - Literature and/or Liasons from PhD Training Programs
 
9:30 a.m. Welcome
 
9:40 a.m. Unique Research Opportunities at the University of Iowa
  Douglas Spitz, PhD, Professor of Radiation Oncology
 
10:00 a.m. Just what the PhD ordered: Qualities we seek in applicants to our doctoral programs (also known as, "How to Prepare for Success in Graduate School")
. John Kirby, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology
 
10:30 a.m. BREAK
 
10:45 a.m. Admissions Procedures from A - Z
  Mike Anderson, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
 
11:15 a.m. I got an interview for grad school: What do I do?
  Madeline Shea, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Kris DeMali, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
 
11:50 a.m. Escorted to Seebohm Conference Room (EMRB) for lunch
 
Lunch - Seebohm Conference Room, 283 Eckstein Medical Research Building (EMRB)
 
12:00 p.m. Lunch with UI Graduate Students
 
1:00 p.m. Escorted to MERF to meet with admissions committee members
 
Research Environment
Medical Education and Research Facility (MERF)
 
1:15 p.m. Informal Q&A with Admissions Committee Members - Available in Clusters
2126, 2136, 2156, 2166 (MERF) - ~4 programs represented per room
 
1:40 p.m. Informal Q&A with Admissions Committee Members - Available in Clusters
2126, 2136, 2156, 2166 (MERF) - ~4 programs represented per room
 
2:00 p.m. Convene in MERF Atrium - Depart for Tour of a Research Core Facility or Laboratory
 
 

Medical Nuclear Magnetic Facility (NMRF)
 
Central Microscopy Research Facility (CMRF)
 
DNA Facility for Sequencing, Microarrays, and RT PCR
 
Protein Crystallography Facility (PCF)
 

High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Facility (HRMSF)
 
2:30 p.m. Return to MERF Atrium - Regular Schedule of Events Concludes
 
2:30 p.m. Opptional Opportunity - Additional Core Tour or Laboratory Tour
 
3:00 p.m. Tour leaders will escort visitors back to the MERF Atrium

BSB - Bowen Science Building
CBRB - Carver Biomedical Research Building
EMRB - Eckstein Medical Research Building
MERF - Medical Education and Research Facility

Application for Participation

Please contact Jodi Graff, Conference Coordinator, if you would like to register to participate in the 3rd Annual Biomedical Pre-Graduate School Conference.


Driving Directions

The Carver Biomedical Research Building (CBRB) is located at 285 Newton Road, across from the Newton Road Parking Ramp.

Driving directions and a map of the Health Science campus showing the building is available here.

Interactive Map

Parking

If you like, you can park your vehicle in the Newton Road Parking Ramp and walk directly across the street to CBRB. We are unable to reimburse for parking.

When you enter CBRB you are on the lower level, not on the first floor. You may take the staircase to your left or you may take the elevator or stairwell in front of you. The Kelch Conference Room is located in 1289 CBRB.

Event Map

Please click here to view a map of points of interest related to the event.

Contact Us

Faculty Chair
Madeline Shea, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Director, FUTURE in Biomedicine Program
The University of Iowa
4-450 Bowen Science Building
Iowa City IA 52242
319/335-7885
madeline-shea@uiowa.edu

Coordinator
Jodi Graff, MA
Director, Admissions & First-Year Experience
Biosciences Program
The University of Iowa
353 Medical Research Center
Iowa City IA 52242
319-335-8305
biosciences@uiowa.edu

Biosciences Program
The University of Iowa
353 Medical Research Center
Iowa City, IA 52242-1181

Phone: 1-800-551-6787 or 319-335-8305
Text: 319-535-5211
Fax: 319-335-7656
E-mail: biosciences@uiowa.edu
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