The University of Iowa

Medical Scientist Training Program

Carver College of Medicine

2011 Calendar of Events *

June 2011

July 2011

Friday Seminar Series

Social Events

Workshops and Informational Sessions

SUMR Homepage

*Subject to Change

June 2011 Events

Date/Time/Location Event Title Speaker/Attendees

Sunday, June 5

6:00-8:00 p.m.

SUMR Program Welcome Picnic

SUMR Students
MSTP Students
Monday, June 6
8:30-9:30 a.m.
1185 MERF
SUMR Program Program Orientation SUMR Students
SUMR Program Directors
Wednesday, June 8
8:30 a.m.
0073 RCP
Emergency Room Informational Session and Tour of Facilities Kelly Norton,
Department of Emergency Medicine
Thursday, June 9
4:30-5:30 p.m.
EMRB Atrium
Welcome Reception for all Summer Research Programs Participants. Sponsored by the Biosciences Program. All Students Enrolled in Summer Biomedical Research Programs
Friday, June 10
12:00-1:00 p.m.
283 EMRB
Friday Seminar Series
MSTP Grand Rounds: "Heading towards a breakdown: The Immunology of parturition and prematurity"
Ginny Harris, MD, PhD and
Justin Schwartz, M5G
Tuesday, June 14
5:30 p.m.
Meet at MSTP Office
Tasty Tuesday SUMR students
MSTP students

Wednesday, June 15
9:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Survival Skills Workshop for Young Researchers; Sponsored by the Biosciences Program. Registration Deadline is June 8: Please visit the Biosciences Page for eligibility and to register.
All undergraduates conducting biomedical research with a faculty mentor.
Friday, June 17
12:00-1:00 p.m.
1289 CBRB
Friday Seminar Series
"From Fibroblast to Photoreceptor:
use of induced pluripotent stem cells in retinal reconstruction and disease modeling"
Budd Tucker, PhD, Ophthalmology
Tuesday, June 21
12:00-1:00 p.m.
2126 MERF
Special Session
Overview and Discussion of MSTP Admissions
Pamela Geyer, PhD, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Thursday, June 23
4:00-6:00 p.m.
2126 MERF
Special Session
Writing Your Personal Statement for your AMCAS application.
Jason Lewis
Carver College of Medicine
Writing Program Director
Friday, June 24
12:00-1:00 p.m.
283 EMRB
Friday Seminar Series
"Autoinflammatory Bone Disorders"
Polly Ferguson, MD, Pediatrics
Monday, June 27
12:00-1:30 p.m.
1163 MERF
Clinical Case Scenario
Session 1
Peter Rubenstein, PhD, Biochemistry & Internal Medicine
Thursday, June 30
12:00-1:30 p.m.
1163 MERF
Clinical Case Scenario
Session 2
Peter Rubenstein, PhD, Biochemistry & Internal Medicine

July 2011 Events

Date/Time/Location Event Title Speaker/Attendees
Friday, July 1
12:00-1:00 p.m.
1289 CBRB
Friday Seminar Series
"Just a Cold? The Epidemiology of Novel Respiratory Pathogens and Polymicrobial Infections in a Hospital-based Pediatric Population"
Margaret Chorazy, PhD, MPH, Epidemiology
Tuesday, July 5
5:30 p.m.
Meet at MSTP Office
Tasty Tuesday
SUMR students
MSTP students
Friday, July 8
12:00-1:00 p.m.
1289 CBRB
Friday Seminar Series
"Looking for a Medicine for Muscle Wasting"
View Cell Metabolism Paper
Chris Adams, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Genetics, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Tuesday, July 12
5:00 p.m.
1181 MERF
Special Session
Presenting a Poster
Jones Nauseef, M4G and
Michael Miller, M5G
Thursday, July 14
8:00 p.m.
E.C. Mabie Theatre
Summer Repertory Theater Outing
"Lost in Yonkers" by Neil Simon
SUMR Students
Interdisciplinary Summer Prog Students
MSTP Students
Friday, July 15
12:00-1:00 p.m.
283 EMRB
Friday Seminar Series
"The Clot Thickens: Regulation of Blood Clotting by Endothelial Cells"


Steve Lentz, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Translational Biomedicine
Friday, July 22
12:00-1:00 p.m.
283 EMRB
Friday Seminar Series
"The Puzzle of Schizophrenia: perspectives from neuroimaging"

Nancy Andreasen, MD, PhD, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Translational Biomedicine
Monday, July 25
12:00-1:30 p.m.
1181 MERF
SUMR Program Wrap-Up Lunch SUMR Program Students & Directors
Monday, July 25
4:30-5:30 p.m.
EMRB Atrium & Patio
Farewell Reception for all Summer Research Programs Participants. Sponsored by the Biosciences Program. All Students Enrolled in Summer Biomedical Research Programs
Monday, July 25
6:00 p.m.
2126 MERF
Special Session
Discussion of Experimental Design
Jung Park, M1G
Wednesday, July 27
1:30- 4:30 p.m.
IMU Main Lounge
6th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference. All undergraduates involved in research on UI campus
Wednesday, July 27
4:45 p.m.
The Summit
SUMR Program Farewell SUMR Program Students
Faculty
Staff