[UH-PROMES] FW: Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Info Session, March 21, 4-6pm

[Zerda, Kathy]

If you are interested in undergraduate research or graduate school, please read below.

From: Tran, Veronique
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 10:35 AM
To: Zerda, Kathy
Subject: Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Info Session, March 21, 4-6pm
Importance: High

Dear Kathy,

Can you please distribute the announcement below to all PROMES students TODAY?

We are trying to reach out to students from all STEM majors who may be interested.  Feel free to download and print more flyers if that is a better way to reach your students.

Thanks for your help,
Veronique

Veronique V. Tran, PhD (BS '91)
Director, Learning through Discovery
UH Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
University of Houston

713-743-5099
discovery at uh.edu<mailto:discovery at uh.edu>
www.uh.edu/discovery<http://www.uh.edu/discovery> [website]

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TO:  All interested undergraduates

Join us for a panel discussion and practical tips at the Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Info Session.

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Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Info Session
Wednesday, March 21
4:00-6:00 pm
Honors Commons, 2nd floor MD Anderson Library
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Please visit this link to RSVP by Tuesday if you plan to join us for pizza and refreshments:
http://goo.gl/FiD4T
To download event flyer, visit:
http://www.uh.edu/discovery/Biomedical_Grad_InfoSession_March21_flyer.pdf

Are you interested in summer research or graduate school in any of these Biomedical Sciences areas?
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Developmental Biology, Cell and Regulatory Biology
Pharmacology, Genes and Development, Human and Molecular Genetics, Pathology and Immunology,
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Neuroscience,  Virology and Gene Therapy,  Biomathematics and Biostatistics,
Medical Physics, Structural & Computational Biology & Molecular Biophysics, Translational Biology,
Molecular Medicine, Experimental Therapeutics, Biomedical Engineering, etc.

Come learn about:

*      research areas in biomedical sciences

*      whether graduate school is right for you

*      things to do now to become a competitive candidate

*      selecting the right graduate school program

*      fellowships to fund graduate school

*      how to be a successful graduate student

Including:

Practical tips on how to be a competitive applicant such as developing your personal statement and research description, and making the best of your interview and campus visit.

Featured Panelists:

Ricardo Azevedo, Ph.D.
Associate Chair of Graduate Affairs
Assoc. Professor, Biology and Biochemistry
University of Houston



Gayle R Slaughter, Ph.D.
Sr. Associate Dean, Graduate Education & Diversity
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine

Vinzenz Unger, Ph.D.
Director, Biological Cryoelectron Microscopy Facility
Professor, Molecular Biosciences
Northwestern University
Event Co-hosted by:
UH Learning through Discovery
Houston Undergraduate Research Network (HURN)




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