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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you are interested in undergraduate research or graduate school, please read below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tran, Veronique <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 19, 2012 10:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> Zerda, Kathy<br><b>Subject:</b> Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Info Session, March 21, 4-6pm<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear Kathy, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Can you please distribute the announcement below to all PROMES students TODAY? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks for your help, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Veronique <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Veronique V. Tran</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, PhD (BS '91)</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director, Learning <i>through</i> Discovery<br>UH Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>713-743-5099</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'><a href="mailto:discovery@uh.edu"><span style='color:#C00000'>discovery@uh.edu</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'><a href="http://www.uh.edu/discovery"><span style='color:#C00000'>www.uh.edu/discovery</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>[website]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=160 height=65 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD05B3.85769B40" alt="UH_Carnegie_logo-png"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TO: All interested undergraduates<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join us for a panel discussion and practical tips at the Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Info Session. <br><br>===========================================<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Info Session</b><br>Wednesday, March 21<br>4:00-6:00 pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Honors Commons, 2<sup>nd</sup> floor MD Anderson Library <br>===========================================<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Please visit this link to RSVP by Tuesday if you plan to join us for pizza and refreshments:</span><br><a href="http://goo.gl/FiD4T">http://goo.gl/FiD4T</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'>To download event flyer, visit: <br><a href="http://www.uh.edu/discovery/Biomedical_Grad_InfoSession_March21_flyer.pdf">http://www.uh.edu/discovery/Biomedical_Grad_InfoSession_March21_flyer.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Are you interested in summer research or graduate school in any of these Biomedical Sciences areas?<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Developmental Biology, Cell and Regulatory Biology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pharmacology, Genes and Development, Human and Molecular Genetics, Pathology and Immunology, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Neuroscience, Virology and Gene Therapy, Biomathematics and Biostatistics, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Medical Physics, Structural & Computational Biology & Molecular Biophysics, Translational Biology, <br>Molecular Medicine, Experimental Therapeutics, Biomedical Engineering, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Come learn about:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>· research areas in biomedical sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>· whether graduate school is right for you<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>· things to do now to become a competitive candidate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>· selecting the right graduate school program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>· fellowships to fund graduate school<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>· how to be a successful graduate student<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Including:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Featured Panelists:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Ricardo Azevedo, Ph.D.</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Associate Chair of Graduate Affairs <br>Assoc. Professor, Biology and Biochemistry<br>University of Houston <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Gayle R Slaughter, Ph.D.</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Sr. Associate Dean, Graduate Education & Diversity <br>Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology<br>Baylor College of Medicine <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=noparagraphstyle style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Vinzenz Unger, Ph.D.</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Director, Biological Cryoelectron Microscopy Facility<br>Professor, Molecular Biosciences<br></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Northwestern University</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><b>Event Co-hosted by:</b> <b><br></b>UH Learning through Discovery<br>Houston Undergraduate Research Network (HURN)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>