Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Schedule 2006
Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
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Week 1 |
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| Tuesday, May 30 | 8:45 AM | Continental Breakfast and Photographs (All SURP) | MI Social Room |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome and Group Photograph | MI Social Room | |
| 9:15 AM | Break-out Sessions | ||
Break-out Session (HHMI & Beckman) |
MI Social Room | ||
Breakout Session (REU) |
MI Conference Room | ||
Breakout Session (USDA) |
MI 302 | ||
Breakout Session (SRI) |
MI 355 | ||
| 10:00 AM | Biological, Chemical and Laboratory Safety Training (All) | MI Conference Room | |
| 12:00 PM | Student Pizza Lunch (All) | MI Social Room | |
| 12:30 PM | Payroll and Housing Information | MI Social Room | |
| Tour of Mellon Institute | |||
| 1:00 PM | HUB, Payroll Office & Dean's Office | ||
| 1:30 PM | Meet with Faculty Mentor | Faculty Labs | |
| 3:00 PM | Biology Laboratory Techniques Course * | MI 333 | |
| Wednesday, May 31 | 9:00 AM | Biology Laboratory Techniques Course | MI 333 |
| 12:00 PM | Student and Faculty Luncheon | MI Social & Conference Rooms | |
| Thursday, June 1 | 9:00 AM | Biology Laboratory Techniques Course | MI 333 |
| Friday, June 2 | 9:00 AM | Biology Laboratory Techniques Course | MI 333 |
| 11:30 AM | Mini-J Meeting | MI Board Room (434) | |
| 12:00 PM | Picnic Lunch | Cathedral Lawn | |
Week 2 |
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| Monday, June 5 | 9:00 AM | Biology Laboratory Techniques Course | MI 333 |
| Tuesday, June 6 | 9:00 AM | Biology Laboratory Techniques Course | MI 333 |
| 12:00 PM | Faculty Talk - Dr. David Hackney "Regulation of the motor protein kinesin that moves along microtubles: what is the key that turns the motor on and off?" |
MI Conference Room | |
| 2:30 PM | Small Animal Training (Hurt, Michie) | University of Pittsburgh Hieber Bldg., 3500 Fifth Ave. |
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| Wednesday, June 7 | 12:00 P.M. | Undergraduate Research Office Lunch Seminar Series: "Ethics in research" |
University Center, Connan Room reg. required - email pstallin@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Thursday, June 8 | 12:00 PM | Mini-J | MI 448 |
| 4:30 PM | USDA Interviews | Theory Suite Conference Room (MI 502) | |
| Friday, June 9 | 12:00 PM | REU Group Meeting (lunch served) | MI Board Room (434) |
| 5:00 PM | Preliminary Titles and Abstracts DUE (HHMI Scholars, REU, Beckman, USDA) |
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Week 3 |
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| TBA | TBA | USDA Meeting | TBA |
| Monday, June 12 | |||
| Tuesday, June 13 | 12:00 PM | Faculty Talk - Dr. Amy Burkert "From GREs to interviews: an overview of the graduate school application process" |
MI Conference Room |
| Wednesday, June 14 | 12:00 PM | Undergraduate Research Office Lunch Seminar Series: "How to apply to graduate school" | University Center, Connan Room reg. required - email pstallin@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Thursday, June 15 | 9:00 AM | Mini-J | MI 448 |
| Friday, June 16 | |||
Week 4 |
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| Monday, June 19 | |||
| Tuesday, June 20 | 12:00 PM | Faculty Talk - Dr. William Brown "Occupational asthma: What should we sense?" |
MI Conference Room |
| Wednesday, June 21 | 12:00 PM | Undergraduate Research Office Lunch Seminar Series: "Human subjects and regulatory compliance in research" | University Center, Danforth Lounge reg. required - email pstallin@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Thursday, June 22 | 9:00 AM | Mini-J | MI 448 |
| Friday, June 23 | 12:00 PM | REU Group Meeting (lunch served) | MI Board Room (434) |
Week 5 |
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| Monday, June 26 | |||
| Tuesday, June 27 | 12:00 PM | Faculty Talk - Dr. Alison Barth | MI Conference Room |
| Wednesday, June 28 | 12:00 PM | Undergraduate Research Office Lunch Seminar Series: "Developing testable hypotheses in neuroscience" | University Center, Dowd Room reg. required - email pstallin@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Thursday, June 29 | 9:00 AM | Mini-J | MI 448 |
| Friday, June 30 | |||
Week 6 |
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| Monday, July 3 | |||
| Tuesday, July 4 | University Holiday | ||
| Wednesday, July 5 | 4:30 PM | USDA Interviews | Theory Suite Conference Room (MI 502) |
| Thursday, July 6 | 9:00 AM | Mini-J | MI 448 |
| Friday, July 7 | 12:00 PM | REU Group Meeting (lunch served) | MI Board Room (434) |
Week 7 |
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| TBA | TBA | USDA Meeting | TBA |
| Monday, July 10 | |||
| Tuesday, July 11 | Whitewater rafting | Ohiopyle | |
| Wednesday, July 12 | 12:00 PM | Undergraduate Research Office Lunch Seminar Series: "How to use your undergraduate research experience when you present yourself to grad schools and potential employers" | University Center, Dowd Room reg. required - email pstallin@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Thursday, July 13 | 9:00 AM | Mini-J | MI 448 |
| Friday, July 14 | |||
Week 8 |
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| Monday, July 17 | |||
| Tuesday, July 18 | 12:00 PM | Faculty Talk - Dr. Bruce Armitage "Biochemical promiscuity: what happens when guanine does not pair with cytosine?" |
MI Conference Room |
| Wednesday, July 19 | 12:00 PM | Undergraduate Research Office Lunch Seminar Series: "How to present your research" | University Center, Dowd Room reg. required - email pstallin@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Thursday, July 20 | 9:00 AM | Mini-J | MI 448 |
| Friday, July 21 | |||
Week 9 |
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| Monday, July 24 | 12:00 PM | REU Group Meeting (lunch served) | MI Board Room (434) |
| Tuesday, July 25 | Faculty Talk - Dr. Tina Lee "Coupling of endoplasmic reticulum morphogenesis and protein export" |
MI Conference Room | |
| Wednesday, July 26 | 12:00 PM | Undergraduate Research Office Lunch Seminar Series: "Careers in research" | University Center, McKenna Room reg. required - email pstallin@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Thursday, July 27 | 9:00 AM | Mini-J | MI 448 |
| Friday , July 28 | 5:00 PM | Final Titles and Abstracts DUE | emartin@andrew.cmu.edu |
Week 10 |
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| Monday, July 31 | 4:30 PM | USDA Interviews | Theory Suite Conference Room (MI 502) |
| Tuesday, Aug. 1 | |||
| Wednesday, Aug 2 | |||
| Thursday, Aug. 3 | TBA | Practice Talks | TBA |
| Friday, Aug. 4 | 9:00 AM | Final Symposium | MI Conference Room |
| 12:00 PM | Student and Faculty Lunch | MI Social Room | |
| 1:00 PM | Final Symposium | MI Conference Room | |
| 4:00 PM | End of 2006 SURP | MI Social Room |
*Faculty mentors determine if advisees should take the laboratory course.