 |  | Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Schedule 2006
Date
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Time
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Event
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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 |
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9:00 AM |
Welcome and Group Photograph |
MI Social Room |
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9:15 AM |
Break-out Sessions |
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Break-out Session (HHMI & Beckman)
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MI Social Room |
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Breakout Session (REU)
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MI Conference Room |
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Breakout Session (USDA)
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MI 302 |
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Breakout Session (SRI)
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MI 355 |
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10:00 AM |
Biological, Chemical and Laboratory Safety Training (All) |
MI Conference Room |
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12:00 PM |
Student Pizza Lunch (All) |
MI Social Room |
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12:30 PM |
Payroll and Housing Information |
MI Social Room |
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Tour of Mellon Institute |
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1:00 PM |
HUB, Payroll Office & Dean's Office |
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1:30 PM |
Meet with Faculty Mentor |
Faculty Labs |
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3:00 PM |
Biology Laboratory Techniques Course * |
MI 333 |
| Wednesday, May 31 |
9:00 AM |
Biology Laboratory Techniques Course |
MI 333 |
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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 |
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11:30 AM |
Mini-J Meeting |
MI Board Room (434) |
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12:00 PM |
Picnic Lunch |
Cathedral Lawn |
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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 |
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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 |
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2:30 PM |
Small Animal Training (Hurt, Michie) |
University of Pittsburgh
Hieber Bldg., 3500 Fifth Ave. |
| 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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Week 4
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| Monday, June 19 |
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| 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) |
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Week 5
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| Monday, June 26 |
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| 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 |
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Week 6
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| Monday, July 3 |
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| Tuesday, July 4 |
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University Holiday |
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| 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) |
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Week 7
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| TBA |
TBA |
USDA Meeting |
TBA |
| Monday, July 10 |
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| Tuesday, July 11 |
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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 |
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Week 8
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| Monday, July 17 |
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| 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 |
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Week 9
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| Monday, July 24 |
12:00 PM |
REU Group Meeting (lunch served) |
MI Board Room (434) |
| Tuesday, July 25 |
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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 |
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Week 10
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| Monday, July 31 |
4:30 PM |
USDA Interviews |
Theory Suite Conference Room (MI 502) |
| Tuesday, Aug. 1 |
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| Wednesday, Aug 2 |
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| Thursday, Aug. 3 |
TBA |
Practice Talks |
TBA |
| Friday, Aug. 4 |
9:00 AM |
Final Symposium |
MI Conference Room |
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12:00 PM |
Student and Faculty Lunch |
MI Social Room |
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1:00 PM |
Final Symposium |
MI Conference Room |
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4:00 PM |
End of 2006 SURP |
MI Social Room |
*Faculty mentors determine if advisees should take the laboratory course. | | |
