Invitation to Biomedical Grad School Visit at University of Iowa

2nd Annual Biomedical Pre-Graduate School Conference
Friday, October 15, 2010
Faculty Chair - Madeline Shea, Director, FUTURE in Biomedicine Program
Coordinator – Jodi Graff, Biosciences Program
Orientation to PhD Training
Kelch Conference Room - 1289 Carver Biomedical Research Building (CBRB)
9:00 a.m. Lobby - Registration and Continental Breakfast
Information Tables – Literature and/or Liaisons from PhD Training Programs
9:30 a.m. Welcome – Benita Wolff, Associate Dean of Diversity
9:40 a.m. Unique Research Opportunities at the Carver College of Medicine
10:00 a.m. Just what the PhD ordered: Qualities we seek in applicants to our doctoral programs
(also known as, “How to Prepare for Success in Graduate School”)
10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:45 a.m. Admissions Procedures from A – Z
11:15 a.m. I completed my PhD: What are my career opportunities?
11:50 p.m. Escorted to Seebohm Conference Room (283 EMRB) for lunch
Lunch - Seebohm Conference Room – 283 Eckstein Medical Research Building (EMRB)
12:00 p.m. Lunch with UI Graduate Students
1:00 p.m. Escorted to MERF to meet with admissions committee members
Research Environment
Medical Education and Research Facility (MERF)
1:15 p.m. Informal Q&A with Admissions Committee Members - Available in Clusters
1163, 1171, 1181, 1185 (MERF) – ~4 programs represented per room
1:40 p.m. Informal Q&A with Admissions Committee Members - Available in Clusters
1163, 1171, 1181, 1185 (MERF) - ~4 programs represented per room
2:00 p.m. Convene in MERF Atrium - Depart for Tour of a Research Core Facility or Laboratory (Groups will be led by Graduate Students)
Participants will indicate tour preferences during online registration for conference.
Medical Nuclear Magnetic Facility (NMRF) – located in CBRB
Central Microscopy Research Facility (CMRF) – located in EMRB
DNA Facility for Sequencing, Microarrays, and RT PCR – located in EMRB
Protein Crystallography Facility (PCF) – located in BSB
High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Facility (HRMSF) – located in EMRB
Individual Laboratory Tours – to be arranged based on interest
2:30 p.m. Return to MERF Atrium – Regular Schedule of Events Concludes
2:30 p.m. Optional Opportunity – Additional Core Tour or Laboratory Tour with Graduate Student
3:00 p.m. Tour leaders will escort visitors back to MERF Atrium.
BSB – Bowen Science Building, CBRB – Carver Biomedical Research Building,
EMRB – Eckstein Medical Research Building, MERF – Medical Education and Research Facility