UC San Diego Lab Expo 2023

You are invited to the large-scale multidisciplinary research symposium Lab Expo on Friday, Jan 27th. The event is designed to bring research closer to the undergraduate community. This year, it will run from 10:00 AM to 4:45 PM in the Price Center East Ballroom and East Forum + College Rooms.

Aside from the keynote, the event will include poster presentations, a research lightning talk competition, and a networking luncheon. We feature more than 40 research groups from a wide range of departments. Many of them will be looking to recruit research assistants or to start collaboration projects.

Additionally, we invite you to fill out the below interest form to present at Lab Expo on Friday, Jan 27th. By participating, you will strengthen your presenting skills in a low pressure environment and network with other presenters!

Please feel free to look us up on Facebook for more details and fill out the presenter interest form here to receive updates and see the event schedule as we near the event! If you would like to attend the event, you can RSVP for that opportunity here. Hope to see you there!

WUSM Rising Star Symposium for Senior Undergrads

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis invites senior graduate students to apply for their honorable Rising Stars Symposium that will be held in Fall, 2022. This competitive, two-day event at Washington University School of Medicine allows outstanding senior graduate students working in biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology, mass spectrometry or related areas to present their work with this honorable award. In addition to providing opportunities for trainees to share their work and expand their professional network, a major goal of the symposium is to facilitate meetings with recruiting faculty members (https://biochem.wustl.edu/misc/risingstars/faculty) who may be good fits for postdoctoral work. All expenses will be paid for students from US and Canada (international students living overseas will join remotely).

Eligibility:

Applicants are expected to have solid research background and publications, and plan to graduate within a year (or half year after) of the symposium. We especially encourage applications from underrepresented trainees.

Application Process:

We invite students to apply by sending a CV and short answers to the following questions:

(1) What are your past research experience and future career goals?

(2) What areas of biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology interest you?

(3) Which faculty members would you like to meet with during your visit? 

Applications should be sent as one pdf file to risingstarsprogram@biochem.wustl.edu by September 1, 2022 for consideration. Priority will be given to early applications.

For specific inquiries regarding eligibility or selection, please contact the same email. Updated information about the symposium can be found at https://biochem.wustl.edu/misc/risingstars.

ACS-SA Undergraduate Research Symposium

Abstract Submission 

Deadline: Friday, April 22, 11:59 pm

ACS-SA’s 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is a great opportunity to enhance your undergraduate research experience by communicating your findings to the UC San Diego community. To present a poster, please submit an abstract summarizing your research question, methods, and results. Your poster will be evaluated by faculty, post-doctoral fellow, and graduate student judges, and the best presenters will receive an award. This opportunity is open to all students conducting chemistry research and fulfills the poster presentation criteria for departmental honors.
Video Competition Signup
Deadline: Friday, April 22, 11:59 pmDo you have a research project you’re really passionate about and want to pursue in the future? Well, ACS-SA’s Symposium Video Competition is designed to be more creative than competitive! Making a video is a great opportunity for developing science communication skills, even if you haven’t completed a research project. The video should be approximately 3 minutes long and describe the

 research project motivations, experimental setup, predictions, and potential implications. Most of all, it should demonstrate your interest and passion for the subject.

ACS-SA Membership

ACS-SA is accepting members

 on a rolling basis! To learn more about ACS-SA membership, please visit our

website. Our events are open to all students in the UCSD community, regardless of their major and membership status. 

Stay updated with ACS-SA by joining our Facebook group, following us on Instagram, and checking out our website. Feel free to email us if you have any questions.

Best regards,
Marc Zepeda

ACS-SA V.P. Internal

acssa@ucsd.edu

Early Registration Ends Sunday for 2021 ALMLS!

The early registration rate for the 2021 Academic Laboratory Management & Leadership Symposium ends on Sunday, January 31!

The course is organized by postdoc career development administrators from The Torrey Pines Training Consortium (TPTC), which members include Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), Scripps Research and UC San Diego.
 
The course is based on the acclaimed Burroughs Wellcome Fund/Howard Hughes Medical Institute course in scientific management and similar intensive programs developed across the country. The course is designed to equip postdocs and junior faculty in the biomedical, physical and life sciences from the Torrey Pines Mesa institutes with the professional competencies to lead innovative and productive research programs. However, graduate students and research staff may also find this training informative and may attend.
 
Agenda
Session will take place each event day (Feb 23 & 25 and March 2 & March 4) from 10:00 am-1:30pm (PT). Visit the ALMLS website for the full schedule and faculty speaker biographies.

Register on Eventbrite: https://almls2021tptc.eventbrite.com  

For UC San Diego participants, payment may also be made via recharge. Email Heather Dillon (hadillon@ucsd.edu) for more information.

Early registration rate end on January 31, 2021, so don’t delay, register TODAY!

[Undergrads] ACS-SA 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium TOMORROW, May 21st from 3:00-6:00 PM

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ACS-SA would like to personally invite you to the 14th Annual Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium TOMORROW, Thursday, May 21st from 3:00-6:00 PM via Zoom. This annual event is the key platform for undergraduate researchers in the chemical sciences to present their work to our academic community at UC San Diego.

3:00 – 4:00PM – Poster Presentations

Poster presentations will be conducted via Zoom, beginning at 3PM. Individual Zoom links can be found in the attached booklet. Faculty and students (grad and undergrad) are welcome to attend any session and questions are encouraged!

5:00 – 6:00PM – Live Keynote and Award Ceremony

During this hour, we are honored to have Dr. Jeremy Klosterman deliver his keynote speech. We are also excited to have Dr. Stacey Brydges announce the winners of the Mayer, Kamen, Urey, and research poster awards. Please join us for this exciting event!

The ceremony will begin at 5PM, via Zoom: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/98570726125.

For more information, please refer to the attached booklet and informational flyer.

Thank you for supporting the research efforts of our undergraduate students. We look forward to your attendance tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Student Affairs Office & ACS-SA
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
UC San Diego 

Invitation to Present at the Undergraduate Research Symposium (OURS)

The Online Undergraduate Research Symposium (OURS) is inviting undergraduates of all majors to present their work virtually! The OURS is replacing UC San Diego’s signature Undergraduate Research Conference and will be open to a more inclusive group of students with research experience. The OURS will go live on Thursday May 28, with two livestreamed events: an undergraduate round table discussion via Zoom, and the presentation of the annual Outstanding Mentor Award. Here are some details about the event:

• Faculty nominations are not required; students may register and submit their presentations directly via the registration forms linked on the OURS website. They must, however, have at least one quarter of experience conducting research either through a recognized UC San Diego program (e.g. TRELS, Academic Internship Program, Independent Study 199, etc.) or with a faculty mentor.
• Recently graduated students may submit presentations for consideration as long as they graduated no earlier than Fall 2019. Additionally, the findings students present must be from research they conducted as undergraduates between June 2019 and this Spring Quarter.
• Presentations will be in the format of a 3-5 minute video “elevator pitch,” with the option to also submit a PDF poster or paper.
• All video presentations will be posted publicly on a virtual forum for 1 month, after which they will become private and accessible only with a UC San Diego email address. We ask all students to confirm with their mentors that none of their presentations contain proprietary information.
• The deadline to submit a presentation video is May 16.

For more details on how to apply, please visit our website. We look forward to your submissions!

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Presenters Needed for the Sustainability Research Symposium

The ISC Sustainability Research Symposium is the first ever cross-disciplinary research symposium at UC San Diego to focus exclusively on issues related to sustainability.  From poster presentations to Green Labs outreach, the symposium will be packed full of opportunities for students and researchers to learn about sustainable research practices and current research efforts seeking to address issues like climate change, pollution, environmental degradation and more. For undergraduates and graduate students conducting research in those areas, we are currently seeking student presenters for a judged poster presentation contest that will take place on May 18th from 5-7 pm.

Abstract submission will be open until April 30th at 11:59 pm, and prizes will be awarded for outstanding poster presentations at the event.

Undergraduate Research Symposium!

University of Michigan College of Engineering’s Macromolecular Science and Engineering Symposium

The Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce its 43rd Annual Symposium, Polymer Design Interfaces taking place on October 23rd and 24th, 2019. Registration is now open and student poster submissions are being accepted.

Registration and more information for the symposium can be found at https://macro.engin.umich.edu/symposium/

October 23rd: Professional Development Short Courses

This half-day series of talks is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students. Speakers will present on a variety of topics including research engagement, non-traditional career pathways, mental health, and science & education outreach. An evening networking dinner will be held following the talks to which all symposium registrants are invited. 

October 24th: Polymer Design Interfaces

The symposium features invited talks by faculty and students. The poster session is open to all students as well as post-doctoral researchers, and covers research in all areas of polymer science and engineering. Industry sponsors will have booth space during the poster sessions to connect with students.

There is no registration fee. Two poster submissions will be elevated to invited talks, providing a fantastic opportunity to showcase research to leaders in the field. Please let us know if you have any questions about the event. We look forward to seeing you in October!