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NEWS
RISE Cohort 7
The 7th Cohort of RISE Fellows for Spring 2013!
- Jessica Brown, Chemistry major
- Armando Corona, Chemistry major
- Sarah Hafner, Biology and Chemistry major
- Lloyd Mack, Environmental Science major
- Mycah Sewell, Biology major
- Jordan Smink, Biology major
- Marsalis Smith, Biology major
- Kristoffer Wild, Environmental Science major
Back Row: Jordan Smink, Jessica Brown, Marsalis Smith, Lloyd Mack, Mycah Sewell. Front Row: Kris Wild, Sarah Hafner, Armando Corona.
Writing the Scientific Abstract:
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/ewpeter/geo361/scientific%20abstracts.pdf
Scientific Papers & Writing – An Introduction
http://classweb.gmu.edu/biologyresources/writingguide/ScientificPaper.htm
Dr. Bahr's Presentation at SENS Conference on YouTube
Ben A. Bahr presentation at the 5th Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS) Conference: “Positive Lysosomal Modulation to Treat Age-Related Protein Accumulation Diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s)”, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOKDMk50Mo0&feature=topics
Bahr Lab Publication with Undergraduate Co-Authors
Butler D, Hwang J, Estick C, Nishiyama A, Kumar SS, Baveghems C, Young-Oxendine HB, Wisniewski ML, Charalambides A, and Bahr BA (2011) Protective effects of positive lysosomal modulation in Alzheimer’s disease transgenic mouse models. PLoS One 6: e20501 PDF online at:
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0020501
Patent in hand, UNCP scientist seeks treatment for Alzheimer’s
MEETINGS & EVENTS
Below is a list of events and activities scheduled for Fellows to attend during the 2012-2013 Spring Semester:
RISE Meetings & Workshops
| Date/Time/Loc | Event |
|---|---|
| JANUARY | |
| Tue Jan 8, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2208 |
Weekly RISE Meeting |
| Jan 15-18 |
Individual Goals & Milestones Reviews |
| Tue Jan 15, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2208 | Weekly RISE Meeting & Workshop: Applying for Summer Internships and Graduate Schools by Dr. Robert Poage |
| Tue Jan 22, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 1254 | Weekly RISE Meeting & Workshop: GRE PowerPrep (Practice Exam) |
| Tue Jan 29, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2246 | Weekly RISE Meeting & Workshop: Creativity/Invention by Samuel Ikonne, Ph.D., UNC-Pembroke |
| FEBRUARY | |
| Tue Feb 5, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2208 | Weekly RISE Meeting |
| Sat Feb 9, 4:00-6:30 Oxendine 1254 | Workshop: Writing for the GRE with Dr. Richard Tapper |
| Tue Feb 12, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2246 | Weekly RISE Meeting & Workshop: Research Ethics: Issues in Human Subjects Research by Anna Iltis, Ph.D., Wake Forest University |
| Tue Feb 19, 5:45-6:45 UNCP Library Room 203 | Weekly RISE Meeting & Workshop: Literature Search Techniques with Mr. Robert Arndt |
| Tue Feb 26, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2208 | Weekly RISE Meeting |
| MARCH | |
| Thu Mar 7, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2208 | Weekly RISE Meeting: Presentation by Kris Wild on International Sea Turtle Conference |
| Mar 11-15 | SPRING BREAK |
| Tue Mar 19, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2208 | Weekly RISE Meeting & Workshop: Developing Poster Presentations with Dr. Poage |
| Fri Mar 22, 5:00 | Business Etiquette Dinner at UC Annex |
| Thu Mar 28, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2208 | Weekly RISE Meeting: Practice Presenting for Oral and Poster Sessions |
| APRIL | |
| Tue Apr 2, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2208 | Weekly RISE Meeting: Practice for Poster Sessions (if needed; otherwise, no meeting) |
| Wed Apr 3 UC Annex |
PURC Symposium |
| Fri/Sat Apr 5-6 Health Sciences Building |
NCAS Annual Meeting |
| Tue Apr 9, 5:45-6:45 | Weekly RISE Meeting & Workshop: X-Ray Crystallography and Surviving Your Summer Internship/Grad School with Dr. Krystle McLaughlin, UNC-SPIRE Fellow |
| Sat Apr 13, 1:00-4:00 | Workshop: Critical Thinking with Dr. Richard Tapper |
| Tue Apr 16, 5:45-6:45 | Weekly RISE Meeting and Workshop: Career Options Panel |
| Thu Apr 25, 5:45-6:45 Oxendine 2208 | Weekly RISE Meeting |
Seminars
Biology Seminar Series
Tuesdays 2-3pm during Spring semester, Oxendine 2246
Conferences
March 2013
Symposium for Young Neuroscientists And Professors of the SouthEast (SYNAPSE)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
April 3, 2013
Pembroke Undergraduate Research Center (PURC) Symposium
UNC, Pembroke, NC
April 5-6, 2013
North Carolina Academy of Science (NCAS) www.ncacadsci.org
UNC, Pembroke, NC
August 2013
End-of-Summer Student Research & Creativity Presentation
UNC, Pembroke, NC
Important Dates
- Application Deadline for RISE Fellowships: March 15, 2013
- Orientation: TBA
Past Events:
Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013
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