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The MSTP hosts a variety of academic events throughout the year to which the UIC faculty and student community is cordially invited. These events include three seminar series every year, a bi-weekly Lunch Seminar, a monthly Dinner Seminar (reservations required), a series of student Grand Rounds at various times throughout the year, and student Thesis Defense seminars.
In early spring, to chase away the blahs of too much winter, the students organize a gala charity social event called the Soiree. Held in a swank venue with good food and drink (subsidized by Program), the Soiree raises funds through "admission" donations from students and faculty for the students' favorite charity, the Student Run Free Clinic at Community Health Center. It is a fun evening, as evidenced in the photo above.
In August, the student body travels to an off-site resort for a 2-day Retreat filled with intellectual stimulation provided by a distinguished keynote speaker and interactive break-out sessions, as well as recreation and relaxation. In February, the MSTP student participate in the all annual all-COM Student Research Form to which they append their own Research Symposium featuring talks by several of the advanced students. The calendar below will be updated as new events become scheduled.
Thursday, April 29, 2009, 12:00 pm -NPI (912 S.Wood), 7th Floor Auditorium - MSTP GRAND ROUNDS : In conjunction with Neurology Grand Rounds, Topic: " Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy" Clinical Presentation: Rahul Dave, M4, defended doctoral thesis on July 31, 2008 in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics on "Molecular Mechanisms of Functional Gs alpha - Tubulin Interactions" (advisor Mark Rasenick, PhD) Research Presentation: Sarah Hatch Berth, 3rd year graduate student, Dept of Anatomy & Cell Biology (advisor, Scott Brady, PhD).
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 5:30 pm - 303 CSN - Dinner Seminar : Brad Merrill, PhD, "Controlling Stem Cell Properties to Elaborate the Basic Body Plan in Mammals"
Friday, April 9, 2010, 2:00 pm -MOSS Auditorium, COMRB - MSTP GRAND ROUNDS : Inconjunction with Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds, Topic: " Endometriosis" Clinical Presentation: Shiela Barry, M4, defended doctoral thesis on July 30, 2008 on "Studying Langerhans Cells in the transmission of Human Immunodeficinecy Virus across Male Genital Epitheluim" (advisor Tom Hope, PhD) Research Presentation: Yalda Afshar, 3rd year graduate student, Dept of Physiology & Biophysics (advisor, Asgerally Fazleabas, PhD).
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 12:00 pm - Conference Room 6175, 6th Floor, COMRB - MSTP GRAND ROUNDS : Inconjunction with Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds, Topic: " Oncology Stem Cells" Clinical Presentation: Joe Kuechle, M4, defended doctoral thesis on November 5, 2008 in the Dept. of Bioengineering on the topic " Targeted Modulation of Adult Beta Cell Proliferation: Towards Ex-vivo Expansions for Diabetes Treatment" (advisor Jose Oberholzer, MD) Research Presentation: Janai Carr, 3rd year graduate student, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (advisor, Pradip Raychaudhuri, PhD).
Thursday, March 25, 2010, 7:00 pm - Sullivan's - 7th Annual Soiree
Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 12:30 pm - 303 CSN - Lunch Seminar : Katherin Banach, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Section of Cardiology "The potential of Stem Cells as Biological Pacemakers"
Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 11:00 pm - MOSS Auditorium - Thesis Defense : John O' Bryan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology "Compartmentalized regulation of cellular signalling pathways"
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 12:30 pm - 303 CSN - Lunch Seminar : John O' Bryan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology "Compartmentalized regulation of cellular signalling pathways"
Tuesday, February 23, 2009, 12:00 pm - 5175 COMRB - MSTP GRAND ROUNDS : In conjunction with the CCTS, Topic: " Development of Translational Therapies for Psoriasis" Clinical Presentation: Juliana Choi, M4, defended doctoral thesis on October 4, 2008 in the Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology on " Bacteria Cancer Cell Interrelationships: Translational Research & New Therapies for Psoriasis" (advisor Tapas Das Gupta) Research Presentation: Joel Fontanarosa, 3rd year graduate student, Dept of Bioengineering (advisor, Yang Dai, PhD). Presentation Faculty Advisor: Sophie Worobec, MD, Dept. of Dermatology.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 5:30 pm - 303 CSN - Dinner Seminar : Ronald Hershow, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, "Developing a Research Plan to Assess Challenges of Treating HIV/AIDS in Indonesian Injection Drug Users"
Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 12:30 pm - 303 CSN - Lunch Seminar : Steven M. Swanson, PhD, Professor and Associate, Dean for Research & Graduate Education, College of Pharmacy, "Animal Models to Study the Role of the Growth Hormone/IGF-I Axis in Cancer"
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 5:30 pm - 303 CSN - Dinner Seminar : Yalda Afshar, PhD student in lab of Asgi Fazleabas, PhD, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Senta Furman, PhD student in the lab of Stephen Porges, PhD, Program in Neuroscience. Ms. Afshar will speak about her internship at the Dept. of Gender, Women and Health of the world Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland in January and February 2009; and serving as the US Delegate/Ambassador to the General Assembly of the International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA) in Ohrid, Macedonia, followed by harm-reduction workshops on Gender and Public Health in Servia, Bulgaria, and Kosovo, all in August 2009. Ms. Furman will discuss her research during the Summer 2009 Neurobiology Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Thursday, November 12, 2009, COM Research Day 2009, In conjunction with COM Reseach Day, November 13, 2009 MSTP will have program of student oral presentations on research experiences offcampus.
Here is the schedule for the evening
5:00 pm : SARAH HATCH BERTH - Neuroscience Research, Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA, Summers 2008 and 2009.
5:30 pm : SENTA FURMAN - Neurobiology Course, Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA, Summer 2009.
6:00 pm : Dinner at Library - Lounge
6:30 pm : CHRISTINE HADDAD - NIH Fellowship in Zurich, Switzerland, Summer 2009
7:00 pm : FARAH SHAREEF - Fullbright Fellowship at Imperial College, Condon, 08 - 09 academic year, culminating in an MS degree.
7:30 pm : EVAN SMALL - National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering, Autumn 2008, held at Argonne National Laboratory (Advanced Photon Source) and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (High Flux Isotope Reactor and Spallation Neutron Source).
Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 12:30 pm - 303 CSN - Lunch Seminar : Richard A. Gemeinhart, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, "Biomaterials in Cancer and Regenerative Medicine"
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 5:30 pm - 303 CSN - Dinner Seminar : Yalda Afshar, PhD student in the lab of Asgi Fazleabas, Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Senta Furman, PhD student in the lab of Stephen Porges, Program in Neuroscience presents, "MSTP Student Oral Presentations - Part II"
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