Dear UConn students:
The Office of Undergraduate Research and the McNair Scholars Program are pleased to announce the next STEM Research Seminar this fall semester to educate undergraduates about STEM research projects across disciplines.
Three sessions have been scheduled from 12:20 – 1:10pm in Laurel 111. This is a brown bag style seminar series.
On this Wednesday, October 14, 2015, two current undergraduate researchers will present their work!
Brendan is a University Scholar, Holster Scholar, and IDEA and SURF recipient; Andrew is a McNair Scholar, LSAMP Scholar, and REU and Small World Initiative Participant. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about their work and also ask how to get involved with these research experiences!
The evolutionary story of silent DNA in the centromeres of Peromyscus mice
Brendan Smalec ’16 (Molecular and Cell Biology & Art History)
Undergraduate researcher, O’Neill lab, Molecular and Cell Biology
Ensemble-based virtual screening of the human glycine receptor alpha-3 subtype: A predictive tool for discovering compounds that may elicit THC-like analgesic responses in vivo
Andrew Maxwell ’17 (Structural Biology and Biophysics)
Undergraduate researcher, Pei Tang Lab, Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics & Anesthesiology
TECBio REU, University of Pittsburgh: Simulation and Visualization of Biological Systems at Multiple Scales
A link to all 3 seminar dates can be found here: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/stem-seminar-series/
Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information, contact: Renee M. Gilberti, Ph.D. at renee.gilberti@uconn.edu