Upcoming Events | Office of Research and Graduation Education

Below is a list of upcoming events: (please check back regularly)

Tuesday, May 7

Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series

Michael Winters, Ph.D. Candidate "RNAse-iii Drosha as an Interferon-Independent Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection"

11 AM | HSN Room 2118

Wednesday, May 8

Non Academic Careers in Science Series

Curious about the diversity of careers you can pursue after obtaining your degree? Have you found a non-academic science-related passion during grad school, but don’t know how to pursue it? This series is for you!

Dr. Leonora Martinez-Nunez, Scientific Illustrator/Outreach Coordinator at UMass Chan Medical School

“Science, Illustration & Outreach: Navigating Intersectionality.”

4 PM, Zoom

If you plan to attend, please RSVP.

Friday, May 17

Department of Neuroscience

Rachel Taitano will defend her dissertation "Spinal anatomy underlying muscle synergies"

12:00 PM | Erma Byrd 101

Monday, May 20

Meet Up with Ming - Faculty

9-10 AM | G01 Erma Byrd and Ground Floor Lobby

If you plan to attend, please RSVP.

Navigating the Mentoring Relationship: Managing Conflict, Frustration, and Overwhelm

Speakers: Layne Hitchcock and Julie Lockman

This session will allow graduate students to explore the concepts of managing conflict and frustration in the realm of their mentor-mentee relationship.

Objectives of the session include:

Identify barriers to effective communication
Learn about managing conflict in the research setting
Practice effective ways of communicating with mentors and research team members in times of frustration and overwhelm

Zoom, RSVP Here - https://wvuresearchgradedu.wufoo.com/forms/xtevqm90y97fc4/

Friday, May 24

Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Sara Druffner, will defend her dissertation entitled "Evaluating the role of glucocorticoids on the host response to Helicobacter pylori infection"

9:00 AM | Via Zoom

Friday, August 23

Save the Date - HSC PhD Research Induction & Awards Ceremony

This ceremony marks an important step in the lives of the doctoral students who have completed their core educational course work, identified their research mentors and are now entering their selected areas of graduate research.

The laboratory coat presented at this ceremony symbolizes the entry of new scientists into the hands-on process of research and discovery. It also serves to recognize the relationship of mentor and student in a mutually supportive interaction that is key to successful training for a career in research. We hope you can join us.

4:00-5:00 PM

In-person & Online

Keynote Speaker: Tara Croston, PhD, Research Biologist, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Reception to follow

October 27

Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium

Save the Date! The 6th annual Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium will be in Columbus, OH from October 27-29!