NIGMS-RISE Activity Calendar
Fall 2017
AUGUST 16, Wednesday Fall Semester Starts
AUGUST 16, Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Scientific Instrumentation Training Workshop: Nanosurf, AFM
LSB Basement Facilitator: Edward Nelson, Technical Sales Engineer, Nanosurf, Inc.
AUGUST 21, Monday 11:00 a.m. CNBR Weekly Lab Meetings Resume
LSB 337, Conference Room
SEPTEMBER 4, Monday Labor Day
SEPTEMBER 21, Thursday 11:00 a.m. University Wide Convocation
SEPTEMBER 19, Tuesday 11:00 a.m. Scientific Seminar
LSB 105 Speaker: Dr. Brent L. Nielsen, Professor
Brigham Young University
Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Biology
Topic: The Microbiome of Native Utah Halophytes:
Two Isolates Stimulate Growth of a Salt-Sensitive
Crop Plant
SEPTEMBER 26, Tuesday 11:00 a.m. Student Development Activity
Workshop: Time Management/Organizational Skills
Facilitator: Chris Johns, Counselor
Counseling Center- Alabama State University
Workshop: Time Management/Organizational Skills
Facilitator: Chris Johns, Counselor
Counseling Center- Alabama State University
OCTOBER 5, Thursday 11:00 a.m. Faculty and Student Development Activity
Workshop: Professional Ethics in Science
Facilitator: Dr. Julio Turrens
Interim Associate Vice Pres. Academic Affairs
Interim Dean of the Graduate School
Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health
Topic: Research Integrity and Research Compliance
OCTOBER 12, Thursday 11:00 a.m. Student Development Activity
Workshop: Personal Statement Writing
Facilitator: Mrs. Doris Youngblood
Writing Center- Alabama State University
OCTOBER 12, Thursday 11:00 a.m. Student Development Activity
Workshop: Personal Statement Writing
Facilitator: Mrs. Doris Youngblood
Writing Center- Alabama State University
NOVEMBER 1-4, PHOENIX, AZ Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority students
(ABRCMS)
NOVEMBER 2, Thursday 11:00 a.m. Scientific Seminar
LSB 105 Speaker: Dr. Tequila A. L. Harris, Associate Professor
Manufacturing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Topic: TBA
NOVEMBER 9, Thursday 11:00 a.m. University Wide Memorial Service
NOVEMBER 9-10, NanoBio Summit Fifth Annual NanoBio Summit
Hosted by the University of South Alabama
Co-host ASU CNBR
NOVEMBER 22-26, 2017 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
NOVEMBER 30, Thursday 11:00 a.m. Scientific Seminar
LSB 105 Speaker: Dr. Balasubramanyam Karanam, Asst. Professor Professo Biology and Cancer Research, Tuskegee University
Topic: TBA
DECEMBER 1, Friday Last Day of Classes
DECEMBER 2-7, 2017 Final Exams
DECEMBER 8, Friday Fall Commencement/End of Semester Term
SPRING 2018
FEBRUARY 6, Tuesday 11:00 a.m. Scientific Seminar
LSB- Room 130 Speaker: Dr. Francois Villinger DVM, Director
New Iberia Research Center, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Topic: Mapping total body viral replication and immune responses, from macro to microimaging
FEBRUARY 22-24, Washington D.C. Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference
MARCH 1 11:00 a.m. Scientific Seminar
LSB - Room 105 Speaker: Dr. Mandip Sachdeva Professor and Section Leader, Pharmaceutics
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Florida A&M University
Topic: “Role of Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery and Medicine
MARCH 6, Tuesday 11:00 a.m. Student Development Activity
Workshop: Resume Writing
Facilitator: Jeremy Hodge, Director
Career Services- Alabama State University
MARCH 18th - 25th SPRING BREAK
APRIL 3, Tuesday 11:00 a.m. Student Development Activity
Workshop: Stress Management
Facilitator: Chris Johns, counselor
Counseling Center- Alabama State University
MAY 12th SPRING COMMENCEMENT