The Paper Trail Undergraduate Research Symposium & Workshop
To expand our reach, we have created an opportunity for undergraduate trainees to share their work, with a particular focus on trainees from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM. This event aims to highlight a cohort of undergraduate researchers and provide a venue for research presentations, facilitate interactions between students and faculty members actively hiring students, and provide open-access resources to prepare students to apply, interview, and succeed in graduate school.
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Symposium Schedule
Friday, August 23, 2024
All times listed are Pacific Time
8:00-8:20 AM Introduction and Opening Remarks
- What is the Paper Trail Journal Club?
- Introduction of the 2024 Class of Paper Trail Scholars
8:30 – 9:30 AM Ins and Outs of Graduate School
- Things to Consider When Applying to Graduate School (Franklyn Hall, PhD, Johns Hopkins University)
- Mental Health and Graduate School (Bria Macklin, PhD, Gladstone Institute)
- Careers After Graduate School (Quinton Smith, PhD, University of California, Irvine)
9:30 – 10:00 AM Break
10:00 – 10:45 AM Graduate School Panel
- Athenia Jones – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- David Berlin – University of California, Irvine
- Calixto Salles – University of Chicago
- Shelby Hall – Penn State University
- Carrie Bishop – University of California, San Diego
10:45 – 11:30 AM Faculty Rapid Fire Presentations
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Break
12:00 – 1:00 PM Research Presentation Workshop
- This will be a closed session for only those with accepted abstracts.
1:00 – 1:15 PM Final Questions and Closing Remarks