2009 UMASS UNDERGRADUATE LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
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APRIL 13, 2009
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
The UMass Undergraduate Life Science Research Symposium aims to showcase interdisciplinary science research at the undergraduate level. The Junior Fellows in the Life Sciences at the University of Massachusetts will host the event . All Five College undergraduates conducting independent research in the life sciences are encouraged to present their work, especially seniors completing capstone experiences. Students participating in the Commonwealth College Conference on May 1st are invited to participate in the UMass Undergraduate Life Science Research Symposium on April 13.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DR. RANDY L. BUCKNER
Dr. Buckner is an HHMI Investigator and Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, where he is affiliated with the Center for Brain Science. He is also faculty of the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Buckner’s research continues to adapt new imaging methods and behavioral tests to study brain regions implicated in normal memory. He also investigates memory deficits in the healthy elderly and in those afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.
Please join us for Dr. Buckner's talk: "Imaging Anew: Magnetic Keys to Unlock
the Mysteries of the Human Brain"
This event is free and open to the public.
Want to know more about Dr. Buckner? Check out the resources below.
Read a BBC News article on Dr. Buckner's work on memory and aging.
Dr. Buckner is interviewed and his research is discussed in the BBC2 special "Horizon: How Does Your Memory Work"
LOCATION
This year's symposium will be held at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Please see the symposium schedule below for the location of each event.
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UMass off-campus students and students from the four colleges will be provided with either free or discounted parking passes (while supplies last) at the Campus Center Parking Garage . Just park and let us know when you check in at the poster session that you'll need a parking pass. If we run out of free passes, we will have $5 all day parking passes available.
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
The 2009 UMass Undergraduate Life Science Research Symposium will be held at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst campus on April 13, 2009.
POSTER SESSION
1:30 pm-3:30 pm
Campus Center Auditorium
Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center
1st Floor
KEYNOTE LECTURE
4:00 pm
Integrated Sciences Building Auditorium, Room 135
Dr. Randy L. Buckner
Harvard University
"Imaging Anew: Magnetic Keys to Unlock the Mysteries of the Human Brain"
DINNER RECEPTION (BY INVITATION ONLY)
6:00 pm
POSTER SESSION
WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING ABSTRACTS.
YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE AT: ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM.
Each presenter will be assigned a poster board at the poster session. The board dimensions are 4'H X 6'W and are cork mounted on wooden pedestals.
Please make sure your posters are no bigger than the board dimensions (we strongly recommend that they be 3'H X 4'W or 36"x48"). Pushpins and thumbtacks will be provided at each board. Please see our Suggestions for Poster Presentation guidelines for ideas on what your poster should contain. A great resource on how to design a scientific poster can be found here.
Poster presenters can check-in at the registration table from 12:30-2:00pm. Please remember that the poster session begins at 1:30 sharp.
All online abstract submissions will be printed as part of a booklet which will be made available during the poster session.
POSTER PRESENTERS:
All poster participants will be entered to win one of 4 $50 iTunes gift cards.
Want to know what last year's symposium was like? Click here for pictures of the event in 2008!
CONTACT INFORMATION
Sebastian Z. Ramos
Symposium Coordinator
HHMI Undergraduate Science Program
261D Integrated Sciences Building
661 North Pleasant Street
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 577-4147
Email: szramos@bio.umass.edu