Past Undergraduate/MS Seminar Series

Fall 2006 Biol 4960/6960/4970/6970

Friday 2:00 - 2:50 PM
Room:  400 General Classroom Bldg

Course Information:  The primary goal of this course is to expose upperclass students to potential career choices in biology, and to provide a glimpse of what biologists actually do.  Several presentations will concern the graduate programs (M.S. and Ph.D. level) in Biology at GSU.  Other presentations will be given by employees or recruiters in various biology-related fields.

August

Aug 25
Speaker: Profs. Deb Baro and Matthew Grober, Course directors
Title: Organizational, Research options for the BS, MS, and PhD in biology, GSU Biology Graduate Program

September

Sept 1
Speaker: Dr. Dwight Lawson, Vice President of Animal Programs and Science at Zoo Atlanta
Title: Careers in the Zoo Field

Sept 8
Speaker: Marcia Jones, Career Counselor
Title: GSU Career and Job Search Services

Sept 15
Speaker: Prof. Ike S Okosun
Title: Institute of Public Health, GSU

Sept 22
Speaker: Jeffery Owens, Office of Research Integrity
Title: Careers in safety management

Sept 29
Speaker: Lisette Branscomb, Sr Res Assoc, Inst Health Admin, RBC
Title: Careers in Pharmacy and Health Administration

October

Oct 6
Speaker: CPT Melvin Aycock, ARMY Health Scholarships
Title: Medical careers in the Armed Services.

Oct 13
Speaker: Mr. Todd Groom, Paramedic, Instructor, Firefighter
Title: Career as an Emergency Medical Technician

Oct 27
Speaker: Dr. Mark Guilbeau, Senior investigator, Fulton County Medical Examiners Office
Title: Careers in Forensic Science

November

Nov 3
Speaker: Dr. Laura Carruth, Department of Biology, GSU
Title: Careers / Life in Academia

Nov 10
Speaker: Terry Mize & Tom Himelick, Emory Physician's Asst. Program 
Title: Career as a Physician's Assistant

Nov 17
Speaker:Dr. Julia Hilliard, Professor and Director of National B Virus Resource Center
Title: Career as an applied and basic researcher specializing in viruses that attack the central nervous system

Nov 24
No Class Thanksgiving

December

Dec 1
Speaker: Dr. Bruce Carlson, Vice President Education, Conservation and Exhibits, the Georgia Aquarium
Title: Careers in the Aquarium field

Dec 8
Speaker: Dr. Kennetha Wright, OD
Title: Careers in Optometry

USEFUL LINKS:
GSU Biology
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwcjs/   (GSU Career & Job Services) 
http://www.gsu.edu/gsuhome-v1/employment/index.html   (GSU Student Employment) 
http://www.gabio.org/    (Georgia Biomedical Partnership; information and job postings for biomedical companies in Georgia)
http://pingu.salk.edu/~forsburg/bio2.html#policy (focus on Career issues for Women and Parents) 
http://www.sacnas.org/neuro.html   (Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)) 
http://jobs.bmn.com/ (BioMedNet) 
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/   (AAAS) 
http://www.faseb.org/ (FASEB)
http://www.bls.gov/oco/   (Occupational Outlook Handbook)

Fellowships:
UNCF/Merck Undergrad Research Scholar Program
UNCF/Merck Graduate Dissertation Research Awards
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Undergrad Training Fellowships (BRAIN and SURE programs)
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Post-bac Training Opportunities (PROMISE program)
Oak Ridge Laboratories Fellowship Programs  
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