Professional Development Leadership, & Special Events Sessions

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

1:30 PM-6:30 PM

Modern Mathematics Workshop
Christian Ratsch, PhD, Suzanne Lenhart, PhD, Ricardo Cortez, PhD and Ivelisse Rubio, PhD
Undergraduate Minicourse in Mathematics I
Christian Ratsch, PhD, Suzanne Lenhart, PhD, Ricardo Cortez, PhD and Ivelisse Rubio, PhD
Undergraduate Minicourse in Mathematics II
Christian Ratsch, PhD, Suzanne Lenhart, PhD, Ricardo Cortez, PhD and Ivelisse Rubio, PhD

3:30 PM-4:00 PM

3:30 PM-11:55 PM

4:00 PM-4:50 PM

Modern Mathematics Keynote Address
Christian Ratsch, PhD, Suzanne Lenhart, PhD, Ricardo Cortez, PhD and Ivelisse Rubio, PhD

4:00 PM-7:30 PM

5:15 PM-6:30 PM

Reception: Getting the Most Out of the SACNAS Conference
Michele Maher, Nazune Menka and Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

Thursday, October 27, 2011

6:30 AM-8:15 AM

7:00 AM-1:30 PM

7:00 AM-8:00 PM

7:15 AM-1:30 PM

7:30 AM-1:30 PM

8:00 AM-1:30 PM

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Graduate School Game Plan: Time to Get in the Game!
Roberta Pokphanh, PhD and John Augusto, PhD

8:30 AM-11:45 AM

Create a Winning Resume
Patricia Berger, PhD

8:30 AM-12:00 PM

Modern Mathematics Workshop (Continued)
Christian Ratsch, PhD, Suzanne Lenhart, PhD, Ricardo Cortez, PhD and Ivelisse Rubio, PhD

10:00 AM-8:00 PM

10:15 AM-11:45 AM

Cellular and Genetic Experimental Models of Human Conditions
Benjamin Ortiz, PhD, Allison Gammie, PhD, Luis Vidali, PhD and Diego Loayza, PhD
Networking for Professional and Scientific Success
Chris Golde, PhD and Laura Lopez-Sanders, PhD
Real-life Stories About Struggles and Successes in Graduate School
Kermin Martinez Hernandez, PhD, Lino Gonzalez, PhD and Maximiliano Vallejos, MS

11:45 AM-1:15 PM

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

2:15 PM-3:30 PM

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

4:00 PM-5:40 PM

5:40 PM-6:10 PM

7:30 PM-11:30 PM

8:15 PM-9:45 PM

Conversations with Scientists - Bio/Agr/Env Life Sci: Genetics
Lee Bitsoi, PhD and Maggie Werner-Washburne, PhD
Conversations with Scientists - Education
Kermin Martinez Hernandez, PhD and Nahyr Rovira Figueroa, MS
Conversations with Scientists - Engineering
Robert Barnhill, PhD and John Christensen
Conversations with Scientists - Health
Leticia Marquez-Magaña, PhD
Conversations with Scientists - Industry
John Fernandez, PhD and Nancy Hurtado-Ziola, PhD
Conversations with Scientists - Psychology & Social Sciences
Marigold Linton, PhD and Maria Teresa Velez, PhD

Friday, October 28, 2011

7:00 AM-7:30 AM

7:00 AM-7:00 PM

7:15 AM-8:15 AM

Breakfast & Who Wants to Be a Mathematician? Game
Michael Breen, PhD and Bill Butterworth, PhD

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

8:00 AM-8:00 PM

8:30 AM-9:45 AM

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

10:00 AM-7:00 PM

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

1:30 PM-6:00 PM

4:00 PM-5:45 PM

5:30 PM-5:45 PM

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

7:00 PM-7:30 PM

7:30 PM-11:30 PM

8:00 PM-9:30 PM

Native Community Reception
Chris Andronicos, PhD, Healani Chang, DrPH and David Wilson, PhD
OUT and UP: Building a LGBTQA Network with PRIDE
Rochelle Diamond and Brit Ventura

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

9:45 PM-10:00 PM

9:45 PM-11:55 PM

Saturday, October 29, 2011

7:00 AM-7:30 AM

7:30 AM-8:45 AM

8:00 AM-8:45 AM

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

8:00 AM-8:00 PM

8:30 AM-7:00 PM

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

11:00 AM-3:00 PM

11:30 AM-11:45 AM

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

12:45 PM-1:15 PM

1:15 PM-3:00 PM

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

A Roadmap to Training Grants
Roberta Pokphanh, PhD and John Augusto, PhD
Applying to Graduate School and the Interview Process
Luis Melara Jr., PhD and Cristina Villalobos, PhD
Research Seminar for Early Stage Investigators: Navigating Your Path
Courtney Ferrell Aklin, PhD and LeShawndra Price, PhD
Showing Off Your Track Record: Constructing a Competitive Internship Application
Lisa Majkowski, MS, Michael Pullin, PhD and Collette Patt, PhD
The Value of Doing a Postdoc
Alberto Roca, PhD and Marcelo Vinces, PhD
Workshop on Mentoring Research Students
David Ernst, PhD and Kimberly D'Anna, PhD

1:30 PM-4:45 PM

3:15 PM-4:15 PM

3:15 PM-4:45 PM

Diversity in Ocean Sciences Empowering Innovation
Liesl Hotaling, MS, Corey Garza, PhD and Gail Scowcroft, MS
MD-PhD: Is It Right For Me?
Joseph Barbieri, MD/PhD
NSF Broader Impacts Criterion: A Vehicle for Diversity in Science
Marcelo Vinces, PhD and Richard Weibl, EdD

3:30 PM-4:45 PM

5:00 PM-5:45 PM

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

6:50 PM-7:20 PM

7:20 PM-8:45 PM

7:30 PM-11:30 PM

9:15 PM-11:55 PM

Sunday, October 30, 2011

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

8:00 AM-2:00 PM