Call for Posters: Research Club Sponsors Medical Student Symposium on May 1

The Boonshoft School of Medicine Student Research Club will host the first ever Medical Student Research Symposium on Friday, May 1, 2009 from 6:00pm to 7:30 p.m. in WSU White Hall. All WSU medical students are invited to present posters on their current or past work. Posters will be judged and cash prizes given for each department. The deadline for poster submission is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 27. The Medical Student Research Symposium is an opportunity to share your research with physicians, residents, and other medical students in a stimulating and convivial setting. Please plan to participate! Email Jessica Hoying (hoying.16@wright.edu) if you have a poster to enter.

If you need help creating a poster, please contact Jessica Hoying (hoying.16@wright.edu) by April 7th, 2009.

OVALS Conference Comes to Dayton April 2

The 7th Annual Ohio Valley Affiliates for Life Sciences (OVALS) Conference will be held April 2-3, 2009, in Dayton, Ohio. This conference is a must for anyone interested in commercialization of new life sciences technologies, collaboration opportunities, and creating economic impact. The OVALS Conference is an important forum for exposure to the thinking of national leaders, opening up strategic dialogues, expanding opportunity, and networking. Please see the conference brochure (PDF download) for more information.

Wright State students and faculty who wish to attend the OVALS conference need to contact Dr. Jack Bantle, vice president for research and graduate sStudies at WSU, via email (jack.bantle@wright.edu). Dr. Bantle’s office will cover the cost of registration for students and faculty.

Your Invitation to the 2009 Central Research Forum

Please join us Tuesday, March 10, when the Office of Research Affairs hosts the 2009 Central Research Forum to showcase the range of biomedical, clinical, and medical education research at Wright State.
The Forum runs from 2:00-7:30 p.m. in the WSU Student Union. Program highlights include:

2:00-3:15 p.m. (E163 Student Union) – New Investigators at WSU

David Ladle, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology), “Transcriptional Regulation of Synaptic Connectivity to Motor Neurons”

Yong-jie Xu, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), “Molecular Mechanism of the DNA Replication Checkpoint in Fission Yeast”

Rosalyn Scott, M.D. (Professor of Surgery), “Collaborating with the College of Engineering – Initial Strategies and Early Outcomes”

3:30-4:40 p.m. (E163 Student Union) –  Translational Research at WSU

Steven Berberich, Ph.D. (Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), “Translational Research: From Bench to Bedside” (Keynote Presentation)

Michael Johnson, M.D. (Associate Professor of Surgery), “Translational Research in Regenerative Medicine”

Sonia Michail, M.D. (Associate Professor of Pediatrics), “The Human Gut Microbiome”

4:40-5:00 p.m. (E163 Student Union) – Data Blitz: Ten presenters will get 2 minutes each (using just one overhead transparency) to tell the audience why they should take a closer look at the presenter’s research during the poster session. Robert Putnam, Ph.D., Moderator.

5:00-7:30 p.m. (Apollo Room) – This year’s Forum features our largest poster session and reception ever with 67 posters and 7 exhibits. See the list of posters (MWS Word file). Join your colleagues in a convivial, stimulating setting to explore new ideas and future collaborations.

More program details are available at the CRF website.