Research Club Holds Hands-On Poster Workshop on March 4

Patricia Hudes (left), the director of faculty development at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, will conduct a hands-on workshop on designing scientific posters in PowerPoint  on Thursday, March 4, 6:00-7:00 p.m., in the White Hall computer lab. The workshop will assist WSU medical students who are planning posters for the 2nd annual Medical Student Research Symposium on April 1.. The deadline for submitting poster titles and signing up for the symposium’s Data Blitz is March 1.  Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend the workshop or to submit a poster title.

Call for Posters: 2nd Annual Medical Student Research Symposium Scheduled April 1

Wright State medical students are invited to present posters on their recent research  at the 2nd Annual Medical Student Research Symposium on Thursday, April 1, in the White Hall lobby. Medical students who  have conducted research with WSU faculty or at other institutions during medical school at WSU are eligible to present a poster. To submit a poster, please email Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) with the poster title and list of authors. The poster submission deadline is March 1, 2010.

The symposium is sponsored by the BSOM Office of Research Affairs and the Research Club. See highlights of last year’s symposium.

The Research Club will host a hands-on poster design workshop led by Patricia Hudes on Thursday March 4, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. She will demonstrate how to design posters using PowerPoint.  If you want to attend, please email Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu).

Research Club Hosts Jan. 19 Workshop On Creating Effective Scientific Posters

Patricia Hudes (left), the director of faculty development at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, will discuss the “Do’s and Don’ts of Poster Design: Creating Effective Scientific Research Posters” on Tuesday, January 19, 6:00-7:00 p.m., in 101 White Hall (Gandhi Auditorium). This interactive session is intended to help students who plan to present posters for the 2010 Medical Student Research Symposium later this year (date TBA). Participants are asked to read a 3-page article on “Do’s and Don’ts of Poster Presentation” (PDF download) prior to the session. Also available in advance is a PowerPoint template with the BSOM logo and the appropriate page setup for printing a 56″ X 42″ poster.

Dinner will be provided at the workshop. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) by Friday, January 15, if you plan to attend.

Jan. 27 Lecture Explores Translational Research in Neuroscience

The Research Club will present the fourth lecture in its series, “Translational Research: From Bench to Bedside,” on Wednesday, January 27, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Room 101 White Hall (Gandhi Auditorium) on the WSU main campus.

The faculty speakers will be Timothy Cope, Ph.D. (above left), professor and chair, and Mark Rich, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, in the WSU Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology. Read more about their research collaborations in Vital Signs (PDF).

Lunch will be provided on Jan. 27. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend.

Dec. 3 Lecture Explores Translational Research in Orthopaedic Surgery

The Research Club will present the third lecture in its series, “Translational Research: From Bench to Bedside,” on Thursday, December 3, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Room 101 White Hall (Gandhi Auditorium) on the WSU main campus.

The faculty speakers will be Richard Laughlin, M.D. (left), professor and chair of the WSU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Matthew DiPaola, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Laughlin was a featured speaker at the Boonshoft School of Medicine’s 2007 Central Research Forum. See the slide presentation (PDF download) for a preview of his talk to the Research Club.

Dinner will be provided on Dec. 3. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend.

Translational Research Lecture Probes Role of Human Gut Microflora in Pediatric Disorders

Translational research by Sonia Michail, M.D. (above left), and Oleg Paliy, Ph.D., examines clinical problems in pediatric gastroenterology using gene-array technology. [Photos by Will Jones/WSU Center for Teaching and Learning]

The Research Club will present the second lecture in its series, “Translational Research: From Bench to Bedside,” on Tuesday, November 3, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Room 101 White Hall (Gandhi Auditorium) on the WSU main campus.

The faculty speakers will be Sonia Michail, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, and Oleg Paliy, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. They will be joined by Matthew Durbin, a medical student on their research team. An introduction to the speakers will be provided by Arthur Pickoff, M.D., chair of WSU’s Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health.

Drs. Michail and Paliy are collaborating on a series of projects that explore the role of microflora in gastrointestinal disorders of children. Their translational research is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read more in Vital Signs (PDF).

Dinner will be provided on Nov. 3. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend.

Research Club Handouts

You can download two handouts (PDF) distributed at the Sept. 24  Research Club meeting: 1) a list of faculty research mentors in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and 2) Student Research Enterprise monthly digest for September.

Research Club Meets Thursday, Sept. 24

The Research Club will present a series of meetings this fall exploring the theme of “Translational Research: From Bench to Bedside.” The first meeting in the series is scheduled on Thursday, Sept 24,  from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Room 120 White Hall on the WSU main campus.

The faculty speaker will be Steven Berberich, Ph.D. (left), professor and interim chair of biochemistry and molecular biology. He will provide an overview of translational research at Wright State and discuss his lab’s translational work with tumors and the p53 oncogene. Joining him in the presentation will be research team members Rebecca Tuttle, M.D. resident instructor of surgery, and M.D./Ph.D. students Kelly Miller and Kevin Kelley.

Dr. Berberich was the keynote speaker last March at the Boonshoft School of Medicine’s 2009 Central Research Forum. See the slide presentation (PDF download) for a preview of his talk to the Research Club.

Lunch will be provided on Sept. 24. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend.

Research Club Meets Monday, Aug. 24

The Research Club will hold its first meeting of the 2009-2010 academic year on Monday, August 24,  from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Room 120 White Hall on the WSU main campus. Lunch will be provided. This will be an opportunity to welcome medical students in the entering class of 2013.

Faculty speakers inclde:

• Robert Fyffe, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research Affairs;
• Mark Rich, M.D., Ph.D., Research Club faculty advisor;
• Alex Little, M.D., Professor and Chair of Surgery.

The agenda also features several second-year medical students who will talk about their summer research experiences. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend.

Vital Signs Looks Back at Student Symposium

Last May’s Medical Student Research Symposium was publicized in the latest issue of Vital Signs, a magazine published by Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. Sponsored by the Research Club and the Office of Research Affairs, the symposium was the first of its kind at the medical school. See the story (pdf). See the Vital Signs table of contents. See more photos from the student symposium.