Summer Seminar Series

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The  Connecticut Convergence Institute Summer Seminar Series offers free weekly seminars to all who are interested in pursuing careers as scientists as well as scholars in the fields of biological and biomedical sciences. The one hour academic enrichment seminars are led by UConn faculty members and have provided learning opportunities to over 300 individuals in the past four years.

All seminars are from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and attendees are encouraged to bring lunch to the session. 

2019 Schedule

Date Location Presenter Topic
June 11 B10 (AM012) Anne Delany, PhD Scientific Writing and Presenting Techniques
June 18 B9 (AM014) Granville Wrensford, PhD Preparing for Medical School and Graduate School
June 25 B10 (AM012) Chris Heinen, PhD and Kim Dodge-Kafka, PhD PhD and Post Doc Career Paths
July 2 B9 (AM014) Tony Vella, PhD Preparing a CV and Personal Statement
July 9 B9 (AM014) Kevin Lo, PhD Publishing in Academic Journals
July 16 B9 (AM014) Lakshmi Nair, PhD Translational Research
July 23 B9 (AM014) Julian Ford, PhD and Michelle Slivinsky Research Ethics and the IRB