Seminars

Spring 2019 Seminar Schedule

Friday, February 8, 2019 at 2:30 pm, 210 Choppin Hall

CVs for Science & Research

Joyce W. Fields, M.A., LPC

Manager, Career Decision-Making

Olinde Career Center

Louisiana State University

 

Friday, March 22, 2019 at 2:30 pm, 210 Choppin Hall

A Career Path Narrative

Treva Brown, Ph.D.

Physical Scientist

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Stennis Space Center, MS

LSU IMSD Scholar ('11)

 

Tuesday, April 9, 2019, Student Union

LSU Discover Day

 

Friday, April 26, 2019 at 2:30pm, 210 Choppin Hall

Gretchen Schneider, Ph.D., LPC

IMSD Program Manager

Department of Chemistry

Louisiana State University


Fall 2018 Seminar Schedule

Friday, August 24, 2018 at 2:30 PM 210 Choppin Hall

Welcome back meeting

Program Staff

Friday, September 21, 2018 at 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

Ethics Seminar

Arthur Penn, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences

School of Veterinary Medicine

Louisiana State University

 

Meet and Greet with IMSD Alumnus (202 CMB, 12:30-2:15pm, pizza!)

Brandon Byrd, M.D./Ph.D. Candidate – MS2

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

 

Friday, October 12, 2018- 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

Financial Literacy

Emily Burris Hester

Cale P. & Katherine Smith Student Financial Management Center

Louisiana State University

 

Friday, October 26, 2018

LSU Undergraduate Research Conference (URC)

 

November 14-17, 2018

2018 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)

Indianapolis, Indiana

 

Friday, November 30, 2018 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

A Career Path Narrative

Andrés Villalpando, Ph.D.

Chemist, ExxonMobil

Baton Rouge, LA


Spring 2018 Seminar Schedule

Friday, February 2, 2018 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall (1:30 pm Meet & Greet)

Research Opportunities at the University of Minnesota

Philippe Buhlmann, Ph.D.

3M/Alumni Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor

Director of Graduate Studies

Department of Chemistry

University of Minnesota

Host: Dr. Zakiya S. Wilson-Kennedy, Assistant Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, College of Science

 

Friday, February 9, 2018 at 3:30 pm; Life Sciences Annex Auditorium (A-101)

Meet & Greet at 2:45-3:15; 212 Choppin

"Kinetically Speaking: Move at Your Rate"

Emanuel Waddell, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, College of Science

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

University of Alabama in Huntsville

NOBCChe President

 

Friday, March 2, 2018 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin

Ethics Seminar

Arthur Penn, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences

School of Veterinary Medicine

Louisiana State University

 

Friday, March 16, 2018 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin

"Thinking about Thinking: A Tool for Success"

Gloria Thomas, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Academic Success

Louisiana State University

 

Friday, April 13, 2018 at 2:30 pm, 210 Choppin

IMSD Program goals, outcomes and evaluation

Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

LSU School of Education

 

Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 12:00pm, 1212C LSU SVM (Skip Bertman Drive)

"Intrinsic and extrinsic tuning of T cell responses"

Avery August, Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Professor of Immunology

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

Cornell University


Fall 2017 Seminar Schedule

Friday, August 25, 2017 – 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Welcome back meeting

Program Staff

 

Opportunities with LSU NOBCChE

Ashley Fulton

Chemistry Graduate Student

President, LSU Chapter of NOBCChE

 

Friday, September 8, 2017 – 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

"The role of STAT5 proteins in adipocyte function on and metabolic health"

Jacqueline Stephens, Ph.D.

Professor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

BMB and CDIB Divisions, Department of Biological Sciences

Louisiana State University

 

Friday, September 15, 2017- 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall (seminar)

Meet & Greet: 1:30 pm; 212 Choppin

"You're Hired – The Top Traits Employers Look For When Interviewing Candidates"

Caleb Clark, Ph.D.

Senior Group Leader

NALCO Champion, An Ecolab Company

Houston, Texas

 

Thursday, October 19, 2017- 9:30 am; PBRC

Pennington Biomedical Research Center Tour

 

Friday, October 27, 2017 – 10:30 am; 100 CMB

"Publishing Research: Ethical Guidelines"

Martha Sibrian-Vazquez, Ph.D.

Chemist

Elex Biotech LLC

Portland, Oregon

 

Friday, November 17, 2016 at 1:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall (seminar)

Tiffany Miles (Former LSU IMSD Scholar)

Doctoral Candidate

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

College of Medicine

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

 

following seminar: IMSD Program goals, outcomes and evaluation

Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

LSU School of Education


Spring 2017 Seminar Schedule

Friday, January 20, 2017 at 2:00 PM 210 Choppin Hall

"Mentoring to Diversify the Biomedical Workforce"

Rafael Luna, Ph.D.

PI and Executive Director of the Administrative Core of the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)

 

Welcome Back Meeting (following seminar)

Program Staff

 

Friday, January 27, 2017 at 1:30 PM 210 Choppin Hall (CANCELLED)

Career Opportunities with the United States Department of Agriculture

Michael Easson, Ph.D.

Research Chemist

United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service

Southern Regional Research Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Friday, February 10, 2017 at 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:15, 212 Choppin

"Opportunities with the Graduate Program for Excellence and Equity in Research at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville"

Gladys Alexandre, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Head

Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Program for Excellence and Equity in Research (PEER), PI

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

 

Friday, March 3, 2017 at 2:30 PM in 210 Choppin

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:15, 212 Choppin

"New Methods for the Synthesis of Fluorinated Organic Molecules"

David A. Colby, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry

Department of BioMolecular Science

University of Mississippi

 

Friday March 10, 2017 at 2:30 PM 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:15, 212 Choppin

"Synergistic Catalysis for the Construction of Molecules and Careers"

Laura Ackerman, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Chemistry

Princeton University

 

Friday, March 31, 2017 at 2:30 PM 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:15, 212 Choppin

Proteasomal regulation of ribosome biogenesis: The necessity of proteolysis during muscle hypertrophy

Paige Chandler (former LSU IMSD Scholar)

Doctoral Candidate

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Pennsylvania State University

 

Friday, April 21, 2017 at 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

"Alternative Career Paths for Science Majors: Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, and Entrepreneurship"

Robert Brown, JD, MBA

Assistant Director

Office of Innovation and Technology Commercialization

Louisiana State University

 

following seminar: IMSD Program goals, outcomes and evaluation

Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

LSU School of Education


Fall 2016 Seminar Schedule

Friday, August 26, 2016 at 2:30 PM 210 Choppin Hall

Welcome back/Workday procedures

Program Staff

 

Friday, September 2, 2016 at 9:30 AM 202 CMB

"Publishing Research Results and Ethics"

Martha Sibrian-Vazquez, Ph.D.

Chemist

Elex Biotech LLC

Portland, Oregon

 

Friday, September 23, 2016- 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:15, 212 Choppin

"Explorations with Simple Pyrrole Derivatives"

Michael Huggins, Ph.D.

Professor and Dean

College of Science and Engineering

University of West Florida

 

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 11:30 AM in 202 CMB & 5:00 PM in 212 Choppin

IMSD Student Travel Workday Tutorial

 

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 3:00 PM 210 Choppin Hall (Optional, hosted by Chem Dept)

"Communicating Your Science & Broader Impacts"

Dawn Jenkins

Director of Communications

LSU College of Science

 

Friday, October 14, 2016 at 2:30 PM 210 Choppin HallMeet & Greet: 1:30-2:15, 212 Choppin

Research and Graduate Opportunities at UAMS

Robert E. McGehee, Ph.D.

Dean, UAMS Graduate School

Executive Director, Arkansas Biomedical Institute

Professor, Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology

College of Medicine and Ark. Children's Hospital

University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

 

Friday, October 28, 2016 at 2:30 – 3:30 210 Choppin

TBA

 

Friday, November 4, 2016 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Ethics Seminar

Arthur Penn, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences

School of Veterinary Medicine

Louisiana State University

 

Friday, November 18, 2016 at 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

IMSD Program goals, outcomes and evaluation

Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

LSU School of Education


Spring 2016 Seminar Schedule

Friday, Jan. 22, 2016- 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

Welcome Back Meeting

 

Friday, Feb. 12, 2016- 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

"Library Services and Information Resources for the Sciences"

David Dunaway, Science Librarian

LSU Libraries

 

Friday, Feb 26, 2016- 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30 pm 100 CMB

"Chemical Signaling in Nematodes"

Rebecca Butcher, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry

University of Florida

 

Friday, March 11, 2016- 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:15 402 CMB

"Explorations with Simple Pyrrole Derivatives"

Michael Huggins, Ph.D.

Professor and Dean

College of Science and Engineering

University of West Florida

 

Friday, April 1, 2016- 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

"Biomolecules of plants: An inspiration for drug design"

Seetharama D. S. Jois, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry

Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences

School of Pharmacy

University of Louisiana at Monroe

 

3:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

IMSD Program goals, outcomes and evaluation

Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

LSU School of Education

 

Friday, April 15, 2016 – 2:30 pm 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:45-2:15 210 Choppin Hall

"Structural Studies of Adeno Associated Viruses and their CellularInteractions Towards the Rational Design of Targeted Therapies"

Mavis Agbandje-Mckenna, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Structural Biology

Professor, Dept. of Biochem and Molecular Biology

The McKnight Brain Institute

University of Florida


Spring 2015 Seminar Schedule

August 28, 2015 at 2:30 pm; 100 CMB

Welcome Meeting: Procedures and Expectations by Program Staff

Dr. Ernest Walker

(Ret) Dean of Engineering

Southern University, BR

 

September 11, 2015 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Ethics Seminar

Arthur Penn, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences

School of Veterinary Medicine

Louisiana State University

 

October 2, 2015 at 3:30 pm; Life Science Annex Auditorium (A-101)

Meet & Greet: 2:30-3:15pm; 212 Choppin Hall

"Targeting structurally and functionally diverse nucleic acids with small molecules"

John Schneekloth, Jr., Ph.D.

Head, Chemical Genetics

Center for Cancer Research, NIH

 

October 9, 2015 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

"Using Computational Chemistry to Study the Reaction Mechanisms of B-O BODIPYFunctionalization via Different Experimental Methods"

Petia Bobadova-Parvanova, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

Rockhurt University

 

November 6, 2015 at 2:30pm; 210 Choppin Hall

"Gaining skills to prepare for life after school"

Zorabel M. LeJeune, Ph.D

Laboratory Manager

Oxbow Calcining, LLC

Baton Rouge Plant

November 20, 2015 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

IMSD Program goals, outcomes and evaluation

Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

School of Education

Louisiana State University

 

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 2:30 pm; 100 CMB

Mentor Meeting


Spring 2015 Seminar Schedule

Friday, January 23, 2015 at 2:30 pm, 210 Choppin Hall

Welcome back meeting

Program Staff

 

Friday, February 6, 2015 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

IMSD Program goals, outcomes and evaluation

Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D.Associate Professor

School of Education

Louisiana State University

 

Friday, February 27, 2015 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Kayla L. Kucharchuk, MPA

Manager, Experiential Education

LSU Olinde Career Center

 

Friday, March 13, 2015 at 3:30 pm; Life Science Annex Auditorium (A-101)

Meet & Greet: 2:30-3:15, 100 CMB

"Promotion of photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy by targeting strategies"

David Kessel, Ph.D.

Professor of Pharmacology

Department of Pharmacology

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, MI

 

Friday, March 27, 2015 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

"From Laboratory Science to Academic Leadership: Opportunities and Challenges"

Samithamby Jeyaseelan, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Professor of Immunology, Inflammation and Infection Diseases

Director, Lung Biology ResearchDepartment of Pathobiological Sciences

School of Veterinary Medicine

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Friday, April 17, 2015 at 3:30 pm; Life Science Annex Auditorium (A-101)

Meet & Greet: 2:30-3:15, 212 Choppin

"State selected photodissociation of N2, CO, and CO2"

William Jackson, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry

University of California Davis

Davis, CA


Fall 2014 Seminar Schedule

Friday, August 29, 2014 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Welcome back Meeting Program Staff

 

Friday, September 12, 2014 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:30, 212 Choppin Hall

"Opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students at Baylor College of Medicine"

Gayle R Slaughter, Ph.D.

Director, SMART, SMART PREP, IMSD and REACH IRACDA Programs

Sr. Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Diversity

Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Baylor College of Medicine

 

Friday, September 19, 2014 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:30, 212 Choppin Hall

"Versatility of Puralene Polymers"

David Carver, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist, Carver Scientific, Inc

Baton Rouge, LA

 

Friday, October 10, 2014 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:30, 212 Choppin Hall

"The Path of a scientist in the Oil and Gas Industry"

Caleb Clark, Ph.D.

R&D Group Leader, Oil Field Chemicals

NALCO Champion, An Ecolab Company LA R&D Center

Campinas, SP Brazil

Friday, October 17, 2014 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:30, 212 Choppin Hall

"Simultaneous 3D Detection of Organics with Infrared Spectromicrotomography.A Pathway to an academic career."

Carol Hirschmugl, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics

Director of the Laboratory for Dynamics and Structure at Surfaces

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 

Friday, October 24, 2014 at 3:30 pm; Life Science Annex Auditorium (A-101)

Meet & Greet: 2:30-3:15, 100 CMB

"5-Aminolevulinate Synthase, the Gatekeeper of Heme Biosynthesis: Enzymology and Clinical Implications"

Gloria Ferreira, Ph.D.Professor, College Of Medicine Molecular Medicine

Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine

Affiliated Professor, Department of Chemistry

University of South Florida

 

Friday, November 7, 2014 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Research Ethics

James Rocha, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Philosophy & Religious Studies

Women & Gender Studies

Louisiana State University

 

Friday, November 21, 2014 at 2:30 pm; 210 Choppin Hall

Meet & Greet: 1:30-2:30, 212 Choppin Hall

"Biology Oriented Boron Chemicals Synthesis for Brain Development and Diseases"

Bhaskar Das, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Hematology and Oncology

University of Kansas Medical Center

 

Wednesday, December 5, 2014 at 2:30 pm; 100 CMB

Mentor Meeting