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