American Society for Microbiology UF Chapter 4th GBM

The American Society for Microbiology UF Chapter would like to invite you to our fourth general body meeting on Thursday, November 30th at 6:30pm in the Microbiology and Cell Science Seminar Room.

     

With all the stress of finals and end of semester projects, we will be holding a de-stressing meeting. The meeting will consist of a fundraiser where you can pay $5 to paint a microbiology themed Christmas ornament. We will also be bringing therapy dogs to the meeting for some puppy love! Instead of our normal pizza, we will be providing holiday treats and drinks!

 

We hope to see you there!

 

Sierra Blashock

ASM Secretary

Puerto Rico Relief Initiative and UF College of Medicine

Hello,

The University of Florida College of Medicine will be hosting a "United for Puerto Rico" Extravaganza at the Harrell Medical Education Building on December 9 from 10am to 4pm. The event will focus on collecting relief supplies for the island and will  feature salsa music and dancing, zumba classes, and food. A Puerto Rican medical student will also be speaking about her experience during and after the hurricane. Admission to the event will be a donation item to send to the island. Please come celebrate the vibrancy of Puerto Rico and help this beautiful island recover!

Link to list of supplies:

https://tinyurl.com/y95fgz26

Puerto Rico Relief Fund:

youcaring.com/puertoricorelieffund
Regards,

Lymaries Velez

M.D. Candidate, Class of 2020

University of Florida College of Medicine

Phone: 863-430-1274

Email: lymaries@ufl.edu

 

Undergraduate Research Volunteer and Potential Job Opportunity after Graduation

Undergraduate Research Volunteer and Potential Job Opportunity after Graduation

We are currently seeking an undergraduate volunteer for a physiology research lab in the College of Medicine. Research for credit is encouraged. “Gap Year” full-time employment is also a possibility in 2018. Preference will be given to a rising senior (graduating 2018) who intends to take a “gap year” following graduation.

Candidates interested in pursuing a PhD are encouraged to apply.

This position covers:

1.      Handling of mice including:

a.      Breeding

b.      Keeping detailed records of mouse colony activity on a daily basis

c.      Tail snipping, ear-tagging, and genotyping

d.      Collecting biological specimens from mice

2.      Conducting various spectrophotometric assays

3.      Harvesting tissue from mice

4.      Gel electrophoresis and Western blotting

5.      Recording experimental data and preparing reports from the data

6.      Extracting RNA and protein from cultured cells and animal tissues

Interested students can contact Maureen Mohan at maureenemohan@ufl.edu by January 15, 2018.   Please include this information in your response:

1. Will you be taking a gap year or are you pursuing our lab for APK Internship purposes?
2. Are you interested in working full time beginning in Summer 2018?
3. Spring schedule if available
4. CV/resume
5. Available start date

Previous lab experience will be advantageous but not required. We are willing to train candidates with promising potential. 

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). An Equal Opportunity Institution.

 

Maureen Mohan

maureenemohan@ufl.edu

Lab Manager

Hatch Lab

Department of Pathology

College of Medicine

University of Florida

 

 

UF Habitat Bi-Weekly Update - GBM #7 & POTLUCK!

Hello everyone, 

Hopefully we all had a great Thanksgiving break this past week and are returning to school refreshed on Monday morning. Can you believe we’ve reached the final stretch of fall semester 2017? Winter break is so close, we just have to persevere through finals week for a well deserved time-off. Thank you to everyone who’s volunteered with us this semester, as well as last spring. 2017 turned out to be a great year for UF Habitat - let’s keep up the hard work into 2018! We sincerely appreciate every one of you who’s contributed to the organization in one way or another this year, and the future homeowners appreciate your dedication even more. You should feel good about putting your spare time to good use - there are so many other things you could be doing, but you chose to give back to the community.

The year may be almost over, but UF Habitat isn't until we have our last GBM and builds of the semester:  

 

  

Our LAST General Body Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 11/28 at 7:20PM in Rinker 240, same time and place as always. There is a Facebook event set up in case you’d like a reminder the day of so you don’t accidentally miss it or show up late. Don’t forget to sign up for the last builds after the meeting as well! We are still selling our BRAND NEW SHIRTS at this meeting, so be sure to bring cash, card, or have your Venmo ready! Prices range between 15-20$ depending on which model you get- snatch up that long sleeve shirt before winter break. 

This meeting is our traditional end-of-the-semester POTLUCK so please make an effort to come hang out one last time and get (and bring!) some great dishes to share. There’s a link in this email and on the Facebook event if you’d like to sign up with your dish just so we know what to expect. 

Here's a link the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/364754747328258/

Here’s a link to the Potluck Sign-Up (PLEASE bring stuff!!!) : http://bit.ly/HabitatPotluck

Good luck with finals, we look forward to seeing you again this spring semester (and at the Potluck)!

 Olivia 

OLIVIA EASTMAN

Public Relations
UF Habitat for Humanity

publicrelations.ufhabitat@gmail.com

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter/Instagram @gatorhabitat for updates.

If you would like to be removed from the UF Habitat for Humanity Listserv, please email "listserv@lists.ufl.edu" with the body of the message as "signoff H4H-L". Leave the subject line blank.

Please forward to Pre-Dental students!

Hello!
My name is Connor Denison and I am a third year dental student at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry.  I serve as our Predental Chair in our American Student Dental Association (ASDA) chapter.  Please forward this information to your students interested in dentistry:
Why join ASDA as a Predental? There are so many benefits!

When you join, you’ll get a copy ofThe Guide to Getting Into Dental School ($30 value). This book is a great resource including tips for applying to dental school, the DAT, interviewing and a ton of information on different schools and their requirements!

1. You’ll also get a discount at UTHSC’s Predental Day! Predental Day was a great opportunity for students thinking about applying to dental school to get some face time with the admissions committee, hang out with current dental students to ask any questions you have and even get to cut some teeth and fill them in the lab!
2. You’re also eligible for discounts at many DAT prep sites like Memorang, Crack the DAT and Chad's Videos.
3. You’ll get added to ASDA’s monthly e-newsletter, The Polished Predental.
4. Being an active member in ASDA’s Predental chapter will stand out on your dental school application, increasing your chance of getting in!
5. Most importantly, you’re invited to ASDA events like District meetings where you get to interact with other predentals, dental students, and dental professionals! This is a great first step to getting your feet wet in this career path and looks great on an application.
6. How to join ASDA’s Predental chapter?
   
   Follow this link to sign up for all the great benefits listed above for only $68/year!
   
   
   
   

1. Create your account by filling out all required fields and making a username/password!
2. Login to your new account.
3. Scroll down to the blue button “Join ASDA”
4. Select Predental and press the green “Submit” button.
5. Fill out Chapter/Referral Information. Be sure to give University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry the creds for referring you!
6. Fill out all remaining questions about you!
7. Continue to payment of $68 for your year of amazing benefits!
8. Get involved, take advantage of the benefits offered to you, and work hard to guarantee your acceptance to dental school!

If you have any questions, please contact:
Connor Denison

ASDA Predental Chair for UTHSC College of Dentistry

cdeniso1@uthsc.edu

901-828-1241

MCAT SAVE $250 - Happy Thanksgiving!

For your students....Have a great Thanksgiving Break!

 

 

 

Janis Stott
National Program Director

Examkrackers, Inc. (MCAT Prep)

janis@examkrackers.com
Phone: 386-864-1245
Fax: 859-305-6464

124 MacArthur Court, Nicholasville, KY 40356
   

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