A Real World Experience For Biology Majors at CBU: Senior Research Malinda E.C. Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biology, CBU August 17, 2000

So you want a Career in Biology?

Basic Paradigm Freshman Year Sophomore Year Principles of Biology Chemistry, Math, English Sophomore Year Biological Career Choices Biology Electives Chemistry, Physics, Social Science

Basic Paradigm Junior Year Senior Year Junior Seminar Genetics, Applied Statistics, Chemistry,Social Science Elective, Religious Studies, Philosophy Senior Year Senior Research Finish Biology Electives, other General Education Electives

Biological Career Choices This course is designed to introduce the wide range of opportunities available with a biology degree First introduced in Spring 1999 This class meets once a week Students take and discuss results from the Meyers-Briggs Exam Outside speakers, field trips, students volunteer in two different areas of biology

Examples of Student Placement Explorer Program Baptist Memorial Hospital Leslie McKeon, Director of program Pharmacy Nursing Surgery Physical and Occupational Therapy Clinical Laboratory and Radiology This program leads into Rehabilitation Specialist Positions at BMH

Junior Seminar Seminar Series consists of presentations from researchers from the Memphis Area Students meet and discuss research with these investigators Students write a research proposal on an area of interest with a mentor of their choice

Senior Research In the summer between the junior and senior year students conduct research. Research can be on clinical or basic science topics and the research can be conducted in Memphis or at other Institutions outside of Memphis. This program allows students Real World Experiences in Research

Senior Research Institutions that have had recent CBU students University of TN, Memphis LSU New Orleans St Jude Children’s Research Hospital Smith-Nephew University of Memphis

What is next after the Completion of Research? The students spend 250-300 hours during the summer working on their project. In the Fall Semester of their Senior Year they begin to write up a journal style research article. By the end of Fall semester they have a completed rough draft.

The last Hurdles Spring semester Senior Year Abstracts submitted for TN Academy of Science Regional Meeting--Feb. TN Academy--March CBU Poster Session--April Major Field Exam-- April

West TN Academy of Science Regional meeting involving Rhodes, Union, University of Memphis, CBU,and LeMoyne Owen. Papers are presented in the areas of Biology, Chemistry and Physics/Physical Sciences

TN Academy 1998 Union University

Pre-Meeting Get Together

TN Academy 2000

Key Note Speaker

Poster Session

CBU Poster Session

Funding of Research NIH and NSF grants from Mentors Research To Prevent Blindness Pharmacological Association Fellowship Crane Vision Fellowship MIRT Grant from NIH International Sites of Clinical and Basic Science Research Potential Funding Sources NSF

The Results: CBU Biology Graduates experience what a Career in Biology is all about. Students have experienced all aspects of presenting research results. Better prepared for graduate training. Laboratory and Clinical Experience. Experiences help in the decisions on what to do.

Field Work

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