B2D Calendar of Activities

Weeks 1 & 2 9AM-5PM

• Monday-Thurs: Molecular Biology Techniques workshops

• Friday: Professional Skills Workshops (2 hours per workshop)

• Begin work on Individual Development Plan (IDP)

Week 3 9AM-5PM

• Monday-Friday: Professional Skills Workshops (2 hours per workshop)

Academic Year 1 (end of August through mid-May)

Fall, & Spring Semesters

• CPP MS research projects and academic coursework

• Introduce CPP STEM undergraduates to benefits of B2D experience through peer mentoring, seminars and selected workshops

• Continue work on IDP

• Wednesdays 5:30PM-7PM (2 unit-CPP BIO 6800 B2D workshop – Dr. Nancy Buckley): PhD Application Workshop; Fridays 12PM-1:30PM (2 unit-CPP BIO-6800 B2D seminars & Journal Club – Dr. Wei-Jen Lin): Guest Speaker Seminars (3X/Semester), Journal Club (1.5h/session, 3X/Semester) and Grant Writing (2h/session, 3X/Semester)

Spring Semester

• Wednesdays 5:30PM-7PM (2 unit-CPP BIO 5990 B2D workshops – Dr. Nancy Buckley): Manuscript Writing Workshop; Fridays 12PM-1:30PM (2 unit-CPP BIO-5990 B2D seminars & Journal Club – Dr. Wei-Jen Lin): Guest Speaker Seminars (3X/Semester), Journal Club (1.5h/session, 3X/Semester) and Grant Writing (2h/session, 3X/Semester), URM Graduate campus coordinator visits (1.5h/session, 2X/Semester); Present research at CPP & UCR student research symposium 

Second Summer (end of May through beginning of August-10 weeks)

40h/week

• Execute research project in laboratory of UCR FRM; Give oral research presentation at UCR and CPP summer symposia; Continue work on IDP

Academic Year 2 (end of August through mid-May)

Fall & Spring Semesters

• CPP MS research projects and academic coursework

• Introduce CPP STEM undergraduates to benefits of B2D experience through peer mentoring, seminars and selected workshops

• Continue work on IDP

Fall Semester

• Complete and submit PhD applications

• UCR predoctoral graduate course enrollment

• Fridays 12PM-1:30PM (2 unit-CPP BIO 6800 B2D seminars & Journal Club – Dr. Wei-Jen Lin): Guest Speaker Seminars (3X/Semester), Journal Club (1.5h/session, 3X/Semester) and Grant Writing (2h/session, 3X/Semester)

• Continue work on IDP

Spring Semester

• Present research at STEM local, state and/or national meetings

• Begin to write MS thesis

• Complete IDP

Third Summer (end of May through beginning of August-10 weeks)

20h/week

• Finish last experiments for MS project

• Complete writing MS thesis, give oral Defense of MS Thesis, make final corrections on MS thesis and submit thesis to CPP Graduate Office