Fall 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: TBA
“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
Arriel Wicks, Ph.D.
Public Health Laboratory Scientist Supervisor
Lousiana Department of Heatlth and Hospitals
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
______________________________________________________
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 Research
Department 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
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: TBA
“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
Arriel Wicks, Ph.D.
Public Health Laboratory Scientist Supervisor
Lousiana Department of Heatlth and Hospitals
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
______________________________________________________
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 Research
Department 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
LSU IMSD Program
Louisiana State University
201 Choppin Annex
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-6961