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Amgen Schedule 2007
Dates:
Amgen Scholars Program begins Tuesday, May 29th and ends Friday August 3rd, 2007
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Meeting Topic |
Due |
| May 29 & 30 |
Safety training, 501 Schermerhorn
T & W 10-12pm; lunch 12-1pm; Meet & Greet 1-1:30pm |
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| May 31 |
Dinner at Henry's Restaurant, 6pm
-meet 5:30 at 604 114th Street (corner of Bdwy) to walk |
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| June 4 |
Dr. John Loike: Reading scientific papers
M 9:30-11am, 501 Schermerhorn |
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| June 4 |
Show: 8pm; meet at 6:45pm at 116th street subway above ground |
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| June 12 & 14 |
Introductory discussion group |
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| June 20 |
Dr. Jennifer Mansfield: Hox genes in axial patterning & evolution. W 10:30-12pm, 501 Schermerhorn
Lunch 12-1:30pm 800 Fairchild |
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| June 26 & 28 |
Structuring scientific papers
Introduction to writing |
Bibliography |
| July 3 |
Lunch 12-1pm 800 Fairchild |
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| June 28 |
Mets Baseball at 7:10pm - rained out!! |
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| July 3 & 5 |
Work shopping student introductions
Presentations and slide design |
Introduction |
| July 10 & 12 |
Statistical analysis |
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| July 16 |
Picnic in Central Park
-Meet at noon at 116th subway stop above ground to walk (near the Columbia gates) |
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| July 17 & 19 |
Oral Presentations |
1st draft, entire paper |
| July 20-23 |
Amgen Scholars National Symposium; 6:45am departure time |
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| July 24 & 26 |
Oral Presentations |
Comments on peer draft |
| July 27 |
Met's Baseball Game 7:10pm, Shea Stadium |
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| July 31 & August 2 |
Oral Presentations |
2nd draft,
entire paper |
| August 1 |
Lake Welch - Meet at 114th and Broadway at 10am to meet the bus |
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Weekly Meetings:
Instructors :
Dr. Jennifer Mansfield |
Luke Ward |
1306 Altschul Hall |
740 Mudd Building |
Barnard College |
Columbia University |
212-854-4381 |
212-854-1527 |
jmansfie@barnard.edu |
ldw2105@columbia.edu |
All students in the Amgen Scholars Program will meet weekly in small discussion groups. The purpose of these groups is to provide a structured setting in which students can discuss their work with their peers, learn about others' work, and develop their scientific communication and evaluation skills.
During the course of the summer, each student will prepare a research paper written in the format of a journal article and present a 15 minute talk about his or her research. Toward the beginning of the summer, weekly discussion groups will cover topics including critical evaluation of data, critical reading of research papers, and the protocols of professional research communication. As the summer progresses, the focus will shift toward writing and peer-evaluating drafts of student research papers, and on research presentations.
Attendance in discussion groups is mandatory. This is an integral part of your training, and you are expected to attend every week. If you must miss a session you may make it up by attending the other session in the same week. However, you may not substitute a session from another week. If for some reason you cannot attend either section in a given week, notify your instructor in advance and schedule a one-on-one meeting with the instructor instead.
In-class participation is expected. Anticipate the deadlines for your work listed above; discuss them with your mentor and set up pre-deadlines when you can review the work with your mentor, allowing time for her or him to give you feedback.
If you have a legitimate reason to move a deadline, and you communicate this reason to your mentor and instructor in a timely manner, then deadlines can be adjusted.
Recommended text (not required):
Victoria E. McMillan, Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences, 3rd ed.1997
Available at Labyrinth Books, 112th Street, and on reserve in the Biology Library, 6 th floor Fairchild
SCHEDULE
Each student is assigned to one of the two discussion groups.
Group 1: Meets Tuesdays in 900 Fairchild with Luke Ward
10-11:30am 6/12, 6/26, 7/3 & 7/10
10-1pm 7/17, 7/24 & 7/31
Group 2: Meets Thursdays at Barnard College in 805 Altschul with Dr. Jennifer Mansfield
10-11:30am 6/14, 6/28, 7/5 & 7/12
10-1pm 7/19, 7/26 & 8/2
Payment:
Amgen Stipend = $4000 paid in two installments:
First installment of $2000 is paid June 29th.
Second installment of $2000 is paid when a hard copy of the article is received.
The article cannot be received before Amgen is over on August 3rd but no later than August 31st. Columbia payroll works on a two week schedule. In order to be paid you must have turned your paper in 8 days before. The schedule is as follows:
Turn in paper _____Paid
8/30 ---------------------9/7
8/31 ---------------------9/21
In addition, those students who have worked for Columbia and have direct deposit established will receive their paychecks directly into their bank accounts. The remaining students will receive their checks from John Lacqua in 500 Fairchild. Non-Columbia University/Barnard College students can receive their checks by mail.
Those students who have not previously worked for Columbia will be receiving an e-mail from John Lacqua to obtain information pertinent to paying your stipend.
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