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Amgen Schedule 2009

May 25th all day Amgen Scholars Program participants arrive and check in for housing Hartley Hall,
Morningside Campus
May 26th 10am-12pm Safety Training 501 Schermerhorn
May 26th 12-1pm Lunch Carleton Lounge,
Mudd Building, 4th Floor
May 26th 1-2:30pm Amgen Meeting 800 Fairchild
May 26th 6pm

Dinner at Metisse,
239 West 105th Street (on the corner of Broadway)

Meet at 5:40pm at
114th & Broadway
May 27th 10am-12pm Safety Training 501 Schermerhorn
May 27th 12-1pm Lunch Carleton Lounge,
Mudd Building, 4th Floor
May 28th 5:30pm Networking Event:
Scavenger Hunt
Meet at 114th & Broadway
May 29th 5pm Deadline for Amgen students from Columbia and Barnard to submit proposals to section heads  
June 2nd 11am-12pm Networking Event:
Steve Young, Amgen Corp.
800 Fairchild
June 2nd 12-1pm Lunch 800 Fairchild
June 4th 6pm Broadway show: August, Osage County Meet underground at the 116th Street subway station
June 5th 5pm

Deadline for Amgen students from outside universities to submit proposals to section heads

 
June 5th 5pm Deadline for CU/Barnard Amgens to have proposals approved by section heads  
June 9th 12-1pm Networking Event:
Graduate Student Panel
(lunch will be provided)
800 Fairchild
June 12th 10am-2pm

Networking Event:
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals site visit (lunch provided)

Meet at 8:45am at
114th & Broadway
June 12th 5pm Deadline for non-CU/external Amgens to have proposals approved by section heads  

June 15th

11am-12pm Dr. Martin Chalfie
"Touch"
501 Schermerhorn
June 15th 12-1pm Lunch *UPDATED*
1000 Fairchild
June 24th 5:30 Mets game Meet underground at the 116th Street subway station
July 1st 11am-12pm

Dr. Carol Prives
"p53 & Cancer"
*UPDATED*

207 mathmatics
July 1st 12-1pm Lunch
*UPDATED*
800 Fairchild
July 2nd 7:20pm

*UPDATED*
Top of the Rock

Meet underground at the 116th Street subway station
July 18-20th 5:45am Amgen Scholars Symposium 114th & Broadway
August 28th 5pm Research Article Due 600 Fairchild

Weekly Meetings:

All students in the Amgen Scholars Program will meet weekly in small discussion groups beginning the week of June 15th, 2009. The purpose of these groups is to provide a structured setting in which students can discuss their work with 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

Payment:
Amgen Stipend = $4000 paid in two installments:
First installment of $2000 will paid June 26th.
Second installment of $2000 will be paid September 18th and is contingent upon submitting your research article by the Friday, August 28th deadline. If you are no longer residing on the Morningside campus, please mail a hard copy of your article postmarked by Friday, August 28th to:

Jaya Santosh
600 Fairchild, Biology Office
MC2402
1212 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10027

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 Muin Rashid in the Biology Department Accounting Office at 500 Fairchild. Non-Columbia University/ Barnard College students can arrange with Mr. Rashid to receive their second check by mail.