Presentation Schedule: Student Research Showcase – April 5, 2018

The IMSD at Georgia State University is an undergraduate research education and training program grounded in Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, and Psychology. Funded through a 5-year institutional award from the National Institutes of Health, the goal of the IMSD program is to encourage students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in biomedical research, starting with completion of Ph.D. degrees in related fields. The IMSD program offers an opportunity to develop new or expand existing academic development programs, including student research assistantships, in order to prepare students for competitive research careers and leadership positions in the biomedical sciences.

At Georgia State, we are well positioned to host a successful IMSD program, given our unique combination of an amazingly diverse and multicultural undergraduate student population, with a research-intensive academic environment bringing in almost $150 million this year in external funding. Georgia State already has unprecedented success rates in graduating students from underrepresented groups, particularly in the sciences, and the IMSD will further enhance our endeavors in this arena.

 Event Schedule

10:00 am     Welcome Reception
10:15 am     Alumni Spotlight
10:30 am     Destiny Sterling
10:45 am     Linzie Taylor
11:00 am    Jasmine Jones
11:15 am    Introducing: The CASA
11:30 am    On Mentoring: Jessica Turner, Ph.D.
11:45 am    Kimberly Diaz Perez
12:00 pm   Bailey Cottrill
12:15 pm   Phillip Loan
12:30 pm   Lunch
1:00 pm     Jenny Sue Kasiah
1:15 pm     Nicolette Barnett
1:30 pm    Rachael Beaumont
1:45 pm    Aaliya Ahmad
2:00 pm    Thomas Gray
2:15 pm    Noa Erlitzki
2:30 pm    Stacey Jones
2:45 pm    Alumni Reflections: Christopher Aguillon
3:00 pm    Coffee Break
3:15 pm    Keynote Speaker: Mark Lee, Ph.D.
4:00 pm   Q & A Session
4:30 pm   Light Dinner and Networking
                   (PSC 2nd Floor Lobby)

*Refreshments provided by the new Center for the Advancement of
Students and Alumni into Graduate and Professional Programs (CASA)