BIOCHEMISTRY 299

GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR COURSE

This course is graduate seminar for Biochemistry students. The course covers the essentials, not only of giving a good seminar (every student will present a 50 min seminar for critique), but also basic principles of grantsmanship; clear scientific writing; teaching tips; and topics related to career development.

Seminar Etiquette

1. Please prepare your computer/AV equipment at least 30 minutes ahead (or the previous day) so that we are able to get started on time.
2. All cell phones and beepers are to be turned off and/or silenced for the entirety of the class.
3. Please don’t arrive late, and don’t leave during the talk unless you have a medical/physical emergency.

We will start each meeting with a discussion of any talks in the Biochemistry Lecture series that we had during the previous week. What were the strong and weak points of that outside speaker? What can we learn from that presentation that we can incorporate into our speaking style (or avoid!)?

Course Schedule

Biochem 299 – Thursdays from 4-5:30 pm in the Biochem Conference Room
Course Director: I. Lindberg

Students: Elly Park, Marcel Charbonnet, Suzie Burke, Vinodh Kurella, Brajesh Kumar, Dave Eckert, Tim Wakeman, Tanya Roy, Saumya Ramanathan

Helpful files:

"How to Succeed in Your Rotation" Dr. Lindberg [Click here to open PDF]

"What You Learn in Graduate School" Dr. Lindberg [Click here to open PDF]

"Career Topics for Graduate Students and Postdocs" Dr. Lindberg [Click here to open PowerPoint ]

"Effective Scientific Writing" Dr. Lindberg [Click here to open PowerPoint ]

"Effective Teaching" Jay Hunt

"Teaching Tips-Presentation" & "Teaching Tips-Print Version" Pam Walsh

Open or Download: Scientific Abstract Form

People downloading this presentation should be aware that more detailed information is presented and discussed during the lecture: "How to Write a Grant Power Point Presentation"

Useful Websites:

Survival Skills for Grad Students: talks, posters, grants, papers, jobs: http://www.med.uwo.ca/physiology/courses/survivalwebv3/frame.htm

Similar Site Run by IBRO: http://www.ibroedu.org

MIT’s site: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/workshops/CV/RelatedLinks.html

Grant writing: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/research/writing.htm

Tips on Writing Scientific Reports: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ScienceReport.html