Sponsored by:

LMI Aerospace Inc./D3 Technologies, Office of the Chancellor-UMSL,

Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis,

St. Louis Symphony, DuPont Nutrition and Health, Monsanto Co.,

Academy of Science of St. Louis, Easter Seals Midwest, St. Louis

Children’s Hospital, UMKC, John Burroughs School, Saint Louis Zoo

In Partnership with:

Confluence Life Sciences, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center,

Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the D R A F T 2/3/14

University of Missouri-St. Louis

WEEK 1

MONDAY
JUNE 9 / TUESDAY
JUNE 10 / WEDNESDAY
JUNE 11 / THURSDAY
JUNE 12 / FRIDAY
JUNE 13
7:30 – 8:00
CONT. BREAKFAST
and INFO. PICKUP
Research Bldg./Rm. 121/UMSL North
Park in Garage #52/West Drive / RESEARCH
Students
are to
meet
with
their
Research Mentors
at
their
respective
campus / 8:30 – 9:25
Student Introductions continued from Monday
DR. KEN MARES
120 Research / RESEARCH
Your
schedule
is
based on
the
discretion
of
your
Research Mentor /
MANDATORY!
YOU ARE
REQUIRED
TO E-MAIL THE TITLE AND A
1-2 SENTENCE DESCRIPTION
OF YOUR
RESEARCH
PAPER
TO YOUR
ADVISOR
BY
NOON
TODAY
RESEARCH
Your schedule
is based on
the discretion
of your
Research
Mentor

8:00 – 10:00
WELCOME and ORIENTATION / 9:30 – 10:30
Galapagos Islands and
Avian Research Lecture
DR. PATTY PARKER
Professor and Chair
Department of Biology, UMSL

120 Research
10:15 – 11:30
LABORATORY SAFETY and COMPLIANCE TRAINING
Danforth and SLU – 120 Research
Wash. U. – 115 Benton
UMSL – 116 Benton
10:35 – 11:45
Medical Ethics Lecture
DR. IRA KODNER
Colorectal Surgeon
Director of the Washington Univ. Ctr. for the Study of
Ethics and Human Values

120 Research
11:45 – 12:30
MENTOR LUNCHEON
Millennium Student Ctr. (MSC)
Century Rooms – Third Floor
12:00 – 12:45
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century C
RESEARCH
Your schedule
is based on
the discretion
of your
Research
Mentor
12:45 – 1:15
MENTOR MEETING1
DR. KEN MARES, DR. CHARLES GRANGER, AND DR. HEIDI HOPE
Century Rooms A and B
12:45 – 1:00
STUDENT PRESENTATION1
DR. ANDREW BLACK - UMSL
SGA Chambers
1:10 – 2:00
1.  STUDENT PHOTOS - SGA Chambers
2.  COAT FITTINGS - SGA
3.  UMSL ID’s – Room 225
4.  METROPASS –
Room 238
5:30 -7:45
SOCIAL EVENT
Bowling & Pizza
Tropicana Lanes
7960 Clayton Rd.
(314) 781-0282

1 Dashed Line Indicates Concurrent Sessions

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

WEEK 2

MONDAY
JUNE 16 / TUESDAY
JUNE 17 / WEDNESDAY
JUNE 18 / THURSDAY
JUNE 19 / FRIDAY
JUNE 20
8:00 – 8:25
Research Paper Update
DR. HEIDI HOPE
120 Research / RESEARCH
Your schedule
is based on
the discretion
of your
Research
Mentor / 8:30 – 9:25
College Essay Writing Lecture
MS. ALISON MALBROUGH
Associate Director Undergraduate Admissions
Washington University

120 Research / RESEARCH
Your schedule
is based on
the discretion
of your
Research
Mentor /
MANDATORY!
YOU ARE
REQUIRED
TO E-MAIL
A DRAFT
OF YOUR
RESEARCH
PAPER
TO YOUR
ADVISOR
AND MENTOR
OR MENTOR DESIGNEE
BY
NOON
TODAY
RESEARCH
Your schedule
is based on
the discretion
of your
Research
Mentor
8:30 – 9:25
Overview - Selective College Admissions Lecture
MS. JULIE SHIMABUKURO
Director
Undergraduate Admissions
Washington University

120 Research
9:40 – 10:50
Nerve Injury Lecture
AMY MOORE, MD
Asst. Professor of Surgery
Plastic/Recon. Surgery Ctr.
Wash. U. School of Medicine

120 Research / 9:35 – 10:45
Protecting Wildlife through Conservation Medicine
SHARON DEEM
DVM, PhD, DACZM
Institute for
Conservation Medicine
Saint Louis Zoo

120 Research
11:00 - 11:50
Ethics in Science Lecture
DR. ANDREW BLACK
Teaching Professor
Dept. of Philosophy, UMSL

120 Research / 10:50 – 12:00
Arctic Climate Change
RANDALL HYMAN
Adj. Prof, Webster Univ.
Fulbright Scholar in Journalism

120 Research
12:00 - 12:30
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century C / 12:10 - 12:30
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century C
RESEARCH
Your schedule is
based on
the discretion
of your
Research Mentor / RESEARCH
Your schedule is
based on
the discretion
of your
Research Mentor
SOCIAL EVENT

Creve
Coeur 12
movie and time to be determined

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

WEEK 3

MONDAY
JUNE 23 / TUESDAY
JUNE 24 / WEDNESDAY
JUNE 25 / THURSDAY
JUNE 26 / FRIDAY
JUNE 27
8:00 – 8:25
Research Paper Update
DR. HEIDI HOPE
120 Research / RESEARCH
Your
schedule
is based
on
the
discretion
of your
Research Mentor / 8:30 - 9:50
Facts and Fiction -
The Interviewing Process for College Admissions
MS. NANETTE TARBOUNI
Director, College Counseling
John Burroughs School

DR. DAN ORY
Professor of Medicine
Wash. U. School of Medicine

120 Research / RESEARCH
Your
schedule
is based
on
the
discretion
of your
Research Mentor / MANDATORY!
YOU ARE REQUIRED
TO E-MAIL A DRAFT
OF YOUR RESEARCH
PAPER TO YOUR
ADVISOR AND MENTOR OR MENTOR DESIGNEE BY
NOON TODAY
RESEARCH
Your schedule is based
on the discretion of your
Research Mentor
TENTATIVE
SOCIAL EVENT
“The 5 Browns”
St. Louis Symphony
Powell Hall
7:30 pm
Acclaimed by The New York Post as one of “the biggest classical music sensations in years,” The 5 Browns return to Powell Hall appearing live in concert with the St. Louis Symphony for the first time. These five precociously gifted siblings on five pianos will dazzle audiences performing works by Mozart and Bach as well as selections from Saint- Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals and more.
http://www.the5browns.com/
8:30 - 9:50
______
MS. ZARENNA KOCH
Director of Development
St. Joseph Institute
for the Deaf

120 Research
10:00 - 11:00
Subversive Science: Sustainability and Architecture
MR. BRUCE LINDSEY
Dean and Des Lee Professor
College of Architecture
Washington University

120 Research / 10:00 - 11:30
’The Soloist’
A Study of Paranoid Schizophrenia and Other
Mental Health Issues
TBA
MR. ADAM CRANE
Vice President
for External Affairs
St. Louis Symphony

MR. EDDIE SILVA
External Affairs and Publications Manager
St. Louis Symphony
120 Research
11:05 - 11:50
Washington University
Undergraduate Program
DR. WILLIAM DARBY
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

MR. EDWARD POYO
Assistant Director
Undergraduate Admissions

120 Research
12:00 - 12:30
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century C / 11:45 - 12:15
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century C
RESEARCH
Your schedule is
based on
the discretion
of your
Research Mentor / RESEARCH
Your schedule is
based on
the discretion
of your
Research Mentor

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

WEEK 4

MONDAY
JUNE 30 / TUESDAY
JULY 1 / WEDNESDAY
JULY 2 / THURSDAY
JULY 3 / FRIDAY
H O L I D A Y
8:00 – 8:25
Paper Q & A With Your Advisor
201 Stadler / Hamper
244 Stadler / Weinberg
245 Stadler / M. Hope
248 Stadler / Granok
301 Stadler / Delston
304 Stadler / ?
120 Research / H. Hope
121 Research / Krul / RESEARCH
Your schedule
is based on
the discretion
of your
Research
Mentor / RESEARCH
Your schedule
is based on
the discretion
of your
Research
Mentor / MANDATORY!
YOU ARE
REQUIRED
TO E-MAIL
A DRAFT
OF YOUR
RESEARCH
PAPER
TO YOUR
ADVISOR
AND MENTOR
OR MENTOR DESIGNEE
BY
NOON
TODAY

RESEARCH
Your schedule
is based on
the discretion
of your
Research
Mentor / H
O
L
I
D
A
Y

8:30 – 10:45
Nanoscience and Medicine
DR. TOM GEORGE
Chancellor and Professor, UMSL

DR. YOUNG-SHIN JUN
Assistant Professor
Energy, Env. and Chemical Engineering
Washington University

DR. GEORGE GOKEL
Distinguished Professor
Director, Ctr. for Nanoscience, UMSL

120 Research
11:00 – 11:50
University of Missouri - St. Louis Undergraduate Opportunities
DR. GEORGE GOKEL
See Above
DR. DAN GERTH
Pierre Laclede Honors College

MR. ALAN BYRD
Dean of Enrollment Services

120 Research
12:00 - 12:30
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century C
RESEARCH
Your schedule is
based on
the discretion
of your
Research Mentor

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

WEEK 5

MONDAY
JULY 7 / TUESDAY
JULY 8 / WEDNESDAY
JULY 9 / THURSDAY
JULY 10 / FRIDAY
JULY 11
8:00 – 8:25
Paper Q & A With Your Advisor
201 Stadler / Hamper
244 Stadler / Weinberg
245 Stadler / M. Hope
248 Stadler / Granok
301 Stadler / Delston
304 Stadler / ?
120 Research / H. Hope
121 Research / Krul / RESEARCH
Your
schedule is
based on
the
discretion
of your
Research
Mentor

SOCIAL EVENT
4:30 Leave for Union Station.
On your own
for dinner there.
6:30 Meet at
Union Station
Metrolink Station
(top of the stairs) to ride to the game as a group.
7:15
BASEBALL
CARDINALS vs.
Pittsburg Pirates
Busch Stadium Section 231 Rows 1-8 / 8:00 – 9:30
O P E N / RESEARCH
Your
schedule is
based on
the
discretion
of your
Research
Mentor / MANDATORY!
YOU ARE
REQUIRED
TO E-MAIL
A DRAFT
OF YOUR
RESEARCH
PAPER
TO YOUR
ADVISOR
AND MENTOR
OR MENTOR DESIGNEE
BY
NOON
TODAY

RESEARCH
Your
schedule is
based on
the
discretion
of your
Research Mentor
8:30 – 9:50
How to Make a Good Presentation
DR. DAN RUZICKA
Research Scientist
Monsanto Company

120 Research
10:00 - 11:55
Autism: What is it?
Who is affected?
What is being done?
MS. JEANNE MARSHALL
Vice President, Autism Services
Easter Seals Midwest

“Finding Kansas: Living and Decoding Asperger’s Syndrome”
MR. AARON LIKENS
Author
120 Research / 9:30 – 10:30
Living and Dying with Oxygen: Driving Forces Behind the Origin of Eukaryotes, Sex and Aging
DR. JACK KENNELL
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Saint Louis University

120 Research
10:35 - 11:50
Saint Louis University Undergraduate Admissions
MR. MICHAEL GRUZESKI
Assistant Director
Office of Admission
Saint Louis University

120 Research
12:10 - 12:45
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century C / 12:00 - 12:30
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century C
1:00 – 1:45
(FOR INTERESTED STUDENTS)
Science Fair Competitions
DR. BRUCE HAMPER
STARS Staff Advisor
Teaching Professor, Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMSL

MSC Room 313 / 12:30 – 1:30
(FOR INTERESTED STUDENTS)
UMKC Six-Year Medical School
MR. BRIAN STEELE
Recruitment Coordinator
Admissions and Recruitment
UMKC School of Medicine

MSC Room 313
RESEARCH
Your schedule is based on
the discretion of your
Research Mentor
RESEARCH
Your schedule is based on
the discretion of your
Research Mentor

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

WEEK 6

MONDAY
JULY 14 / TUESDAY
JULY 15 / WEDNESDAY
JULY 16 / THURSDAY
JULY 17 / FRIDAY
JULY 18
8:00 – 8:25
Final Paper Q & A
With Your Advisor
201 Stadler / Hamper
244 Stadler / Weinberg
245 Stadler / M. Hope
248 Stadler / Granok
301 Stadler / Delston
304 Stadler / ?
120 Research / H. Hope
121 Research / Krul / MENTOR
PAPER
PRESENTATION
RESEARCH
Your
schedule is
based on
the
discretion
of your
Research
Mentor / 8:00 – 9:15
REHEARSAL for the CONFIRMATION
CEREMONY
104 Stadler / RESEARCH
Your
schedule is
based on
the
discretion
of your
Research
Mentor / 8:00 - 11:55
RESEARCH
PAPER
PRESENTATIONS
Staff Advisors
TWO, COMPLETE, STAPLED,
hard copies of your research paper must be given to your advisor this morning.
104 Benton/Hamper-Granok
115 Benton / Delston
116 Benton /Woerndle-Granok
240 Benton / Krul
242 Benton / H. Hope
120 Research / Weinberg
104 Stadler / M. Hope
101 Benton /
9:30 – 9:55
PHOTOS
GROUP & HIGH SCHOOL
Research Building
Back Steps
8:30 – 9:40
Translating Science to Practice to Improve Population Health
GRAHAM COLDITZ MD, DrPH
Epidemiologist, Chief
Div. of Public Health Sci.
Washington University

120 Research / 10:00 – 11:30
ORAL
PRESENTATION
PRACTICE
Staff Advisors
104 Benton/Hamper-Granok
115 Benton / Delston
116 Benton /Woerndle-Granok
240 Benton / Krul
242 Benton / H. Hope
120 Research / Weinberg
104 Stadler / M. Hope
101 Benton /
9:45 – 11:05
Frontline of Hope
MS. JAN ROGERS
St. Louis Childrens’
Hospital Foundation

120 Research
11:10 – 12:00
Ethics in Science Lecture
DR. ANDREW BLACK
Teaching Professor
Dept. of Philosophy, UMSL

120 Research / LUNCH ON YOUR OWN / 12:00 – 12:30
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century B and C
12:15 – 12:45
BUFFET LUNCH PROVIDED
MSC Century C

RESEARCH
MENTOR
PAPER
PRESENTATION
Your schedule is
based on the
discretion of your
Research Mentor / 12:15 – 3:30
ORAL
PRESENTATION
PRACTICE (continued)
Staff Advisors
101 Benton
104 Benton
115 Benton
116 Benton
240 Benton
242 Benton
120 Research
104 Stadler
You may depart at the discretion of your Advisor / 12:45 – 2:20
RESEARCH PAPER
PRESENTATIONS (continued)
101, 104, 115, 116, 240, 242 Benton
120, 121 Research
2:25 - ALL STUDENTS –
Board bus to Touhill
Stadler Hall south parking lot
3:00
CONFIRMATION CEREMONY
and RECEPTION
Touhill Performing Arts Center E. Desmond and Mary Ann
Lee Theater - UMSL