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Program Director
Charles Bieberich, Ph.D.

Adminstrative Coordinator
Cynthia Hollis, M.B.A.
UMBC Department of Biological Sciences
Baltimore, MD 21250
410-455-8071
chollis1@umbc.edu

Assistant Dean for Instructional Projects
Kathy Lee Sutphin, M.B.A.
410-455-2271
sutphin@umbc.edu

2011 CALENDAR (*tentative)

• Return Mentor Forms by May 1, 2011 (only for Students electing to choose their own mentor)

• Return Housing Forms by May 1, 2011

• Campus Move In - TBA

• Online Ethics training module MUST be completed prior to May 23, 2011

• Campus Welcome and Orientation - TBA

• Program Introduction and Lab Safety - TBA

• Research Experience - June 6 to August 5, 2011

• The 2011 Ninth Annual NIDDK Undergraduate Research Conference: August 7-14, 2011

• Campus Move Out - August 5, 2011

2010 CALENDAR

• Return Mentor Forms by May 1, 2010 (only for Students electing to choose their own mentor)

• Return Housing Forms by April 29, 2010

• Campus Move In - May 30, 2010

• Online Ethics training module MUST be completed prior to May 22, 2010

• Campus Welcome and Orientation - May 30, 2010:
4:00-6:30 p.m.

• Program Introduction and Lab Safety - June 1, 2010;
Students interning at UMBC will complete their lab safety training and orientation from 9:00-12:00 noon at UMBC. Students interning off-site of UMBC will complete their training at their host institution following the schedule provided by their host institution.

• Research Experience - June 1 to August 2, 2010

• The 2010 Eighth Annual NIDDK Undergraduate Research Conference
August 4-6, 2010 (travel dates August 3, 2010 and August 8, 2010)

• Campus Move Out - August 3, 2010

2009 CALENDAR

• Return Housing/Travel Forms by April 29, 2009

• Campus Move In - May 26 & 29, 2009

• Ethics training at NIH in Bethesda, Maryland - May 27-28, 2009
(travel dates: May 26, 2009 and May 29, 2009)

• Campus Welcome and Orientation - May 31, 2009:
4:00-6:30 p.m.

• Program Introduction and Lab Safety - June 1, 2009;
Students interning off-site of UMBC but in the Baltimore area will complete their UMBC training in the morning and then report to their mentors after 12:00 noon

• Research Experience - June 2 to August 3, 2009

• The 2008 Sixth Annual NIDDK Undergraduate Research Conference
August 5-7, 2009 (travel dates August 4, 2009 and August 8, 2009)

• Eleventh Annual Undergraduate Research Fest at UMBC -
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

• Campus Move Out - August 4 & 9, 2009

 

2008 CALENDAR

• Return Housing/Travel Forms by April 29, 2008

• Campus Move In - May 28 & 30, 2008

• Ethics training at NIH in Bethesda, Maryland - May 28-29, 2008
(travel dates: May 28, 2008 and May 30, 2008)

• Campus Welcome and Orientation - June 1, 2008:
4:00-6:30 p.m.

• Program Introduction and Lab Safety - June 2, 2008;
Students interning off-site of UMBC but in the Baltimore area will complete their UMBC training in the morning and then report to their mentors after 12:00 noon

• Research Experience - June 3 to August 5, 2008

• The 2008 Fifth Annual NIDDK Undergraduate Research Conference
August 6-9, 2008 (travel dates August 5, 2008 and August 10, 2008)

• Eleventh Annual Undergraduate Research Fest at UMBC -
Wednesday, August 6, 2008

• Campus Move Out - August 5 & 10, 2008*

 

2007 CALENDAR

• Campus Move In - May 29, 2007

• Ethics and Lab Safety training at NIH in Bethesda, Maryland - May 30-31, 2007
(travel dates: May 29, 2007 and June 1, 2007)

• Research Experience - June 4 to August 11, 2007

• The 2007 Fourth Annual NIDDK Undergraduate Research Conference
August 1-3, 2007 (travel dates July 1, 2007 and August 4, 2007)
Bethesda, Maryland

• Tenth Annual Undergraduate Research Fest at UMBC -
August 9, 2007

• Campus Move Out - August 11, 2006
2006 CALENDAR

• Campus Move In - May 30, 2006

• Research Experience - May 31 to August 11, 2006

• The 2006 Third Annual NIDDK Undergraduate Research Conference
at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (August 3 & 4, 2006)

• Dr. Jim Hill, Denver Health Science Center
Author of Step Diet Book (May depart August 2 and return August 5, 2006)

• Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Fest at UMBC -
August 9, 2006

• Campus Move Out - August 11, 2006
2005 CALENDAR

• Campus Move In - May 31, 2005

• Research Experience - June 1 to August 12, 2005

• The 2005 NIDDK Undergraduate Research Conference at
the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
August 4 & 5, 2005* (Departing August 2 and returning August 6, 2005)

• Eighth Annual Undergraduate Research Fest at UMBC -
August 10, 2005

• Campus Move Out - August 12, 2005
2004 CALENDAR

• Campus Move In - June 6, 2004

• Research Experience - June 7 to August 13, 2004

• Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Fest at UMBC -
August 10, 2004

• The 2004 NIDDK Undergraduate Research Conference at UMBC -
August 12, 2004

• Campus Move Out - August 13, 2004

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