VGN Proteomics Facility Open House August 25, 2009
The program began with a welcome from Dr. Bin Deng, Proteomics Facility Manager. Next Dr. Dwight Matthews, Co-Director of the VGN Proteomics Facility gave a presentation titled, “An Introduction to Proteomics by Mass Spectrometry”. The presentation outlined “What it is, How it works, and What can it do”.
Next, Dr. Bryan Ballif, Co-Director of the VGN Proteomics Facility gave a talk titled, “Large-scale Phosphoproteomics using Phosphopeptide enrichment strategies in tandem. Following Dr. Ballif’s presentation the attendees took a break and visited with the vendor representatives.
After the break, there were three more presentations. Dr. Page Spiess spoke about Acrolein adduction in human lung cells, Mr. Tyler Aten spoke about identification of novel CrkL-SH2 binding partners using quantitative proteomics and Dr. Jay Silveira spoke about Phenotypic characterization of plasma- and platelet derived factor V by mass spectrometry.
The 3rd Annual Open House was a success and introduced new users to the proteomics services available from the VGN Proteomics Facility. It was also a great networking opportunity for current users, presenters, and the vendors. The VGN Proteomics Facility Staff and Faculty would like to thank the sponsors of this event for another successful open house.
Vermont Genetics Network Photography by Patricia Tedesco
Next, three presentations by VGN funded faculty were given. The following faculty members from VGN’s partner colleges spoke about their VGN funded research:
After a short break, Dr. Van Houten introduced the guest speaker, Dr. David Asai, Director of Precollege & Undergraduate Science Education, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He spoke on “Peripatetic Wanderings: Dynein and Me”. All of the presentations were very well received. During lunch, the Baccalaureate Partner Institutions (BPI) Coordinators met to discuss their roles with VGN for the next year and to welcome the 2 new BPI Coordinators: Natalie Coe, PhD, Green Mountain College and Alan Giese, PhD, Lyndon State College.
While the business managers were meeting, other attendees networked and visited the posters that were presented by the BPI faculty, UVM Use of Facilities awardees and UVM graduate students who received VGN funding last year. There were 30 posters presented under many different disciplines.
Graduate Student Poster Presentations
Vermont Genetics Network 8th Annual Career Day Vermont Genetics Network hosted its 8th Annual Career Day on April 15th at the Doubletree Hotel in South Burlington, Vermont. Undergraduate students from UVM and our 5 Baccalaureate Partner Institutions (BPIs); Castleton State College, Johnson State College, Middlebury College, Norwich University and Saint Michaels College attended the event along with their faculty advisors. Other faculty and staff from these schools attended as well.
The evening began with student poster presentations. Undergraduate students that received funding by VGN for INBRE project year 4 presented posters describing their research projects. Students who worked directly for VGN funded faculty researchers were also invited to share the work they had done. The poster presentations were excellent and met with interest by all attendees. A panel of judges chose 2 winning posters from the students who received VGN funding and an 8GB flash drive was awarded to each winner. The winners were Hussein R H Alramini of Middlebury College and Kevin O’Rourke of Middlebury College.
A buffet dinner followed the presentations. After dinner, Dr. Karen Lounsbury, Director of Networking & Professional Development for VGN, officially welcomed the guests and introduced the panel of speakers. The presentations focused on the individual career paths that each panelist took to arrive at their current careers. .
VGN Funded Undergraduate Students presented the following posters: Hussein R H Alramini, Middlebury College Eric Jackson, Saint. Michael’s College Alison Mehravari, Middlebury College David Ozimek, Middlebury College Kevin O’Rourke, Middlebury College Michelle Personick, Middlebury College Madeleine Terry, Middlebury College Adam Volwiler, Middlebury College Ashleigh Weissman, Middlebury College Additional Posters Presented by Students of VGN Funded Faculty: Caitlyn Dias, Merlin Poutre & Mallory Sargent, Johnson State College Anna Gersten & Annie Onishi, Middlebury College Please mark your calendar for the next important VGN gathering:
3rd Annual VGN Faculty Professional Development Seminar
The Baccalaureate Partner Institution (BPI) Coordinators planned and hosted their 3rd Professional Development Seminar which was held at Middlebury College on Saturday, January 24, 2009. The topic for the seminar was “The Research-Friendly Curriculum – Integration of Undergraduate Research and Teaching” and the speaker was Dr. Bert Holmes, NSF Program Office Division of Under-graduate Education and Carson Distinguished Chair of Science at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. Faculty members from all of our BPIs attended and enjoyed networking while enjoying a continental breakfast.
The program officially began with a lively and interactive presentation by Dr. Bert Holmes. He spoke about different models and approaches of integrating undergraduate research and teaching. His presentation was met with questions and insights from many of the BPI faculty members in attendance. Following Dr. Holmes’ presentation, three of our BPI faculty members spoke about their own examples of best practices at their institution. The panel included: Kevin Fleming, PhD, Norwich University, Department of Psychology, Jeremy Ward, PhD, Middlebury College, Biology Department, and Shane Lamos, PhD, Saint Michael’s College, Chemistry Department. The panel spoke one at a time and outlined what has worked for them and what they hope to achieve for the future. The attendees then split into smaller groups for an informal workshop to develop Institution-Specific approaches to increasing the integration of research and teaching.
After a delicious lunch, Dr. Bert Holmes provided a brief overview of NSF programs of interest to faculty at undergraduate institutions as well as “The 15 Do’s and Don’ts for for Proposal Writing”. Some of his tips included caring about the project, having measurable goals and objectives, and using good management skills. His talk was again met with much interest and enthusiasm. Following the overview was a lively question and answer period that concluded the program. All participants enjoyed the program and VGN would like to thank Middlebury College BPI Coordinator, Dr. Bob Cluss, and Grants Manager, Franci Farnsworth for their efforts in hosting the event.
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