Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

2013 BIMS PhD Recruitment Weekend Agenda

Location: The Texas Veterinary Medical Center and Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Date: Thursday, February 21 - Sunday, February 24, 2013

Thursday, February 21 (Optional Activities - please RSVP to David Kessler if you plan to attend)

10:00 - 4:00 p.m. Graduate Student Association/Postdoc Association Spring Research Symposium

• Platform and Poster Presentations by CVM graduate students and postdocs
• Lunch (box lunch from Jason's Deli)

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Spring Research Symposium Banquet

• Dinner and awards with faculty and current graduate students and postdocs
• Keynote Speaker: Dr. Paul W. Ewald
  Evolutionary Biologist, University of Louisville
  "Evolution, infection and prevention of cancer"

Friday, February 22

Morning Location: Dean's Conference Room, Veterinary Medicine Administration (VMA) Building, Room 101

8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Overview of Graduate Studies in the CVM

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. College Remarks and Introduction by the Dean

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Graduate Studies and CVM Q&A

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Tour of the CVM

12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch

2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Interviews with potential faculty mentors

6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner (Atami restaurant)

Saturday, February 23

Morning Location: Mark Francis Room, Veterinary Medicine Administration Building, Room 109A

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Graduate Student Perspectives

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Q&A with Graduate Students

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (Abuelo's)

1:15 p.m. forward Optional Activities - Getting to know Texas A&M University & BCS

Various Times Departure

Sunday, February 24

Various Times Departure