Monthly BTP Journal Club/Research in Progress sessions promote interdisciplinary exchange.  For the ’09 - ’10 academic year, meetings return to the popular midday lunch format.  Meetings will be held regularly from 12:00 to 1:30 pm on the second Friday of each month through the academic year.  Lunch is provided. 

    We begin with an open discussion on a biotchnology topic, then two BTPer's each present for 30 min.  The emphasis is on data sharing.  Junior students with limited data have the option of presenting a recent article in Nature Biotechnology, but even the earliest phase of a new research project should be considered worth sharing.  Presentations can be introduced using a Nature Biotechnology-level article. 

    The discussion period is an important element.  Meetings are open to non-BTP graduate students.  Meeting location is the Cell Biology Conference Room (3006 Jordan Hall).  For information contact Michael Shirts (michael.shirts@virginia.edu).

’09 - ’10 Presentations

9.11.09
Ernie Perez-Almodovar
UNOsphere SUPrA characterization

Dan Leslie
Microfluidics

10.16.09

Paul Bonthuis
Joe Kilroy

11.13.09

Matthew Oberhardt

12.11.09

Rebekah Neal
Annika Hedin

1.15.10

Sarah Johnson
Aaron Bailey

2.12.10

Jason Yang
Barbara Merk

3.12.10

Perry Kennedy
Mike Stadnisky

4.9.10

Tony Awojoodu
Kyudam Oh

5.14.10

Rob Deitcher
Cullan Welch