First Summer
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Weeks 1 & 2 9AM-5PM
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Monday-Thurs: Molecular Biology Techniques workshops
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Friday: Professional Skills Workshops (2 hours per workshop)
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Begin work on Individual Development Plan (IDP)
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Week 3 9AM-5PM
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Monday-Friday: Professional Skills Workshops (2 hours per workshop)
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Academic Year 1 (end of August through mid-May)
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Fall, & Spring Semesters
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CPP MS research projects and academic coursework
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Introduce CPP STEM undergraduates to benefits of B2D experience through peer mentoring, seminars and selected workshops
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Continue work on IDP
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Fall Semester |
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Wednesdays 5:30PM-7PM (2 unit-CPP BIO 6800 B2D workshop – Dr. Nancy Buckley): PhD Application Workshop; Fridays 12PM-1:30PM (2 unit-CPP BIO-6800 B2D seminars & Journal Club – Dr. Wei-Jen Lin): Guest Speaker Seminars (3X/Semester), Journal Club (1.5h/session, 3X/Semester) and Grant Writing (2h/session, 3X/Semester)
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Spring Semester
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Wednesdays 5:30PM-7PM (2 unit-CPP BIO 5990 B2D workshops – Dr. Nancy Buckley): Manuscript Writing Workshop; Fridays 12PM-1:30PM (2 unit-CPP BIO-5990 B2D seminars & Journal Club – Dr. Wei-Jen Lin): Guest Speaker Seminars (3X/Semester), Journal Club (1.5h/session, 3X/Semester) and Grant Writing (2h/session, 3X/Semester), URM Graduate campus coordinator visits (1.5h/session, 2X/Semester); Present research at CPP & UCR student research symposium
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Second Summer (end of May through beginning of August-10 weeks)
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40h/week
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Execute research project in laboratory of UCR FRM; Give oral research presentation at UCR and CPP summer symposia; Continue work on IDP
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Academic Year 2 (end of August through mid-May)
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Fall & Spring Semesters
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CPP MS research projects and academic coursework
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Introduce CPP STEM undergraduates to benefits of B2D experience through peer mentoring, seminars and selected workshops
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Continue work on IDP
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Fall Semester
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Complete and submit PhD applications
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UCR predoctoral graduate course enrollment
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Fridays 12PM-1:30PM (2 unit-CPP BIO 6800 B2D seminars & Journal Club – Dr. Wei-Jen Lin): Guest Speaker Seminars (3X/Semester), Journal Club (1.5h/session, 3X/Semester) and Grant Writing (2h/session, 3X/Semester)
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Continue work on IDP
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Spring Semester
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Present research at STEM local, state and/or national meetings
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Begin to write MS thesis
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Complete IDP
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Third Summer (end of May through beginning of August-10 weeks)
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20h/week
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Finish last experiments for MS project
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Complete writing MS thesis, give oral Defense of MS Thesis, make final corrections on MS thesis and submit thesis to CPP Graduate Office
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