UBRP faculty mentors study a wide array of exciting scientific questions, from cancer drug development, to how plants produce the chemicals that can be used as defense compounds, to studying small mammals on the Baja peninsula and more. To acquaint current UBRP students with this exciting research and to help newly accepted UBRP students find placements. We have arranged a series of four “Conversations with Faculty” sessions at which faculty will give a brief overview of their work. These sessions are open to anyone interested.

February 28, 2:30 – 3:30 pm, LSS 340:

Dr. Steve Macknik, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix

Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix

Dr. Myron Jacobson, Medicinal Chemistry/Cancer Center

Dr. John Koprowski, Wildlife Conservation and Management

March 1, 3:30 -5:00 pm, LSS 440

Dr. Elena Plante, Speech and Hearing Sciences

Dr. Shanker Karunanithi, ARL Neurobiology

Dr. Joanna Monti-Masel, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Dr. Therese Markow, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

March 2, 11:00-12:30 pm, LSS 340

Dr. Mary Peterson, Psychology

Dr. Barry Pryor, Plant Pathology

Dr. Serrine Lau, Pharmacology & Toxicology

Dr. Jay Gandolfi, Anesthesiology. Pharmacology & Toxicology

March 2, 3:30 – 5:00 pm, LSS 440

Dr. Victor Hruby, Chemistry

Dr. Ramin Yadegari, Plant Sciences

Dr. Jorge Giron, Microbiology and Immunology

Dr. David Gang, Plant Sciences/Bio 5 Institute