Student Research Symposium

The Graduate Student Education Committee hosts a yearly Student Research Symposium to provide students with information about alternative and traditional career choices in academia, industry, and entrepreneurial ventures. This event is combined with theDean’s Research Award Ceremony.

Past Speakers

May 18, 2021

  • Susan Marriott, Ph.D.,Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

March 1, 2017

  • Roberta Ness, M.D., MPH,Professor Emeritus

November 7, 2016

  • Nancy Gough, Ph.D.,Editor, Science Signaling

November 13, 2015

  • Joan Slonczewski, Ph.D.,Professor of Biology, Kenyon College, science fiction author

February 27, 2014

  • Jack Gill, Ph.D.,co-founder, Vanguard Ventures, Research Scientist, Lecturer and Faculty at Rice University, Harvard Medical School and MIT

March 20, 2013

  • Neal Lane, Ph.D. ,Senior Fellow, Science and Technology Policy, James A. Baker III, Institute for Public Policy, Rice University

March 28, 2012

  • Kalyani Narasimhan, Ph.D.Chief Editor, Nature Neuroscience
  • Bruce Butler, Ph.D.Vice President, Research and Technology, UTHealth

January 14, 2011

  • Katrina Kellner, Ph.D.Editor, Translational Medicine,Science
  • Peter Seferian, Ph.D.Patent Manager, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

March 17, 2010

  • Amy Cheng Vollmer, Ph.D.Professor, Swarthmore College

October 15, 2009

  • Aurora Seminara, Ph.D.Sr. Scientific Director, FCB Healthcare
  • Karen Uray, M.D.得克萨斯大学的助理教授,医生al School at Houston

April 7, 2009

  • Alex Hoffmaster, Ph.D.Chief, Zoonoses and Select Agent Laboratory, Bacterial Zoonose Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Meredith Moore, Ph.D.得克萨斯大学的助理教授,医生al School at Houston

March 3, 2008

  • Alicia Dombroski, Ph.D.Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
  • Jun Liu, Ph.D.得克萨斯大学的助理教授,医生al School at Houston

November 29, 2007

  • Joye Purser, Ph.D.Senior Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Representative 30th Congressional District, Texas
  • Kirsten Matthews, Ph.D.Program Manager, Science and Technology, The Baker Institute, Rice University

April 17, 2007

  • Julie Harless, Ph.D.Professor of Biology, Montgomery College
  • Jason Moore, MS, MBADirector, Industry Programs, BioHouston Organization

March 22, 2006

  • C. Thomas Caskey, M.D.Scientific Director, Institute for Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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