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PhD MBRS-RISE - Activities |
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RISE program activities will be integrated into a student's normal program of study in most cases. Required Courses Include:
Other activities include:
Laboratory Research:
Program Sponsored Courses and Workshops: The PhD RISE program includes several program-associated courses and workshops designed to help them to practice and learn activities critical to their professional development. Graduate courses include the RISE Seminar and Survival Skills for Scientists. Research Ethics - All MBRS-RISE doctoral students are required to complete an ethics course, either provided by their department or by a department participating in the RISE program. Technical Writing Refresher Course - At the beginning of the summer after they enter the program, all RISE Ph.D. students will participate in a two-week refresher of writing skills and introduction to technical writing workshop. Survival Skills Course (Bio 5972 or Chem 4972): The Survival Skills course, taught by Dr. Gail Taylor, provides a semester of intensive professional development activities for Doctoral students. Activities are designed to will enhance their ability to understand and present their research and operate professionally in a scientific environment. Grant Writing for Doctoral Students: All RISE Doctoral students will participate in either a grant-writing course required by their program, or a grant writing workshop, sponsored by the RISE program. All will submit a grant to a national granting agency, the NIH or NSF.
National and Local Conferences:
The first UTSA MBRS-RISE/MARC-U*STAR Research Symposium took place in Fall 2004 in the Loeffler room of the Biosciences Building. The success of this event has lead program staff to make it an annual event, and even experiment with hosting a symposium each semester. During the symposia, MBRS-RISE (Minority Biomedical Research Support - Research Initiative in scientific enhancement) and MARC-U*STAR (Minority Access to Research Careers - Undergraduate Student Training for Academic Research) students give poster and oral presentations. They present research which they performed at UTSA, UTHSCSA, and various institutions around the country.
Finally...each Spring and Fall, we host an awards ceremony. Here we both honor our graduates and celebrate the end of the semester. Students from all levels participate and get to know one another while playing games and eating. Program and students celebrate our newest graduates!
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Of primary
importance in all science-related PhD programs is for students develop as
researchers during their training. The RISE Program provides
funding, supporting students in labs independent of mentor or
departmental funding. 
One
of the more exciting activities in which our students participate is
attendance of national scientific conferences. RISE students are
funded to attend one conference per year and should plan to do so. Ph.D. students work
with their mentors to select the conference that they believe would
be most effective for their development as scientists. They
are also strongly encouraged to participate in various local or regional poster presentations.
