VCU Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Summer Institute (2008)
June July August
Key deadlines       Key food opportunities       * = Events for first year people       @ = Events for second year people
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
  May 27: Arrival
Pickup, unload, move in
6:30 Dinner & Bazaar
         (Harris Hall, Room 4155)
May 28: Opening Symposium
          (Harris Hall, Room 4155)
  8:45 Breakfast
  9:00-12:00 Presentations
  12:00 Lunch
  1:00 *Get ID cards  (701 W. Broad)
  1:00 @ Remake acquaintance with lab
  2:00 *Intro to Institute  (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  4:00 Volley ball (courtyard)
  5:30 Dinner (courtyard)
May 29: Opening Symposium
          (Harris Hall, Room 4155)
  8:45 Breakfast
  9:00 Presentations
  12:00 Lunch
  1:00 @ Work on research./ prop.
  2:00 *Intro to Programming
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
May 30: Match day
  By 9:00*Mentor preferencesdue
  9:00 *Intro to Molec Biol
  1:00 *Matches announced
  After 1:00 *Visit new lab
2: Intro to.../Research
  9:00 *Intro to BioEngi
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  12:00 Lab
3: Bioengineering Simulation
  9:00 *Tissue engineering
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  10:30 *Suppl. session on web progr.
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
4: Bioengineering Simulation
  9:00 *Tissue Engineering
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  @ Websites updated and lit. rev. posted
5: Problem Session
  9:00 *Problem Solving Session
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  10:30 *Suppl. session on programming
6:
  9:00 @Curr Res Bioinf/BE
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  4:00 HHMI/BBSI ice cream social
        (Life Science Courtyard)
9: Problem Session
  9:00 *Problem solving session
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  @ Research proposal posted
10:
  5:30 PM Option. session on web progr.
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  7:00 PM Res prop symposium
        (Life Sci, Room 251)
11: Bioinformatics Simulation
  9:00 *Plant Symbioses
        (Life Sci, Room 104)
12: Bioinformatics Simulation
  9:00 *Plant Symbioses
        (Life Sci, Room 104)
  11:30 Jason Papin, UVA
          (Life Sci Annex, Rm 253)
        Lunch following presentation
13:
  9:00 @Curr Res Bioinf/BE
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  Websites fully operational
  Research proposal posted
16: Metabolic Engineering
  9:00 *Metabolic Engineering
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
17: Metabolic Engineering
  9:00 *Metabolic Engineering
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
18: Mathematical Modeling
  9:00 *Math. Model
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
19:Mathematical Modeling
  9:00 *Math. Model
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
20:
  9:00 @Curr Res Bioinf/BE
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
23: Biofilms
  9:00 *Biofilm Models
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
24: Biofilms
  9:00 *Biofilm Models
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
  11:00 Tour of Biotech
          (BioTech I, Conf. A & B)
25: Drug Delivery
  *Drug Delivery
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
26: Drug Delivery
  *Drug Delivery
          (East Eng. Bldg, Rm E4259)
27:
  9:00 @Curr Res Bioinf/BE
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)
30: Mathematical Modeling
  9:00 *Math. Model
          (Life Sci, Rm 104)