1. A Real World Experience For Biology Majors at CBU: Senior Research
Malinda E.C. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biology, CBU
August 17, 2000

2. So you want a Career in Biology?

3. Basic Paradigm Freshman Year Sophomore Year Principles of Biology
Chemistry, Math, English
Sophomore Year
Biological Career Choices
Biology Electives
Chemistry, Physics, Social Science

4. Basic Paradigm Junior Year Senior Year Junior Seminar
Genetics, Applied Statistics, Chemistry,Social Science Elective, Religious Studies, Philosophy
Senior Year
Senior Research
Finish Biology Electives, other General Education Electives

5. Biological Career Choices
This course is designed to introduce the wide range of opportunities available with a biology degree
First introduced in Spring 1999
This class meets once a week
Students take and discuss results from the Meyers-Briggs Exam
Outside speakers, field trips, students volunteer in two different areas of biology

6. Examples of Student Placement
Explorer Program Baptist Memorial Hospital
Leslie McKeon, Director of program
Pharmacy
Nursing
Surgery
Physical and Occupational Therapy
Clinical Laboratory and Radiology
This program leads into Rehabilitation Specialist Positions at BMH

7. Junior Seminar
Seminar Series consists of presentations from researchers from the Memphis Area
Students meet and discuss research with these investigators
Students write a research proposal on an area of interest with a mentor of their choice

8. Senior Research
In the summer between the junior and senior year students conduct research.
Research can be on clinical or basic science topics and the research can be conducted in Memphis or at other Institutions outside of Memphis.
This program allows students Real World Experiences in Research

9. Senior Research Institutions that have had recent CBU students
University of TN, Memphis
LSU New Orleans
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Smith-Nephew
University of Memphis

10. What is next after the Completion of Research?
The students spend hours during the summer working on their project.
In the Fall Semester of their Senior Year they begin to write up a journal style research article. By the end of Fall semester they have a completed rough draft.

11. The last Hurdles Spring semester Senior Year
Abstracts submitted for TN Academy of Science Regional Meeting--Feb.
TN Academy--March
CBU Poster Session--April
Major Field Exam-- April

12. West TN Academy of Science
Regional meeting involving Rhodes, Union, University of Memphis, CBU,and LeMoyne Owen.
Papers are presented in the areas of Biology, Chemistry and Physics/Physical Sciences

13. TN Academy 1998 Union University

14. Pre-Meeting Get Together

15. TN Academy 2000

16. Key Note Speaker

17. Poster Session

18. CBU Poster Session

19. Funding of Research NIH and NSF grants from Mentors
Research To Prevent Blindness
Pharmacological Association Fellowship
Crane Vision Fellowship
MIRT Grant from NIH
International Sites of Clinical and Basic Science Research
Potential Funding Sources NSF

20. The Results:
CBU Biology Graduates experience what a Career in Biology is all about.
Students have experienced all aspects of presenting research results.
Better prepared for graduate training.
Laboratory and Clinical Experience.
Experiences help in the decisions on what to do.

21. Field Work

22. Lab Work

23. Visit the Lab More Often!