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    <div class="html-content">Happy Sunday!<div><br></div><div>We hope you all are having an amazing weekend. </div><div><br></div><div>We wanted to remind you all that this Friday (4/22), we will have our Bioethics Panel on Personalized Medicine from 6-8pm in BIOL 120. </div><div>We encourage you to come... </div><div><ul><li><strong>to learn about the subject</strong></li><li><strong>to meet and ask questions with our guest speakers</strong></li><li><strong>engage in discussions</strong></li><li><strong>get food!</strong></li></ul><div>Please fill out the google forms below to indicate your attendance for the night. We look forward to seeing you all there!</div></div><div><br></div><div>Also, we will be having <strong>Dr. Lohr</strong> presenting next week during GBM (<strong>4/25</strong>) from 4-5pm. The meeting will be virtual. This is a great networking opportunity!</div><div><br></div><div>Furthermore, <strong>elections</strong> will be underway next week. Thus, if you are interested in running, please view the presentation on our <strong>myUMBC</strong> page under "<strong>Meeting Recordings</strong>".  Specific deadline information will be in the slides. </div><div><br></div><div>Also, information about graduation cords will be shared with you all soon. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://forms.gle/PK3ecv6Dj1bpXWbq5" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/PK3ecv6Dj1bpXWbq5</a></div></div>
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<Summary>Happy Sunday!    We hope you all are having an amazing weekend.      We wanted to remind you all that this Friday (4/22), we will have our Bioethics Panel on Personalized Medicine from 6-8pm in...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello Everyone!<div><br></div><div>I hope you all had a restful weekend. </div><div><br></div><div>This is a reminder that we have a GBM <strong><u>today</u></strong> at <strong><u>4pm in ILSB 116B</u></strong>. We will be discussing the <strong>ELECTION </strong>process for next year's E-board. If you are interested in running, we highly recommend that you attend. There will be an online option. <a href="https://web.ciscospark.com/meet/4d46e0d0-5135-11ec-8ca3-8b8f09000148" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://web.ciscospark.com/meet/4d46e0d0-5135-11ec-8ca3-8b8f09000148</a></div><div><br></div><div>We will also be having a Journal Club for Dr. Lohr's presentation (4/25). <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-020-2824-3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-020-2824-3</a></div><div><br></div><div>Furthermore, the<strong> Bioethics Panel is NEXT WEEK!</strong>!! (4/22 from 6-8pm in BIOL 120). This is a great opportunity to network and meet faculty from UMBC and various other universities. Our topic is Personalized Medicine! Information about food and drinks availability is TBA. </div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please email <a href="mailto:fahmed5@umbc.edu">fahmed5@umbc.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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<Summary>Hello Everyone!    I hope you all had a restful weekend.      This is a reminder that we have a GBM today at 4pm in ILSB 116B. We will be discussing the ELECTION process for next year's E-board....</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello everyone!<div><br></div><div>Welcome back from Spring Break! We hope you had an amazing and restfull week.</div><div><br></div><div>To start off the week, we will have a general body meeting TODAY. We will go over professional pathways. </div><div><br></div><div>Learn about the path you can take with your biology degree!</div><div><br></div><div>Due to the snow, our meeting will be VIRTUAL 4pm!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Happy Monday!<div><br></div><div>This is just a reminder that Dr. Burns be will hosting a lab tour and speaking for us TODAY. </div><div><br></div><div>The lab tour begins at <strong>3:30 p.m.</strong> and the talk will be at <strong>4:00 p.m.</strong> in <strong>ILSB 116B. </strong>We look forward to see you all there <strong>in-person.</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div>However, if you are unable to attend in-person, you may use this link to join us virtually! </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://web.ciscospark.com/meet/4d46e0d0-5135-11ec-8ca3-8b8f09000148">https://web.ciscospark.com/meet/4d46e0d0-5135-11ec-8ca3-8b8f09000148</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please reach out to <a href="mailto:fahmed5@umbc.edu">fahmed5@umbc.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Hey guys! <div><br></div><div>Just a reminder, we are having an <strong>in-person Lab Tour with Dr. Burns on </strong><strong>Monday, March 14th from 3.30- 4.30 pm.</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong><div><div><span>If you are interested and haven't yet done so, </span><strong>please fill out the sign-up sheet:</strong></div></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><a href="https://forms.gle/YRdWbBiJAF7WmtWo6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/YRdWbBiJAF7WmtWo6</a> </div></strong></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello Everyone,<br><div><br></div><div>As per our last email, Dr. Burns will be presenting and hosting a lab tour <strong>NEXT WEEK (3/14). </strong>As such, we will not be meeting this week for a GBM. </div><div><br></div><div>We look forward to seeing you all next Monday at 3:30 p.m. for the lab tour and/or 4:00p.m. in ILSB 116B. </div><div><br></div><div>Please make sure to fill out the sign-up sheet if you plan to attend the lab tour. </div><div><br></div><div>Have a great week!!</div></div>
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<Title>IN-PERSON LAB TOUR with Dr. Burns !!!!!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Happy Sunday Everyone! <div><br></div><div>We hope you all had a restful weekend! </div><div><br></div><div>Next Monday (3/7), we will have Dr. Burns as our guest speaker! We welcome you all to join us to learn about <strong>evolutionary ecology</strong>. This is a great opportunity for networking and learning about the work conducted at UMBC. </div><div><br></div><div>Furthermore, this is the last call to fill out the semester questionnaire: <a href="https://forms.gle/k4iA8PYoVWXu7fhS9" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/k4iA8PYoVWXu7fhS9</a>. </div><div>We need YOUR input to have successful BioCOM events! </div><div>Please fill it out by the end of today. </div><div><br></div><div>Also, if you are signed up to be a mentor, please reach out to your mentees and share your estimated meeting times with <a href="null" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">fahmed5@umbc.edu</a></div><div><br></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello BioCOM members,<div><br></div><div>Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's meeting. We hope you have a better understanding the mission of BioCOM.</div><div><br></div><div>If you missed the meeting, it is no problem! The slides are available on our myUMBC page under BioCOM meeting recordings. </div><div><br></div><div>Here is the link to the questionnaire: <a href="https://forms.gle/k4iA8PYoVWXu7fhS9" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/k4iA8PYoVWXu7fhS9</a></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Good Morning BioCOM Members,<div><br></div><div>I hope you all had an amazing weekend.</div><div><br></div><div>Just a reminder that <strong>TODAY</strong> we will have our first meeting in <strong>ILSB 116B</strong> at <strong>4 p.m.</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div>Come join us to learn about </div><div><ul><li>Our mission</li><li>Guest Speakers</li><li>Bioethics Debate</li><li>Journal Club</li><li>Much more</li></ul><div><br></div><div>We look forward to seeing you all in-person!</div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div>
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