This semester the BIOL 141H – Foundations of Biology: Cells, Energy, & Organisms Honors students were asked to interview UMBC graduate students to better understand what research and graduate school is like, including tips for getting involved and applying to different programs. In a series of myUMBC postings, the BIOL 141H students share their interview reflections. Each of these interviews were completed by an undergraduate student, and are posted with permission from both undergraduate and graduate student. Their contact information can be seen at the bottom of the post if you have any questions. Questions about BIOL 141H can be directed to course instructor, Dr. Beth Feeser (efeeser@umbc.edu).

Jillian Mensah

Biology 141H

Dr. Elizabeth Feeser

15 October 2021

Graduate Student Interview: Michelle Moyer

Michelle Moyer is a third-year graduate student completing her PH.D. at UMBC. She is originally from Colorado, where she completed her undergraduate degree in zoology (a branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom). She was always interested in biology however she was unsure about whether graduate school was the correct path for her. Because of this, she took a few years off, in these years she was able to teach English in Hungary and volunteer, in search of the path that was meant for her. “Those years away taught me that science is where my passion lies”.

Thus began Moyer’s journey at UMBC in 2019, in which she studied female bird song in the Bahama oriole and other bird species.

Moyer’s initial attraction to biology began during high school where she took a biology class in which she was able to conduct experiments with plants; that experience sparked her fascination with nature conservation. The study of biology was particularly intriguing because it made her question everything which eased her inquisitive mind. When asked, Moyer stated eagerly, “it's just exciting to be able to look at the world and be able to find questions in it!”. During her undergraduate career, she worked in labs and got a lot of independent field research experience whilst being in the safety net of advisors who guided her. She got a lot of public speaking opportunities in which she was able to talk about the research that she conducted as well.

She believes that knowing how to write scientifically, knowing the content of what you are studying and also knowing how to speak publicly are the most important skills to have within this field.

 Like anyone who pursues higher level education, there are challenges that naturally arise, however they not only teach lessons but shape individuals as well. Moyer spoke of a challenge she faced with having to take chemistry-based courses throughout both her undergraduate and graduate degree. Although it was difficult, she believes it taught her to ask for help because being able to know and understand the content directly relating to her degree was very important to her.

In the next 5 years, Moyer sees herself doing research conservation for the government in which community outreach and mentorship is the main goal. She loves the element of mentorship and teaching, so being a professor might be in the books for her! She also hopes to travel to the Bahamas, Madagascar, New Zealand and Australia in order to conduct research whilst experiencing new cultures and people. Her advice for anyone currently completing a scientific degree is to not get ahead of yourself and explore different opportunities in order to find what best suits you! 

Questions?

BIOL 141H student: Jillian Mensah (jmensah3@umbc.edu)

Graduate Student: Michelle Moyer (mmoyer1@umbc.edu)

New Internships and Jobs for Science Majors!

The Career Center is open and ready to support you remotely through our virtual appointments and online resources. To schedule a 1:1 appointment with our Career Specialists or Career Peers, click here. And don't forget to check out our extensive toolkit to meet your major-related and career-based needs!

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Would you like to intern for a start-up this spring and get paid? Apply to be a Shattuck Entrepreneur Intern! Deadline: Dec. 6th!  

Shattuck Family Internship Program for Entrepreneurship Innovation and Social Change.

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FDA Bridges to Biotech (Virtual) Event for STEM students and Post-Docs
Monday, December 13, 2021 - 9 AM - 3:30 PM

Bridges to Biotech is a collaboration between the University of Maryland Systems, Johns
Hopkins University, the National Institutes of Health, and the Maryland Department of Commerce to provide senior
STEM and PhD students and post-doctoral fellows with additional training and networking within the state industry to
support their continuity in Maryland. .  

PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS:
If you are a Maryland-based STEM workforce ready student or postdoctoral fellow interested in attending this event, send your resume/CV to: Jobs@fda.hhs.gov by COB December 6, 2021 with the subject line: "Dec. 2021 B2B". In the email you must include:
• Name
• Degree and Credentials
• Major
• Citizenship Status

You will receive a Zoom link via email prior to the event which will allow you to log into the virtual event on
Monday, December 13, 2021.  

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We are located in Math/Psychology, Room 201. Appointments can be made by calling 410-455-2216. We now have online scheduling too!

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Jobs New Internships and Jobs in Science!

Spring 2022 Entrepreneur Intern (paid)- Start-Up Placement Shattuck Family Internship Program for Entrepreneurship Innovation and Social Change • Baltimore area, Maryland, United States Internship Opportunities

Spring 2022 Nonprofit/Social Entrepreneur Intern (paid) Shattuck Family Internship Program for Entrepreneurship Innovation and Social Change • Baltimore area, Maryland, United States Internship Opportunities

Forest Service Interns United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service • Multiple Locations Internship Opportunities

Middle School Life Sciences Teacher Southern Teachers Agency • Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced

Physical Therapy Aide Potomac Valley Sport Medicine Center of Advanced Orthopedics • Columbia, Maryland, United States Part-Time

Governor’s Summer Internship Program UMBC Shriver Center • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Internship Opportunities

High School Physics Teacher Southern Teachers Agency • Roswell, Georgia, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced

MDOT Fellows Program UMBC Shriver Center • Multiple Locations Internship Opportunities

Sondheim Nonprofit Leadership Program UMBC Shriver Center • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Internship Opportunities

Math Tutor - Owings Mills Latarsha's Math Tutorial, LLC • Owings Mills, Maryland, United States Part-Time

Mobile Treatment Assistant to the Psychiatrist Main Street Community Mental Health Center and Mobile Treatment • Reisterstown, Maryland, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Part-Time

K-12 Teaching Positions Baltimore County Public Schools • Baltimore County, Maryland, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced, Part-Time

Part-time Campus Representative The Princeton Review • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Part-Time

2022 Chemistry Intern Merck • Multiple Locations Internship Opportunities

2022 Chemistry Co-Op Merck • Multiple Locations Cooperative Education (Co-op)

Are you interested in pursuing a PhD in the biomedical sciences? If so, please join the U-RISE Program Interest Meeting on Wednesday, November 17th, at 12:00 p.m. on this Webex link.

U-RISE Scholars receive:

• A partial stipend for tuition, fees, and housing costs 

• Year-round participation in research with research mentor

• Summer research stipend

• Special advising, seminars & workshops 

• Travel & conference funds 

• Help with graduate school applications 

• Experience presenting at URCAD & other national meetings 

This Interest Meeting is intended for sophomores. If you cannot make the Interest Meeting live, you can check our website the day after the meeting for a link to the recorded session. Applications for next year’s cohort will open December 1, 2021, in Scholarship Retriever, and close January 15th, 2022. To learn more, check out our website (https://urise.umbc.edu/).

Questions? Email Dr. Jackie King (jking3@umbc.edu). 

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The Career Center is open and ready to support you remotely through our virtual appointments and online resources. To schedule a 1:1 appointment with our Career Specialists or Career Peers, click here. And don't forget to check out our extensive toolkit to meet your major-related and career-based needs!

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Incredible opportunity for a 11-14 day voyage aboard OceanX in January 2022! DEADLINE, Thursday, November 18th!  

OceanX is seeking young explorers for an unforgettable ocean exploration pilot program. looking for yet another amazing UMBC student to join their 11-14 day voyage in January 2022!  The application is SIMPLE!  Check out all the details on the  Career Center's myUMBC post here!

EXPERIENCE ROUGH SEAS, OPEN WATER, SCIENCE, MEDIA, OPERATIONS AND CAMARADERIE AS WE UNDERTAKE OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE, PROTECT AND INSPIRE THE WORLD!

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There's still time for interested candidates to apply for the NIAID Intramural Research Opportunities (INRO)!

Applications are due Monday, November 22, 2021 for this outstanding postbaccalaureate research opportunity at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)–see flyer - .pg_original.jpg

Applicants eligible for INRO are talented graduating seniors (bachelor’s or master’s) or those who have recently completed an undergraduate or master’s degree. Through INRO, the NIAID training office sponsors postbaccalaureate trainees from U.S. populations underrepresented in the biomedical sciences and those dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion (Notice of NIH's Interest in Diversity) Individuals from underrepresented populations and/or disadvantaged backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

More information including eligibility can be found at: https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/inro

Those selected for INRO will participate in a two-day event in February 2022 and meet with potential mentors to discuss training opportunities in allergic, immunologic, and infectious disease research. If offered a position in an NIAID laboratory, the student will be supported for a 1-year postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) starting June 13, 2022.

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Are you preparing for an interview, or do you just want to practice your interviewing skills? Try BigInterview today!

Big Interview is a resource available to ALL UMBC students which allows you to record your responses to common interview questions and have them critiqued by the Career Center, peers, or mentors! Through Big Interview you also have access to a huge amount of information on how to interview successfully!

Log into Big Interview with your myUMBC username and password or view a demo for help navigating the system. https://my.umbc.edu/go/biginterview

Don’t have the ability to capture video/audio on your computer/device?  Not a problem! You can reserve an interview room in the Career Center to record your interview. Just complete the Interview Room Request Form, call 410-455-2216, or stop by MP201.

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Please note you MUST have your resume approved by a Career Center staff member to apply to positions posted in UMBCworks. To schedule an appointment, click on "Schedule Appointment" from the UMBCworks homepage or call 410-455-2216. 

We are located in Math/Psychology, Room 201. Appointments can be made by calling 410-455-2216. We now have online scheduling too!

Please visit our website to find further information: careers.umbc.edu.

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Jobs New Internships and Jobs in Science!

Mobile Treatment Assistant to the Psychiatrist Main Street Community Mental Health Center and Mobile Treatment • Reisterstown, Maryland, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Part-Time

Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH • Maryland, United States Research Internships

Part-time Campus Representative The Princeton Review • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Part-Time

DIVRO Summer Internship National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Eye Institute • Nationwide, United States Internship Opportunities

Cancer Research Pediatric Oncology Education Program St. Jude Medical • Memphis, Tennessee, United States Research Internships

Postdoctoral Fellow The Lieber Institute for Brain Development • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Graduate School Opportunities/Fellowships, Post-Graduate Research Opportunities

Postdoctoral Fellow - Neural Plasticity The Lieber Institute for Brain Development • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Graduate School Opportunities/Fellowships, Post-Graduate Research Opportunities

Postdoctoral Fellow- Molecular Neuroanatomy The Lieber Institute for Brain Development • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Graduate School Opportunities/Fellowships, Post-Graduate Research Opportunities

Research Assistant – Imaging Development The Lieber Institute for Brain Development • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced, Graduate School Opportunities/Fellowships, Post-Graduate Research Opportunities

Sample Receiving Technician - Environmental Testing Phase Separation Science • Baltimore County, Maryland, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level

Climate Adaptation Scientists of Tomorrow (CAST) Program National Climate Adaptation Science Center and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASC) • Multiple Locations Internship Opportunities

HACU National Internship Program HACU National Internship Program • Multiple Locations Internship Opportunities

2022 Buck Institute Gap-Year Research Program Buck Institute for Research on Aging • Novato, California, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Post-Graduate Research Opportunities

2022 Buck Institute Summer Internship Buck Institute for Research on Aging • Novato, California, United States Internship Opportunities, Research Internships

Research Technician Johns Hopkins Medicine • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Post-Graduate Research Opportunities

MBIO 478: Marine & Environmental Biotechnology

Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Professor Emerita,  has joined the BriaCell Scientific Advisor Board. BriaCell is a a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in targeted immunotherapies for advanced breast cancer and other cancers. 

Read more: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/11/05/2328584/0/en/BriaCell-Adds-Pioneering-Immunologist-and-Cancer-Immunotherapy-Expert-Suzanne-Ostrand-Rosenberg-Ph-D-to-its-Scientific-Advisory-Board.html.

Occasionally, the Department of Biological Sciences hears of research opportunities or graduate program information sessions. We post them on our myUMBC page to keep our students informed. If you have any questions, please contact that specific program.  

Harvard University

Summer Research Program 

The Harvard-Amgen Scholars Program is a ten-week faculty mentored residential summer research program for undergraduates in biotechnology. Through this program, a diverse cohort of undergraduates will have the opportunity to work in laboratories of faculty across the Harvard campus. In addition to research, the Scholars will participate in a number of intellectual, pre-professional development, and social activities throughout the program. The scholars will live on Harvard University’s main campus, in Cambridge, MA,  among over 300 undergraduate residents of the Harvard Summer Undergraduate Research Village community in one of the historic Houses along the Charles River.

Eligibility to apply: current sophomores, juniors and non-graduating seniors

Students with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 out of 4.0 scale, with serious interest in biotechnology and biomedical research. Prior research experience is not required.

Please check out the Harvard-Amgen Scholars Program for additional information on eligibility, benefits, summer programming and how to apply. https://uraf.harvard.edu/amgen-scholars. 

The deadline to submit complete applications is February 1, 2022. 

 Questions? Contact us at amgenscholars@harvard.edu

Indiana University

REU Program in Animal Behavior

Every summer, the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior (CISAB), with generous support from the National Science Foundation, invites ten talented undergraduates to Bloomington, Indiana to work with IU faculty on individualized research projects in animal behavior.

We request that you kindly print the attached flyer and post it around your institution. We are looking to elicit quality applicants for the upcoming 2022 Summer REU program and are hoping you could help get the word out.

Information on the 2022 REU Program in Animal Behavior at Indiana University: https://animalbehavior.indiana.edu/research/reu/index.html

How to Apply: https://animalbehavior.indiana.edu/research/reu/reu-applications.html

Maryland Sea Grant

Science Management and Policy Internship

Are you graduating or a recent graduate looking for an opportunity in science policy or management? Apply to join the Maryland Sea Grant team as a Science Management and Policy Intern. This one to two-year internship will offer experience working with an environmental-focused university organization dedicated to research, education, and outreach. This position will provide fundamental training for interns to transition to graduate school or the private, non-profit, or governmental sectors. As part of the internship, you will be expected to complete 2-3 special projects, participate in several professional development trainings, and contribute to the administration of our main office.

This internship will be for one year with the option to renew for a second year. The internship is a full-time, 40 hours per week, Contractual Contingent 2 position at Maryland Sea Grant’s office in College Park, Maryland. The intern will be paid an annual salary of $35,000 as well as limited benefits including health insurance, tuition remission, and generous leave. In early 2022, it is expected that the internship will be a mix of in-person and remote work.

To apply, please submit your application through our internship portal by Friday, January 7, 2022. The application must include:

·  Responses to four short answer questions (maximum 300 words each):

·  A resume

·  An undergraduate transcript (released to student acceptable)

·  A writing sample of no more than 1000 words

·  A list of three references

Learn more about the position and application on our website or reach out to us at mdsg.research@umd.edu. The anticipated start date for this position is February 2022.

New Internships and Jobs for Science Majors!

The Career Center is open and ready to support you remotely through our virtual appointments and online resources. To schedule a 1:1 appointment with our Career Specialists or Career Peers, click here. And don't forget to check out our extensive toolkit to meet your major-related and career-based needs!

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Intern Success Week - November 1st - 5th

Ready to land your dream internship in 2022? Join us for UMBC's annual Intern Success Week, designed to provide you with the tools you need to obtain that awesome internship, co-op, or research experience. Undergraduate students of ALL majors are invited!   All years/majors welcomed! For full details and to RSVP, click here.

EVENTS: 

• Intern Panel - TODAY -Tuesday, Nov., 2 - 5 PM - 7:30 PM -- IN PERSON - Skylight Room - The Commons
  Come here a panel of four UMBC interns as they share how they landed their internship as well as tips and strategies for how to be successful as an intern. Boxed dinner provided. Enter our raffle drawing for awesome prizes from Starbucks, UMBC Bookstore and Grilled Cheese & Co.!  Registration is required.  
• Employer Panel- Wednesday, Nov. 3 - 12pm-1pm -- VIRTUAL
  Join this event and hear from employers as they share what they look for when they hire interns and provide tips for how to stand out during your internship. 
• Getting Started in Undergraduate Research- Thursday, Nov. 4th, 12pm-1 pm - VIRTUAL
  Attend this virtual session to find out how and where to find research positions and details about the application process, deadlines and the many benefits of doing research. Presented by: Dr. April Householder, Director of UMBC Office of Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarship

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Please note you MUST have your resume approved by a Career Center staff member to apply to positions posted in UMBCworks. To schedule an appointment, click on "Schedule Appointment" from the UMBCworks homepage or call 410-455-2216. 

We are located in Math/Psychology, Room 201. Appointments can be made by calling 410-455-2216. We now have online scheduling too!

Please visit our website to find further information: careers.umbc.edu.

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Jobs New Internships and Jobs in Science!

Laboratory Research Assistant University of Maryland School of Medicine • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level

Research Professional--Sarah Moshary and Bradley Shapiro The University of Chicago Booth School of Business • Chicago, Illinois, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level

Undergrad Lab Research Intern University of Maryland School of Medicine • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Internship Opportunities

HEALTH PHYSICIST TRAINEE - CONTRACTUAL Maryland Department of the Environment • Baltimore, Maryland, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level

Research Professional--Günter Hitsch The University of Chicago Booth School of Business • Chicago, Illinois, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level

2022 Summer Internship: Research and Development Catalent Pharma Solutions • Multiple Locations Internship Opportunities

Middle School Science Teacher Southern Teachers Agency • Washington, District of Columbia, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level, Full-Time - Experienced

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) United States Department of Energy • Nationwide, United States Internship Opportunities

Marine Science Educator Seacamp Association Inc. • Big Pine Key, Florida, United States Full-Time - Entry-Level