Science and Technology Day
November 14, 2007 9:00am to 4:30pm

8:00am – 9:00am: Breakfast and Registration

9:00am – 12:30pm: Speakers Session

9:00am – 9:15am: Opening by the Sponsors
Dr. Katherine Denniston, Associate Provost of Towson University
Ms. Sue Glaeser, President of the Towson University Parents Association
Dr. James Saunders, Director of the Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics Major

9:15am – 9:30am: Dr. Nancy Grasmick, Maryland State Superintendent for Schools, MD Department of Education
9:30am – 9:35am: Questions

9:35am – 9:50am: Dr. Diane Jones, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
9:50am – 9:55am: Questions

9:55am – 10:10am: Dr. Mary Stapleton, Director, Education and Workforce Programs, MdBio/TCM
10:10am – 10:15am: Questions

10:15am – 10:30am: Dr. Eric Eisenstadt, Vice President of Research, J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), prior known as TIGR
10:30am – 10:35am: Questions

10:35am – 11:00am: Coffee Break

11:00am – 12:30pm: Career panel
Mr. Guy Davis, Director of the Career Center, Towson University
Dr. James Saunders, Director of the MB3 Program and mentor of MB3 Club
Dr. Kristina Obom, Associate Program Chair for the Master of Science in Bioinformatics Program, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. John Trant, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Acting Director of Education and Outreach, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI)
Dr. Katia Kontrogianni, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Dr. Thomas Burkett, Director of the Biotechnology AAS Degree Program, The Community College of Baltimore County
Dr. Donald A. Thomas, Director of the Hackerman Academy of Mathematics and Science, Towson University
Khanh-Dung H. Nguyen, PhD Candidate, Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Towson University MB3 Alumni
Katherine Cygnar, PhD Candidate, CMDB Graduate Program, Johns Hopkins University

12:30pm – 1:30pm: Lunch and Networking

1:30pm – 4:30pm: Student Research Poster Session and Workshops

Workshops

1. Isolate DNA in Your Kitchen
Isolate DNA form strawberries or green peas using dish detergent, salt, meat tenderizer, ethanol, and toot picks.

2. Bioinformatics

a. Discover a gene’s function
b. Poster: What is Bioinformatics? Why is it important for biological sciences?