UMSS21 Program for Friday, April 16th, 2021

The Role of our Research University in Response to Crises

9:00 a.m. – Opening Ceremony
Opening remarks by Dr. Kody Varahramyan, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School

9:15 a.m. – COVID-19 response from business leaders in Maine
Representatives from:

Abbott Laboratories:
Norman Moore, Director of Scientific Affairs

The Jackson Laboratory:
Nadia Rosenthal, Scientific Director

Puritan Medical Products:
Mehdi Karamchi, Vice President of Scientific Affairs
Timothy Templet, Executive Vice President of Global Sales
Virginia Templet, Marketing Manager
Derek McKenney, Engineering

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.- Late-Breaking Abstract Sessions
Student presenters talk about their research
-Phage Genome Discovery Session 
-General Session 

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Keynote Speaker
Dr. Nirav Shah, M.D., J. D., Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. – Flash Poster Presentations

1:30 – 2:15 p.m. – Technical Sessions
Student presenters talk about their research- Everyone is welcome!
Zoom meeting links to attend these below:

Technical Session Zoom Links:
Allied Health Session
Arts/Interdisciplinary Research /Education Session
Biomedical Sciences Session 
Business 
Engineering and Information Sciences Session 
Natural Sciences Session 
Physical and Mathematical Sciences Session 
Social Sciences and Humanities Session 

1:30 – 2:15 p.m. – Overview of Scholarship Opportunities for Students Involved in Research
By the Office of Major Scholarships
Opportunities for on-campus funding as well as national and international scholarships for students involved in research

2:30 p.m. – Awards Ceremony
Summer CUGR Fellowship and MSGC Research Experience Awards
Graduate UMSS21 Category Awards
Undergraduate UMSS21 Category Awards