October 8, 2007

Graduate Student Research Day to be tomorrow

Graduate Student Research Day, a daylong, student-organized event intended to promote interactions among WSU departments and students within the biomedical research field, will be tomorrow, Sept. 23. The public is welcome to attend student presentations, which will be ongoing from 8:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Scott Hall's cafeteria and Green Auditorium.

In addition, Dr. Arthur L. Horwich, professor of genetics and pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine, will present a public keynote address, "Chaperonin Mediated Protein Folding" at 4:30 p.m., in Scott Hall's Green Auditorium. Dr. Horwich is also a Howard Hughes medical investigator and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Student presentations will be judged by WSU faculty. Prizes will be awarded for the top three posters and oral presentations based on scientific content, visual design and layout, clarity, ability to address questions and scientific significance. Awards will be presented at a dinner for alumni and award recipients beginning at 5:30 p.m.

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