A large component of this journal club includes coaching in oral presentation. Credit contingent upon regular attendance and one presentation. Credit 1 unit. Journal Club Presentations by students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty on a broad range of topics of current interest, including the fields of molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology and immunology. Speakers usually give a brief background to introduce the topic and then focus on one to two papers from the current literature.
Credit requires attendance at all sessions and one to two presentations during the year.
Credit 1 unit. Scott Hultgren Research Results Updates . Students are encouraged to attend and present their research at national scientific meetings. Financial support to attend a meeting can be obtained from the Division. Each year, students, postdocs and faculty convene in an off-campus environment for fellowship and discussion of their research.