For graduate students, regular attendance and participation in these seminars rivals formal academic work in importance and students are strongly encouraged to attend and participate. Journal Club is a forum for reviewing important recent papers. Every Monday noon a student, postdoc, or faculty member describes, analyzes, and criticizes a recent paper. The evolution of virtually every thesis project involves 2 or 3 of these presentations, most often associated with thesis committee meetings. Each year a series of departmental seminars, largely supported by the two training grants, is presented by visiting speakers.
Graduate students have the opportunity to invite and host speakers.
Graduate students and postdocs also meet with and question speakers at a special session with refreshments immediately following the talks. A fall symposium is sponsored each year by the Indiana Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology. A group of 10-15 outside speakers presents their research over a three day period. All students are encouraged to attend. The Sonneborn Lecture, established by friends of the late Tracy M. Sonneborn, is also presented each fall.