I have been asked to write a separate response as chair, and will not be part of the departmental response group. This year s date for FIP is April the 26th, 2000. For those new to the department, this meeting is organized by graduate students of the Department of Physiology. It is a meeting where graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows and undergraduate students in the Department have the opportunity to present their data. The Symposium is a full-day event, organized in conjunction with the Archibald Byron Macallum Lectureship.
Presentations are either oral or poster in format.
All presentations are judged by faculty members on style content and the ability to answer questions. The top 3 Physiology graduate student presentations receive awards. The winning presentation also receives a trip to Galveston, Texas to present at the North American International Student Forum, funded by the Department of Physiology. The top presentations given by a Post Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Physiology and an Undergraduate Physiology student also receive awards. All members of the Department of Physiology are encouraged to participate.