STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND CONTACTS

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STUDENT ACTIVITIES:

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CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT THE 2008 SCASM ANNUAL MEETING, NOVEMBER 14-15 IN SAN DIEGO

NOTE FROM SCASM PRESIDENT SUSAN NOVAK: "Last year SCASM, in conjunction with bioMerieux Incorporated, sponsored 3 graduate student poster winners to attend the 2008 National ASM meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. All three students presented their posters at the ASM national meeting. SCASM encourages students within our region and hopes to see more graduate students at the 2008 annual meeting. The student travel awards are perpetual awards and will be given out each year to the top 3 poster winners at our annual meeting in November."

College and Graduate Students: Contact Dr. Larry Baresi, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, California 91330-8303, for information about student activities with SCASM, including the collegiate poster session at the annual meeting. Click here to email, or Phone: 818-677-3495

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2008 GREATER SAN DIEGO SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS!

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These students were recognized by SCASM for their experimental work in the area of microbiology. SCASM Judges were: Megan Fullerton and Kathy Dickey.

  • First Place: Adella Fejeran, 12th Grade, Mt. Miguel High School. "Antioxidant Protection of Escherichia coli Against UV Radiation." Advisor: Todd Linke.
  • Second Place: Marie Nguyen, 12th Grade, Mt. Miguel High School. "Effect of Nutrient Additives on Ethanol Production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Advisor: Todd Linke.
  • Honorable Mention: Christina Catabay, 12th Grade, Bonita Vista High School. "The Power of Antimicrobials." Advisor: Michelle Mardahl-Dumesnil.
  • Honorable Mention: Natalie Prussak, 10th Grade, Torrey Pines High School, "Impact of Castor Oil versus Soap and Sanitizer On Bacteria." Advisor: Julia Newman.
  • Honorable Mention: Alicia Thomas, 11th Grade, The Preuss School UCSD, "Extract from Cinnamon/Spearmint Gum and Its Ability to Inhibit Bacteria Growth." Advisor: Anne Artz.
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STUDENTS: SAVE THESE DATES!

  • THE 2008 SCASM ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE NOVEMBER 14-15... SAVE THE DATES! College student posters needed (undergraduate and graduate).

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STUDENT CONTACTS:

College and Graduate Students: Contact Dr. Larry Baresi, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, California 91330-8303, for information about student activities with SCASM, including the collegiate poster session at the annual meeting. Click here to email, or Phone: 818-677-3495

Calif. State University Northridge Students and Other Interested Students: Click here to contact Nancy Bishop at CSUN for information about the Microbiology Students Association, a chartered student chapter of ASM.

See also this webpage for information on the Cal State Univ Northridge Micro Students Assoc.: CSUN

See this webpage for information about the ASM Student Chapter at UC Riverside: UC Riverside ASM Student Chapter

San Diego Microbiology and Molecular Biology College and Grad Students: Click here to contact Doug Bartlett at UCSD for information about the San Diego Microbiology Group.

See also this webpage for more information on the San Diego Micro Group: SDMG

Jr. High and High School Students: Click here to contact Kathy Dickey for information about the San Diego Science Fair.

See also the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair Website at: http://www.gsdsef.org/home.shtml

In Orange County, refer to the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair Website at: http://www.ocsef.org/

In Los Angeles County, refer to the LA County Science and Engineering Fair Website at: http://www.lacoe.edu/science/

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STUDENT MICRO SITES:

ASM's Education Site, for Career Information and Microbiology Education

Neal Chamberlain's Look at the Microbial World

http://www.MicrobeWorld.org

http://www.Microbes.org

Maryland Branch of ASM Educational Listings

www.MicrobeLibrary.org

* See also the "Links" Page, below, for other Educational Sites.

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