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    <Title>Did You Miss Our PAWTalk? Please Check It Out Below!</Title>
    <Tagline>Check out our PAWTalk featuring Christina Irene</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><span>Thank you to those who were able to make our <em>PAW</em>Talk this semester a HUGE success! It was an honor to have Christina Irene share her personal story with our campus on invisible diabilities. </span><div><br></div><div>For those who missed it, please click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyrt7scUjLQ&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> to view the <em>PAW</em>Talk. </div><div><br></div><div>Be sure to stay tuned on our <em>my</em>UMBC page for next semester's <em>PAW</em>Talks or email Carlos Turcios and Erin Waddles, Coordinators for Student Diversity and Inclusion at <a href="mailto:carlos6@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">carlos6@umbc.edu</a> and <a href="http://" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">waddles@umbc.edu</a> for further details. </div><div><br></div></div>
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    <Title>REU at Purdue: Molecular and Biochemical Analysis of Protein</Title>
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    <Summary>NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Molecular and Biochemical Analysis of Proteins     Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University  Dates: May 20 – July 27, 2019  (Please note that...</Summary>
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    <Title>You or your child or spouse graduating? Get reserved seating</Title>
    <Tagline>UMBC offers reserved seating for you and your guests</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><span>For faculty and staff who are graduating this winter, or have a child or spouse graduating, UMBC offers </span><strong>reserved seating for you and your guests at the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony</strong><span> on Thursday, December 20 at the UMBC Event Center.</span><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdv1dm00suBt9g6SSSN5hjkw3hzuZI_p70Ergd5j5xV1L4SAw/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Get Reserved Seating »</strong></a></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>We would like to hear from you as soon as possible so that we can plan accordingly. For more information and any additional questions, please contact Tsai-Ann Yawching in the Office of Institutional Advancement at </span><a href="mailto:tsaianny@umbc.edu?subject=" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">tsaianny@umbc.edu</a><span> or 410-455-5656.</span></div><div><br><em>Please note: this amenity is only for current UMBC faculty and staff members and is not for the general student body.</em></div></div>
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    <Summary>For faculty and staff who are graduating this winter, or have a child or spouse graduating, UMBC offers reserved seating for you and your guests at the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on...</Summary>
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    <Title>Please Schedule Your Final Exams!</Title>
    <Tagline>During finals SDS will be open from 8:30am-6pm.</Tagline>
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          finals starting in two weeks, we at Student Disability Services would like to
          remind students who are approved for testing accommodations to schedule your
          final exams with our office ASAP. Final exams start on Thursday, 12/13/18 and
          end on Wednesday 12/19/18. There is no testing on Study Day 12/12/18.  <br></span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>Please
          schedule your exams through our online </span><a href="http://sds.umbc.edu/scheduling-exams-in-accommodate/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Accommodate system. </span></a><span>If you need assistance in
          scheduling your exams, please contact us at </span><a href="mailto:disAbility@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>disAbility@umbc.edu</span></a><span>, 410-455-2459 or visit us in
          person at our office located in Math/Psychology, 2nd Fl. Room 212.</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p>Students, who have been approved and are utilizing note-taking assistance, please make sure you are downloading your notes. Class notes will not be available after the last day of class, 12/11/18. For any questions or concerns regarding note-taking assistance, please contact us at <a href="sdsnotetaking@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">sdsnotetaking@umbc.edu</a>. <br></p><p><span><span><br></span></span></p><p><strong><span>Shady Grove Students: </span></strong><span>To take a quiz/exam at Shady
          Grove, allow one week advance notice and please click on the link<strong> <span><u><span>Taking a Quiz/Exam with SDS at
          Shady Grove</span></u></span>. </strong><span><span> </span>For any Shady Grove scheduling questions and
          concerns, please contact </span></span><a href="usg-disability@umd.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>usg-disability@umd.edu</span></a><span>.</span></p>
          
          
          
          
          
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  <Title>Researcher of the Week: Avi Newman</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>Avi Newman is pursuing a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2020). He is a UMBC Merit Scholar, a MARC U*STAR Scholar, and a Meyerhoff Affiliate Scholar.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently, my research focuses on developing the methodology for the detection of trace amount of N2-Ethylguanine using liquid chromatography, triple quadrupole (LC-TQ) mass spectrometry instrumentation. My emphasis is on N2-Ethylguanine as it serves as a potential biomarker for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), and therefore the detection of trace amounts of it could lead to early detection of this disorder in newborn or young children, and in turn, earlier treatment.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How did you find the research opportunity? </strong></div><div>I found this opportunity through lots of emails and discussions with professors. I sent 10+ emails before finally joining the Molecular Characterization and Analysis Complex (MCAC). After meeting with Dr. LaCourse and the MCAC team, I was asked if I wanted to join as an Undergraduate Researcher, and I haven’t looked back since. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>Who is your mentor for your research?</strong> </div><div>My mentor is Dr. William LaCourse, in the department of Chemistry in Biochemistry. I thought Dr. LaCourse’s lab would be a good fit as the field of Bio-Analytical Chemistry seemed like the perfect interface of Biochemical research I was eager to become a part of.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Do you get course credit for this work? How much time do you put into it?</strong></div><div> I’ve been doing research for purely the experience and for credit. I am currently enrolled in CHEM 399, have completed two semesters of PRAC 098, and have already enrolled for CHEM 499 for the coming spring semester. On average, I put in about 12 hours a week during the school year and around 40 hours a week during academic breaks.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How did you learn what you needed to know to be successful in this project?</strong></div><div> Though my background in Biochemistry helped, I learned most of the complex analytical technique from my research mentors in the lab. Since I had yet to take Analytical Chemistry prior to joining, it was necessary to pick up the skills and knowledge needed while on the job.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What was the hardest part about your research? </strong></div><div>The hardest part is the patience and resilience needed to be an effective researcher. Sometimes, it will take days or weeks to finally achieve some semblance of the results you were looking for. Rather than sulk in defeat, try to understand what could’ve went wrong and how you could fix it during your next attempt. This process is instrumental to anyone who wants to be a successful researcher.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What was the most unexpected thing? </strong></div><div>The most unexpected thing is how close I’ve become with everyone working in my lab. They’ve become a second family to me, and we help each other with any problems we may have. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>What has been the most rewarding part? </strong></div><div>The most rewarding part has been being able to see my research develop from an idea to a reality. It’s been a lot of hard work, but it has definitely paid off!</div><div><br></div><div><strong>How does this research experience relate to your work in other classes?</strong></div><div>Since I do research in an Analytical Chemistry laboratory, I am able to directly apply my research experience to my course work in Chemistry and Biology. Specifically, all of what I’ve learned so far in Analytical Chemistry, the spectroscopy sections from Organic 2, the molecular biology I’ve learned from my Biology coursework, and all the basic laboratory techniques I learned in my Chemistry/Biology lab courses. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?</strong></div><div>My greatest token of advice would be to start early! Research is an incredibly rewarding and unique experience that you will not obtain from any class. It brightens up my day and validates all the effort I put into academics outside of the lab. Also, don’t get discouraged if you don’t find a lab at first, as sometimes despite being qualified, a research professor just doesn’t any spots open. Be persistent and soon you’ll find the lab of your dreams!</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What are your career goals? </strong></div><div>My career goals include obtaining a Ph.D. and then becoming a research professor or full-fledged researcher!</div><div> </div><div><strong>What else are you involved in on campus? </strong></div><div>Along with research and classes, I’m also the VP of the UMBC Chemistry/Biochemistry council of majors (ACS), a TA for BIOL 141, an LRC tutor, and a member of the Global Brigades service organization, meditation club, Jewish Learning Connection, Vietnamese Student Association, and Korean Student Association.</div><div> </div><div><strong>How will you disseminate your research? </strong></div><div>I have presented my research at both the Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (SURF) and Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) here at UMBC and plan to present at URCAD and at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS). </div></div>
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