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Happy December! We hope everyone is doing well as we wrap up this semester. Good luck with your exams, finishing your co-op terms, and completing your thesis projects. Lastly, we hope everyone safely enjoys their holiday season! Can’t wait to (virtually) see everyone in the new year! - Kruti Bhakta and Tavishi Weeraratna
BioPharm Co-op Questionnaire This message is for all BioPharm students who are currently on a co-op term or have completed a co-op term: Tell us about your experience! We have created a questionnaire where you discuss what your co-op placement looked like and provide any advice for other students! Your response will be posted on our social media in the coming months. Find the questionnaire here. *if your are comfortable, submit a picture of yourself that will go along with the social media post (email it to macbiopharm@gmail.com)
Upcoming Events We will be planning another social night for all BioPharm students. The date is to be determined, so stay tuned!
Recap of Journal Club In the November Journal Club discussions, we focused on endometriosis and the gut microbiome as well as how endogenous ligands affect calcium channels in sperm. Thank you to our guest host, Dr. Lobb and Dr. Crankshaw, for providing insight on these topics. This was our last Journal Club event for the year but we will be back with more exciting topics in 2021!
Mentorship Program Updates This month the fourth year mentors will be reaching out to their third year mentees to discuss exam and TRIPSE preparation.
Searching for a thesis placement? Here is how to reach out to potential supervisors: Reach out to supervisors early by email. Reach out to more than one supervisor. Keep a spreadsheet tracker of when you reached out. You can reach out to professors outside of McMaster. Two general formats for email: A mini cover letter: express your interest in their research, why you want to do a thesis with them, a bit about the program and highlight the skills you can bring to their team. Shorter ‘ask for coffee’ email: express your interest in their research ask for 15 mins of their time to meet and discuss their research and if they accept undergraduate thesis student. Include your resume and transcript as a PDF attachment. You can have the SSC or SCCE review this. Highlight your experiences! No reply? No Problem! Profs get ALOT of emails. Send a follow-up email ~ 1 week after the initial email. You can send up to three follow-up emails.
Monthly Recommendations
"Behind the Breakthrough" - a podcast about the people behind the worldleading research at University Health Network This is an amazing podcast to listen to if you are interested in learning more about the research supported by the UHN. Each episode features a discussion with a passionate researcher regarding their pioneering work as well as a more personal story on their career path.
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