Feb 25, 2012  Chicago, IL
AAA Regional Meeting
The American Association of Anatomists will be holding their inaugural regional meeting in Chicago, IL. This meeting will highlight opportunities for Anatomists at all professional levels, including medical school-, graduate school-, undergraduate- and high school-educators. In addition, there will be multiple opportunities for direct student participation through poster presentations, platform sessions and workshops. Come and join us to celebrate anatomical education, learning and research! Register today!

Mar 07 - Mar 10, 2012  Washington, DC
ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Institute: Incorporating Bioinformatics Research in Undergraduate
Goal: Participants will understand, interpret, and use molecular sequence information to solve problems, providing a framework for developing classroom activities and research projects for undergraduate students. The program features analysis of microbial genomes, molecular sequences, and structural data. For more information, please visit the Bioinformatics Institute Bioinformatics Institute webpage on the Faculty Programs website. Application deadline: November 15, 2011.

Apr 21 - Apr 25, 2012  San Diego, CA
AAA Annual Meeting/ EB 2012
Join us in San Diego at AAA's Annual Meeting/EB 2012 for stimulating plenary sessions; a solid five-day program consisting of scientific, education & teaching and professional development sessions and a two-day Regulatory RNA Mini-meeting. Plus the whole world of Experimental Biology is open to you during this AAA conference: a total of 6 society meetings with one registration fee, more than 400 exhibitors, 4 days of poster sessions and a full career center with on-site career services. For more information, visit the AAA Annual Meeting website.

Apr 23 - Apr 26, 2012  Washington, DC
ASM/NIGMS Learning Interventions Institute [Pending Funding]: Understanding Research Techniques to Study Student Interventions
Goal: Participants will understand the basic logic underlying behavioral and social science research and become familiar with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to form meaningful collaborations and studies. For more information, please visit the Learning Interventions Institute webpage on the Faculty Programs website. Application deadline: January 15, 2012.

Jun 14 - Jun 17, 2012  San Mateo, CA
19th Annual ASMCUE Conference for Undergraduate Educators
The American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) is an interactive four-day conference on scientific updates and effective teaching strategies. Each year, the conference attracts approximately 300 microbiology and biology educators. For more information, visit the Conference website.

Jun 24 - Jun 29, 2012  Hiram, OH
ASM/JGI Functional Genomics Institute: Connecting Bioinformatics-Driven Hypotheses to Wet-Lab Projects
Goal: Participants will understand the functional analysis of microbial genomes through forward genetics, reverse genetics and protein expression approaches, connecting functional information to genome annotations, and have a framework for developing classroom activities and research projects for undergraduate students. For more information, please visit the Functional Genomics Institute webpage on the Faculty Programs website. Application deadline: February 15, 2012.

Jun 27 - Jun 30, 2012  Washington, DC
Measuring Student Learning Institute
Using exams and laboratory reports to determine whether or not students are learning is familiar territory to most biologists; however, most biologists would admit that they are not experts at creating effective exams or meaningful assignments. The Measuring Student Learning Institute will help biologists to develop course goals and assessments that are grounded in research, nurture the skills to create, design, plan, and implement evaluations that provide both formative and summative feedback, and foster a network of colleagues for ongoing consultation and support. This institute kicks off a year-long Assessment Residency. For more information, visit the Assessment tab on the Biology Scholars website. Application deadline: February 15, 2012.

Jul 16 - Jul 18, 2012  Washington, DC
From Education Research to Publication Institute
Publishing one's work is critical to promotion and to future funding in biology education. The From Education Research to Publishing one's work is critical to promotion and to future funding in biology education. The From Education Research to Publication Institute will improve biologists' capabilities to draw conclusions from and communicate research in biology education research, give them the skills to analyze and interpret data and publish findings, and foster a community of practice available for support. This institute kicks off a year-long Transitions Residency. For more information, visit the Residency tab on the Biology Scholars website. Application deadline: February 1, 2012.

Jul 25 - Jul 28, 2012  Washington, DC
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Institute
A major challenge for faculty interested in biology education reform and the scholarship of teaching and learning is determining whether certain teaching methods improve student learning. The SoTL Institute will develop biologists' understanding of evidence-based research in biology education learning, give them the skills to create, design, and implement an assessment experiment, and foster a community of practice available for support. This institute kicks off a year-long Research Residency. For more information, visit the Residency tab on the Biology Scholars website. Application deadline: March 1, 2012.

Nov 07 - Nov 10, 2012  San Jose, CA
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
The conference is designed to encourage underrepresented minority students to pursue advanced training in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, including mathematics, and provide faculty mentors and advisors with resources for facilitating students' success. More than 270 representatives from graduate programs at US colleges and universities, as well as scientists from government agencies, foundations, and professional scientific societies, will join ABRCMS in the exhibitors program to share information about graduate school and summer internship opportunities. For more information, visit the ABRCMS website.