DMV Regional Node Meeting – October 21, 2023
The D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) Regional Node held a faculty-focused event on Oct 21, 2023.
To increase faculty and student engagement in the GEP, the NIH’s Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) grant provides support for regional clusters of participating GEP institutions (Regional Nodes). Regional Nodes are encouraged to develop events that allow undergraduates to present their work to other scientists, and/or faculty to learn, collaborate, mentor, and develop curricula.
| Regional Node | Node Leader | Leader’s Institution | Node Co-Leader | Co-Leader’s Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CalNeAr (CA, NV, AZ) | TBD | |||
| Carolinas | Marisol Santisteban | University of North Carolina at Pembroke (NC) | Michele Eller | Southern Wesleyan University (SC) |
| DMV (DC, MD, VA) | Matt Wawersik | William & Mary (VA) | Christine Fleet | Emory & Henry College (VA) |
| Midwest North | Jenny Mierisch | Loyola University Chicago (IL) | Sarah Justice | Marian University (IN) |
| MN/IA/Dakotas | Kellie Agrimson | St. Catherine University (MN) | Andy Arsham Tam Mans | Bemidji State University (MN) North Hennepin Community College (MN) |
| New England | Rachel Sterne-Marr | Siena College (NY) | Jenna Roecklein-Canfield | Simmons University (MA) |
| New York & New Jersey (NY/NJ) | Guy Barbato | Stockton University (NJ) | Raffaella Diotti | CUNY Bronx Community College (NY) |
| Pacific Northwest (PNW) | Norma Velazquez-Ulloa | Lewis & Clark College (OR) | Jack Vincent | University of Washington-Tacoma (WA) |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | TBD | |||
| Puerto Rico (PR) | Angel O. Custodio | University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla (PR) | Sheylda Díaz-Méndez | University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (PR) |
| Rocky Mountain | Shan Hays | Western Colorado University (CO) | Zeynep Ozsoy | Colorado Mesa University (CO) |
| Southeast | Cheri Bardales | Louisiana State University of Alexandria | TBD | |
| Texas & Oklahoma (TX/OK) | Lindsey Long | Oklahoma Christian University (OK) | Chitra Chandrasekaran | Texas Wesleyan University (TX) |
Regional Node Meetings (RNMs) leverage available regional clusters of participating GEP institutions (i.e., Regional Nodes) to increase faculty and student engagement by allowing undergraduates to present their work to other scientists, and faculty to learn, collaborate, mentor, and develop curricula.
See the “Regional Node Event Planning” web page (generic password) for more details.
The D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) Regional Node held a faculty-focused event on Oct 21, 2023.
The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Regional Node had a successful virtual event on November 4th, organized by Dr. Norma Velazquez and Dr. Jack Vincent, Leader and Co-Leader of the PNW Node.
The Midwest North Regional Node held its third in-person meeting at Loyola University Chicago on September 16-17, 2023.
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The Rocky Mountain Regional Node held its Spring 2023 Regional Node Meeting virtually on February 25, 2023.
The Midwest North Regional Node held its second in-person meeting at the University of Detroit-Mercy on September 17-18, 2022.
The New York & New Jersey Regional Node held its Spring 2023 meeting virtually with six GEP members and three undergraduate students in attendance.
The Rocky Mountain Regional Node met virtually on November 12, 2022, at which Dr. Amanda Stahlke gave a riveting talk about the tamarisk beetle species.
The Midwest North Regional Node, which covers Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, held a Regional Node Meeting virtually on January 26, 2023.
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