BMES @ UCSD

For the mentees, don’t forget to submit your Top 3 Picks for the mentor you want to Kyle (jbrubake [at] ucsd [dot] edu) by this Friday, Oct. 30. You can see who the mentors are, and read a description of each by clicking on this link.

Come find out more about upcoming events for the quarter, and grab some pizza! Join us in the Fung Auditorium on Thurs, Nov 12th at 7:30pm. See you there!

Alcott Elementary School is coming for its annual visit in about a month! We’ll be doing fun experiments like strawberry DNA extraction and taking the students on campus tours. You don’t need to stay the whole time. If interested, please contact Peyton (ppaulick[at]ucsd[dot]edu) AND Andrew (alwong[at]ucsd[dot]edu) with your name, phone number, and when you are available!

Want to get more involved in BMES? Well today’s your lucky day! The BENG, BTEC, and PMED liaison positions are all still open! The liaisons are largely responsible for running social and the mentor- mentee programming as well as giving advice on his or her respective track.

Elections for these positions will be held in conjunction with the GBM on Tuesday, May 5 at 6:30pm. Please send in a short paragraph detailing why you would like to run for the position and why you are qualified as well as a headshot to Stephanie (s1fan[at]ucsd[dot]edu) by Friday, May 1.

Meet at Peterson Loop at 3pm if you need a ride. If you are driving yourself, please meet us outside the front doors of Pharmatek at 3:30pm. You must RSVP via e-mail to Jessica Lin (J4LIN[at]ucsd[dot]edu) with your name, phone number, and whether you need a ride or can provide a ride.

About Pharmatek:

Pharmatek Laboratories, Inc. is a premier pharmaceutical chemistry development organization supporting the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Pharmatek focuses on bringing client compounds from discovery to the clinic with services that include compound selection, analytical development, preformulation testing, formulation development, GMP manufacturing, ICH stability storage and testing, and high-potent & cytotoxic development and manufacturing. (For more information about this company please visit their website at: http://www.pharmatek.com/)

Come and join us for our charity poker night, the buy in is either canned food, clothes, and anything you feel like donating to the Goodwill. We will be playing Texas hold em, possibly have roulette tables, and a couple of other things. Munchies will also be provided.

Talk about your experiences as a bioengineer at the Patrick Henry High School Career Fair! Rides will be provided. If interested, please contact Peyton at ppaulick[at]ucsd[dot]edu.

The Bioengineering Day Committee would like to invite you to participate in this year’s Bioengineering Quiz Bowl (BQB). The BQB is a fun, fast-paced, bioengineering competition and is the culminating event of the 3rd Annual Bioengineering Day (Friday, April 3rd).

Each team, comprised of 4 bioengineering students, must take a preliminary written exam. The 4 teams that score highest in the preliminary exam will move on to the elimination-style tournament held on Bioengineering Day. The winning student team will then face a “team of doom” composed of a UCSD bioengineering faculty member, an industry representative, a grad student and a post-doctorate fellow.

Qualification exams last ~30 minutes and are scheduled for Thursday February 26th from 3:30pm to 6:00pm in PFBH 291. If you think you’re up to the challenge, email beday.bqb@gmail.com with a list of the 4 members of your team and a 30 minute block during which all 4 team members are available.  If your entire team cannot make any time on Thursday the 26th, we will host qualification exams on Friday the 27th by special request. FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES ARE WELCOME TO PLAY! Remember that the questions will be from all 4 tracks offered by the bioengineering department, as well as some general bioengineering knowledge, so choose your teammates wisely.

If you cannot put together a team of 4 and need more people, or you decide last minute that you want to participate, please email us and show up for the preliminary exam anyways. We will try to arrange a team for you.

The fair is in celebration of National Engineers Week. Lincoln HS would like to have engineers from all levels of their career, to discuss a little bit about what they are doing in the field. They have asked us to talk about what it is like being an engineering student at UCSD for a 2-hour commitment. For information and to sign up, contact Peyton at ppaulick[at]ucsd[dot]edu.

Come listen to Boston Scientific talk about their research and products. Learn how you can get more involved in their organization and potentially get an internship or job! The event will be held in
PC Red Shoe Room from 7-9pm on Feb. 19.