UCSD BMES

We are now accepting poster abstracts at beday.posters@gmail.com. The deadline for submission of abstracts is March 1st, so submit soon!

The Bioengineering Quiz Bowl is just around the corner, and the preliminary rounds will be held on March 3-5 (details TBA). Want to be on a team? Sign up by emailing bengquizbowl@gmail.com with your team name and member names, years, and tracks.

Want to join, but don’t have enough people to make a team? Do the same thing and we’ll match you up with other folks looking for a team!

Get pumped! Bioengineering Day is almost here and it’s going to be AWESOME!

Fall 07 edition of the BEQ, released early WI08: BEQ Fall 2007

The Bioengineering Department will be hosting a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program this summer in Regenerative Medicine, Multi-Scale
Bioengineering, and Systems Biology. The program includes a stipend, housing, and grad school preparation in addition to participation in hands-on research.

For more information and to apply see: http://be-webapps.ucsd.edu/nsfreu

On February 21, Boston Scientific is coming to UCSD to give bioengineering students an exclusive talk about their company and the opportunities within it! The event starts at 5pm in the Fung Auditorium so don’t be late! Bring your resume, and happy internship/job hunting.

Check out the Bioengineering Day website.

Come out to the 2nd GBM of the fall quarter!

Fung Auditorium PFBH

http://ucsd.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8482573756&ref=mf

BMES is hosting two exciting industry tours this quarter! Please take
advantage of these great opportunities :).

White Labs
2pm Friday, January 18, 2008
Come out to White Labs with us and get a first hand look at how you can apply bioengineering in a unique field! White Labs makes a lot of yeast for local microbrewers, including the nearby Rock Bottom. President and founder Chris White will be showing us how different yeasts affect the taste of beer as well as giving us a tour of the facilities. Because alcohol is involved, this event will be restricted to those 21 and over.

Spaces are extremely limited, so please sign up ASAP!
RSVP deadline: noon on Friday, January 11, 2008

Invitrogen
2pm Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Invitrogen is giving BMES a tour of their Carlsbad facilities, which will be conducted by a member of the Manufacturing or R&D departments. After the tour, you will get an exclusive chance to talk to HR representatives about Invitrogen’s internship and job opportunities as well as submit your resume to the pervasive company.

RSVP deadline: noon on Friday, January 25, 2008

All RSVPs should include your name, email address, cell phone number, and whether or not you can drive for the tour, and be sent to Stephanie Fan at s1fan@ucsd.edu.

NOTE: As a new policy, any students who cancel their RSVP after the RSVP deadline will not be permitted to participate in future tours.

Come out December 3rd and bowl with the UCSD bioengineers, this is an easy way to meet some of BMES board and find out what’s in store for your bioengineering education at ucsd.
Also there will be free bowling and pizza.
Meet up at 5pm in PFBH Lobby

Bowling with BMES Facebook Group

Come out and meet your fellow bioengineers for a night of bowling and free pizza(official BMES food)!

We will be meeting Monday December 3rd at 5pm in the PFBH lobby. Feel free to bring friends.

Come find out what it’s all about for bioengineers to go to into medicine. Panel guests will include Dr. Shu Chien & more.

Free pizza starting prior to panel at 7:30pm on nov 27 in Fung auditorium PFBH.