Students from all colleges and departments are asked to submit abstracts to participate in the 2010 International Student Research Forum, which will be held Sept. 25-29 in Beijing.
The annual forum — which was in Queensland, Australia last year — allows students to share their research and culture with peers from around the world.
“This event is a special opportunity for UNMC students to meet with international peers, discuss their research and build relationships that could foster research collaboration in the future,” said Tara Nordgren — a fourth-year student in the genetics, cell biology and anatomy department who attended last year’s forum and will help organize the UNMC delegation for the forum.
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Participants in the 2009 International Student Research Forum shared insights about their investigations in Queensland, Australia. This year’s forum will be held in Beijing. |
Aside from the Australia event, students have participated in previous forums in Omaha, Beijing and Tokyo.
Forum participants will be determined by July 23.
Students selected to participate in the forum must give 10-minute oral presentations about their research. Students who attend this year also will be eligible to attend to next year’s international forum.
UNMC attendees will be joined by colleagues from:
- The Institute of Medical Science at The University of Tokyo;
- The Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;
- Griffith University (Australia);
- The University of Alberta (Canada);
- The University of Melbourne (Australia);
- The University of Auckland (Australia);
- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences;
- The Danish Universities, Forschungsgemeinschaft (Denmark);
- The University of Helsinki (Finland); and
- Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).