Research in Progress (RiP)
CTEGD Research in Progress (RiP) meetings are weekly, interactive, student-facilitated presentations. They will be held at 8:30 AM on Mondays in room 175, Coverdell Center during the academic calendar year. Advanced students, postdocs, technicians, and PIs from CTEGD labs present “in progress” work and discuss preliminary data and ideas for collaboration. Questions and discussion are highly encouraged. Refreshments are provided by CTEGD (coffee) and the host lab (immense platters of pastries and other breakfast foods!). All are welcome.
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Schedule
| Date | Lab presenting | Moderators |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | ||
| Oct. 6 | Moreno | Grace Vick, Alam Munoz-Beristain |
| Oct. 13 | Joyner | Donovan Cantrell, Reagan Haney |
| Oct. 20 | Huet | Clyde Schmidt, Sakshi Pandita |
| Oct. 27 | Peterson | Saniya Sabnis, Juan Camilo |
| Nov. 3 | Strand | Nana Charles-Chess, Magdalena Argomaniz |
| Nov. 10 | ASTMH Meeting | No meeting |
| Nov. 17 | Rozario | Kaelynn Parker, John Amaka |
| Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving week | No meeting |
| Dec. 1 | Rosenberg | Mya Covington, Melissa Rogers |
| Jan. 12 | Mensa-Wilmot (Zoom) | Leticia Do Amaral, Baihetiya Baierna |
| Jan. 19 | MLK, Jr. Day | No Meeting |
| Jan. 26 | Docampo | Samantha Gunasekera, Eden O'Connell |
| Feb. 2 | Kurup | Juan Valencia, Annabella Castiglione |
| Feb. 9 | Kissinger | Chandler Lowe, Joseph Dainis |
| Feb. 16 | Etheridge | Alka Nokhwal, Victoria Mendiola |
| Feb. 23 | Ortega (Zoom) | Amadis Vivas, Kenna Berg |
| Mar. 2 | Tarleton | John Joseph, James Oristian |
| Mar. 9 | Spring Break | No meeting |
| Mar. 16 | Cassera | Derek Huck, Malik Hussein |
| Mar. 23 | Joyner | Mastura Rums, Logan Moore |
| Mar. 30 | Moreno | Keonhee Kim, Elisa Nanista |
| Apr. 6 | Kyle | Justine Shiau, Nicholas Furlong |
| Apr. 13 | Rozario | Samuel Nyarko, Zhe Cheng |
| Apr. 20 | Muralidharan | Aylla von Ermland, Gonzalo Seminario Mondejar |
| Apr. 27 | Huet | Mackenzie Sivert, Jose Luis Saenz |
| Aug. 18 | Kyle - State of the Center | |
| Aug. 25 | Paton | Wayne Cheng, Anissa Waller Del Valle |
| Sept. 1 | Labor Day | No Meeting |
| Sept. 8 | West | Emily Bremers, Melissa Sleda |
| Sept. 15 | MPM | No Meeting |
| Sept. 22 | Muralidharan | Mayara Bertolini, Corey Rennolds |
| Sept. 29 | Kyle | Ale Villegas, Cierra Gladfelter |
RiP Format
- Each CTEGD laboratory will present 1 – 2 times, depending on lab size, during the academic calendar year.
- One or two trainee “facilitators” will be assigned to each presentation slot
- Generally, more senior trainees (post-docs) will work singly, and early trainees will be paired with another student
- Formal presentations will be limited to 40 minutes, uninterrupted, followed by a 20-minute question and answer period, initiated and facilitated by the assigned trainees
PI responsibilities
- Plan ahead for a 40-minute presentation of ongoing work and projects under development
- Avoid completed/published work except for introductory purposes
- Projects under development, experiments in need of troubleshooting, or unexpected results are optimal content
- Restrict your presentation to one or two speakers
- Be responsive to trainee requests for a planning meeting and be prepared to briefly review the content of the RiP presentation
- Provide a couple of relevant references and maybe a review for the trainees to read in preparation for the planning meeting
Trainee responsibilities
- Contact the PI well ahead of time (at least 2 weeks before the RiP) to set up a planning meeting
- Meet with the PI at least one week before the scheduled presentation
- Email Bob Sabatini (sabatini@uga.edu) when this meeting is to take place
- Read the background literature provided in preparation for the planning meeting
- During the planning meeting, take notes on the general content of the presentation
- During the RiP, briefly, introduce the speaker and moderate the session (e.g. maintain the “clock”, discourage interruptions from the audience, and call time at the 40-minute mark)
- Be prepared to ask the first one or two questions of the speaker and then moderate questions from the audience
Audience responsibilities
- Give the speakers 40 minutes uninterrupted time for the presentation
- Engage in active discussions during the discussion period