Dr. Kaci Thompson, the Assistant Dean, Science Education Initiatives, is looking for first and second year students with an interest in undergraduate research to invite to the spring 2025 Catalyst Seminar.
Students should be majoring in biology, neuroscience, biochemistry or chemistry and are expected to maintain a grade point average of 3.0. The course is cross-listed as BSCI 279C and as BSCI 279H (for students in the Honors College).
The Catalyst Seminar is an introduction to research opportunities for second semester freshmen interested in the chemical and biological sciences. Second-year students who were unable to take the course their freshman year are also eligible. Students complete activities on various research-related topics (the scientific method, scientific ethics, etc.), learn about faculty research interests through a series of research presentations by faculty, and get coaching in how to effectively relay their interest to potential faculty mentors.
For more information about the content of the course, see last year's syllabus, which will soon be updated for 2025:
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The class meets four times in person over the course of the semester, and the rest of the course content is online.
