TRMC Meeting 2/28/20
IMPORTANT DATES:

Lab Updates:

3/15- abstracts due to Dr. Smith

Cell Culture:

3/19- abstracts due to Prezzano
3/30- poster due to Smith
4/8- poster submission
4/17- Clarion research conference (10 am- 2pm)
4/18- CPUB
4/20- Paige and Brody Honors Senior Presentations

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No contamination
Some messes around
Culture room anomalies seem to be
taking place
Rat Room:
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cannibalism has taken place,
perpetrated by a mother rat (the
investigation is ongoing)
• Ordering a pregnant rat for the
colony

Budget Report
Self-support: $946; CSA: $460
Round Table meeting coming up (March 11)
Budget for next year needs to be done soon
-think of possible symposium ideas for next year so we can budget for them
Current Projects and Updates:
-Annexin: problems with incubator
-Anti-biofilm:
-Compound P: Ammonium acetate precipitation didn’t release compound
-SEM: 12 new samples, new experiment after break
-PRP/PRF: cells growing, starting an experiment after break
-DBF: changing up initial nutrient assay
-Compound I: running experiment over break
-BD: growth problems and plate contamination
Topics of Discussion:
Officer Nominations:
Starting now until March 27, you can nominate yourself or others for officer positions for next
year.

-you must meet with Dr. Smith to nominate someone and if you are nominated, you must meet
with Dr. Smith to accept nomination and understand role.
-secret ballot voting April 3 (week after nominations set)
Constitution:
We are making updates to the constitution. A copy of the constitution with proposed changes has
been sent out- please take the time over break to review it and make suggestions if you have any!
Grants: Spend your grants!!!
If you got a grant this year, you must present at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at
Clarion so start preparing for that.
Events:
Field Trip to Cook Myosite:
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March 27, 10 am- 3 pm
15-20 people
Driving down in van?

HIV/AIDS Awareness Symposium (3/21/20)
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Official flyer and schedule finalized! Ready to be distributed!
Committees: (Start meeting and planning)!
o Setup/Tear Down:
• *James, Kim, Andrew
o Greeters/Registration:
• *MyKenzie, Thomas, Kaia, Carrie
-2 tables at event (pre-registration and walk ins) *figure out check
in method*
-pre-registration of Eventbrite
-2 people per table, someone for students and one for CE
credit
-use Corq app for CU students- Kaia and Thomas?
-donations at table
-promote TRMC and what we do: poster
o Folders for attendees:
o Paper, pen, folder, hand-outs, schedule
o Marketing/Advertising:
• *Kaia, Zach, Riley
• Methods of advertising:
• Flyers around campus, flyers around town/local businesses,
exploreclarion, clarion call, radio station, paint apple (March 13
after lab meeting)

o Outreach
• *Paige, *Carrie, Ed, Thomas, Kimmy, Kaia
-Ed- promote to Butler Health!!!! (:
-methods of outreach:
o Faculty (extra credit), Greek life (service hours), churches, high
schools, Center for Wellness
o Food
• *Brody, Dr. Smith, Erin
Schedule:
8:30 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:25 Opening Remarks *from Clarion president, provost, possibly Dean of Arts/Science
9:30 - 10:15 Dr. David Miller-Martini
10:20 - 11:05 Coordinated Care Network Group
11:10 - 11:55 Mitchell Harancher
11:55 - 12:15 Question Panel
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
1:05- 2:35 Scott Fried
2:40 - 3:10 Erin Briggs
3:15 - 4:00 AIDS Education and Training Center
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Tables Displays: PA Dept of Health, Center for Wellness
$10 admissions fee for general admission
Continuing Education Credits:
o CE Office taking care of certification process
o David/Dr. Smith signing off on certificates
o Counts for 7 hrs of education
o Ed spreading word to Butler Health Network!
Expecting ~ 200 guests
Use Eventbrite for registration website
Outreach committee reach out to other organizations on campus/ in community
o Allies
o Health Careers Club
o Nursing Club
o Local high schools
Dress Code: Business casual with name tags

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Parking: any lots besides the one in front of/ beside campus safety

T-shirts
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Paid for by our self-support

Fundraising:
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Taking a break right now (great job last semester!!)

Journal Club:
o Ed Cheesman- TBD
CPUB:
-April 18, 2020 at Shippensburg University
-registration comes out after spring break?
-no travel grant- think about travel/lodging arragements

Clarion Research Conference:
-Friday April 17 (yikes)