MMB Event: Lead to Succeed: Leadership and Pitching

The Master of Medical Biotechnology (MMB) Program, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, with support of EPICentre, is organizing a one day “Lead to Succeed: Leadership and Pitching” (Growing BE) event on Feb 26, 2016 (Friday) on campus at the University of Windsor.

It gives us an immense pleasure in extending a warm invitation to you for your active participation at this event. The event will be held in Katzmaan Lounge,Vanier Hall on campus from 9:30 to 4 PM. Enclosed is the invitation and flyer of the event for more details.

A special feature of this event will be 1 min pitch presentation by every student participating in this event on ANY ONE of the following pitch themes in the afternoon “Pitching” Workshop:

a) Pitch for oral presentations

b) Pitch for a job interview

c) An idea for a start-up company (pitching for investors)

There will be a pitch competition at the very end with great award prizes (Pitching competition guidelines are enclosed).

We will be highly grateful if you may help us in promoting this event at the University of Windsor, and having the word spread among all graduates. The event is free and open to all science graduate students, if possible. Interested student will however have to register online at: http://www.epicentreuwindsor.ca/events.

Thanking You for all your support!

For more information, contact Tranum Kaur at tranum@uwindsor.ca 

Students successful in Blue Sky Competition

Farzana Afin (Master’s student in biochemistry) and Fahmida Afrin (Undergraduate student in civil engineering) won first place and $1500 in the Blue Sky Competition from an idea that hatched in collaboration with Michael Holmes, who is a recent PhD graduate from the department.  This competition is sponsored by the Epicentre at UWindsor.

http://www.epicentreuwindsor.ca/blue-sky-competition-details/  

They generated a genetically modified cotton plant which grows coloured cotton instead of regular white cotton. This was done by inserting flower pigmentation genes into the cotton genome. Synthetic dyes are used to colour white cotton fabrics and about 700,000 tons dyes are run off into the waterways every year. This genetically modified coloured cotton would eliminate the need for synthetic dyes which are harmful to the environment. It is also cost effective because manufacturers will not have to purchase the dye. 

Congratulations to all involved!