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First Year Student Journal Club All students participate in a journal club under the direction of Dr. Thereza Imanishi-Kari. The club meets for several hours on one afternoon each week throughout the first year. At these sessions each student presents a precis of a significant paper in the field, reviewing the question under study, the experimental approach, the significant findings and the implications of the observations. For most of the year the papers are chosen by Dr. Imanishi-Kari and the faculty so that the material parallels topics under study in first year courses. The course aims to train all students in the critical reading of the scientific literature, to make the current literature available to the students and to provide significant opportunities for students to hone their presentation skills. Advanced Journal Club Students in the research portion of their training hold a weekly journal club in which they discuss a paper from the current literature. The emphasis is on critical analysis, identifying the reasons that the paper is significant, and understanding how the findings extend current knowledge. |
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