Several exciting events are lined up for Fresno State’s Research Week. The cross-disciplinary events sponsored by the Division of Graduate Studies will appeal to students and faculty from the College of Science and Mathematics, the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, and the College of Health and Human Services.

For full details visit the Research Week website.

Tuesday, April 2

Jordan Agricultural Research Center: Research Showcase

• • Time: 9:30 am to 11:30 am
  • RSVP to Geoff Dervishian at gdervishian@csufresno.edu

How to Get Involved with Research Panel Discussion

Details

• • Time: 1–2 pm
  • Venue: Fresno State Library Ellipse Gallery
  • Panelists: 
    • Lilia De La Cerda, MPH (Director, CASA), 
    • Dr. Morgan Hawker (Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry), 
    • Dr. Katy Tarrant (Associate Professor, Animal Science and Agricultural Education), 
    • Wei Wu, Ph.D. (Chair, Professor, Construction Management), 

Keynote Speaker Dr. John L. Freeman 

Topic: The Molecular Biology of Microbial Endophytes Used for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Remediation.

• • Time: 2:30–3:30 pm
  • Venue: Fresno State Library Ellipse Gallery

Wednesday, April 3

The 45th Annual Central California Research Symposium

• • Time: 8 am to 4:30 pm
  • Venue: Fresno State’s Resnick Student Union

The event will feature presentations in the following formats:

• 12-minute oral presentation,
• Poster presentation.

More than 250 participants are expected to showcase their research projects in this year’s symposium.

Thursday, April 4

UC Davis Graduate Presentations

• • Time: 9:30 am to 11 am
  • Venue: Library room 2206

Presenters: 

Olga Vafaeva, Raisa Rahim, Christina Meyer, and Zoila Estrada-Tobar. 

Olga Vafaeva: Olga is a sixth year Neuroscience Ph.D candidate in the lab of Dr. Elva Diaz at the University of California, Davis, co-mentored by Dr. Hwai-Jong Cheng at the Institute of Molecular Biology at Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

Raisa A. Rahim: Raisa is a recent PhD recipient from University of California, Davis in Cognitive Neuroscience. Her previous research experience includes studying how visual attention affects memory in neurotypical and neurodivergent populations.

Christina Meyer: Christina is a fourth year Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PhD candidate in the lab of Dr. Elva Diaz at the University of California, Davis. Christina began performing research at the Cal State University of Fullerton as a research intern.

Zoila (Zoe) Estrada-Tobar: Zoe studies the Beta-adrenergic/cAMP/PKA signaling cascade to delineate the relationship between the position and activity of effector and scaffolding proteins by biochemical assays (she is originally from the Central Valley and was supported by an LSAMP BD Fellowship at Cal State Los Angeles MS program before going to UC Davis for her Ph.D.).

Three-Minute Thesis

• • Time: 1–3 pm
  • Venue: Graduate Student Success Center Library 2206

For questions, contact Debra Neufeld at the Division of Graduate Studies dlneufeld@csufresno.edu.

HealthTech Horizon Symposium

• • Time: 3–7 pm
  • Venue: University Business Center

Registration is required; for more information, contact Dr. Nupur Hajela at nhajela@mail.fresnostate.edu

Friday, April 5

Keynote Speech by Dr. Francesca Hopkins

Dr. Hopkins is a climate change and sustainability expert from the Department of Environmental Sciences, UC Riverside.

• • Time: 10–11 am
  • Venue: Library Ellipse Gallery

Outstanding Faculty Publications

• • Time: 3:30 – 5 pm
  • Venue: Library Ellipse Balcony