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  • 10/17/2024 9:11 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Several committees are seeking new members for the upcoming year. Please reach out to the chair for more information or to join. 


    Abstract Committee

    Seeking a postdoc member

    Duties: Assists committee in preparing abstract rubrics and crafting the call for abstracts. May assist in recruiting abstract reviewers and training in abstract writing. 

    Terms of Service: Up to 3 years

    Desired experience or interests: Eligible abstract committee members must have 1) submitted and presented as poster or talk at least one abstract at SABER Annual Meeting AND 2) reviewed SABER abstracts at least once prior to service.

    Contact Lisa McDonnell lmcdonnell@ucsd.edu or Claire Meaders cmeaders@ucsd.edu to join. 


    Annual Conference Committee

    Seeking a co-chair

    Duties: The Annual Conference Co-chair leads annual conference planning with the Managing Director (co-chair) and support from the past chair, who retains a position on the committee. The co-chair must plan to attend the annual conference (July 10-13, 2025).

    The Annual Conference Committee Chair receives the following compensation: a stipend plus travel/hotel and conference registration for the annual conference. 

    Please contact past chair Jaime Sabel  sabel.12@osu.edu with questions about this committee role. If interested in joining, contact Emily Grunspan at emily@saberbio.org.  

    Awards Committee

    Seeking members

    Duties:  Assists in preparing rubrics and awarding the Bill Wood Award, poster awards, and travel awards. Work primarily takes place in the winter and spring months and leading up to the Annual Conference. 

    Contact co-chairs Liz Barnes Liz.Barnes@mtsu.edu and Amy Kulesza kulesza.5@osu.edu to join. 


    Diversity & Inclusion Committee

    Congratulations to newly elected co-chair, Nicole Scheuermann, who will begin her two year term. This committee is always welcoming new members. If you would like to be added to the DEI committee listserv please email Ariel Chasen achasen@utexas.edu. The group meets every 2 weeks on Friday afternoons.


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  • 09/30/2024 7:08 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    SABER is pleased to announce a mentoring group opportunity offered through the PEER (Persons Excluded due to Ethnicity or Race) SABER committee. The SABER PEER Network is a space where individuals who identify as PEER educators and their allies come together to support one another and drive meaningful change. One such support initiative is the PEER Mentorship Program, whose goal is to connect small groups of mentors and mentees who support one another in the various facets of being an academic (e.g., life work balance, grant writing, navigating politics of academia, the job market, teaching approaches). Although we encourage PEERs and their allies to participate, the program is open to all SABER members. 

    Please read on to learn more about this exciting mentoring opportunity.

    This is the time of year when school has started and so a good time to think about building a community to help navigate and support the challenges that come with the academic year (and beyond). I am emailing you in my role as the coordinator for the PEER mentorship groups/communities to seek new members (both mentors and mentees) to join a group. While in the past I have sometimes put out a call at other times of the year, going forward the intention is to focus on a single call for participants that ties in with the start of the academic year. 

    The PEER committee mentorship group invites you to join a small group of fellow biology educators who want to get together as a small group/community on a regular basis during the 2024-25 academic year. Please complete this form if you want to join a new mentorship group for Fall 2024. The information gathered here will be used to help assign you to a mentorship group. We aim to keep the groups on the smaller side (up to 5 members) and will do our best to match you up with others with similar interests and diverse career stages. We also know that interests shift over time and that in many cases mentorship will end up encompassing a broader range of topics than what you may be initially interested in. We also recognize that regardless of where you are in your academic journey, that you will have things to share as both a mentee and mentor in your mentorship community so you just have to pick interest areas rather than identify yourself as a mentor or mentee. When welcomes instructions are shared with members - I will invite one of the more senior individuals to act as the group lead to organize scheduling of meetings, etc. Please sign-up prior to Friday October 25, 2024. We will form the groups after that date and follow-up with community members by early November. 

    Click Here to Sign Up

    We would also like to hear from those of you who are in a mentor group already (or were in a group in the past year and no longer are) to check-in to see how things are going and learn more about why you left (if you left). You can complete that survey HERE prior to October 25th too please.

    Thanks!

    Anne McIntosh (she/her, amcintos@ualberta.ca

    PEER mentorship community group coordinator

  • 06/14/2024 11:29 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    Congratulations to Cristie Donham, the winner of the first-ever SABER Photo Contest!

    Cristie had this story to share: 

    Since SABER 2020, this exceptional buddy group of graduate students and postdocs has found more than just a get to know you vibe, they found true friendship. These six individuals all bring different strengths to the group, from organization to kindness, everyone brings their best self. It's a rare thing that a group meant for 'short-term getting to know you' really sparks something beyond topical chit chat. We go to each others defenses and help with providing feedback for each other's research. We send job ads and encourage each other in all aspects of life, not just work. We're excited to see the next chapters in each buddy's life as we move on from the grad student and postdoc roles each of us had when we first met!

    Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo and voted! 


    Don't forget to take photos at the Annual Meeting and Regional Meetings, because there may be another photo contest in the future. Stay tuned!


    In this photo: Ashley Heim, Cristine Donham, Jacob Woodbury, Ryan Dunk, Stephanie Halmo, and Haider Ali Bhatti

  • 04/12/2024 8:04 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    SABER is celebrating National Undergraduate Research Week from April 15 to 19 to recognize the contributions of undergraduates within biology education research. And we want you to be part of it!

    Throughout the week, we will highlight undergraduate researchers and research with significant undergraduate contributions from our members.

    Here's how you can get involved:

    • Share research articles from your lab with us. Don't forget to include any social media handles of your undergraduate researchers (with their permission) so we can feature them on our social media channels and the SABER website. Email content to webcommittee@saberbio.org.
    • Tag @SABERcommunity in your social media posts related to your undergraduate research. We may even repost your content to amplify its reach!

    Thank you for joining us in celebrating the extraordinary undergraduate research within our SABER community! We can't wait to showcase your achievements during this special week!

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