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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Buchan, Ross - (rbuchan)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 4, 2024 4:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brown, Judith K - (jkbrown) <JBrown@ag.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Reilly, Quinn Evelyn - (qreilly) <qreilly@arizona.edu>; Cubeta, Jennifer L - (cubeta) <cubeta@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Beckman Scholar program - invitation to PS faculty</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am the faculty lead for the Beckman Scholars Program, which Quinn Reilly and Jennifer Cubeta (UBRP) jointly run with me. This program
funds research for expectational undergraduates in the fields of Biology and Chemistry. Details below:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-scholars/" target="_blank">https://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-scholars/</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (General
program overview reminder)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://ubrp.arizona.edu/programs/beckman-scholars-program" target="_blank">https://ubrp.arizona.edu/programs/beckman-scholars-program</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (UA-specific
page for current Beckman program)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In brief, the students receive a generous stipend for 15 months of research (2 semesters + a summer), travel to two national Beckman
scholar meetings, and the labs get some funds ($5k) to help support the student's work.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Historically, the program only invited mentors from CBC, EEB and MCB to be part of the Beckman Mentor pool. I want to broaden participation
in the program, with PS my top choice to expand into. <b>May I send a general solicitation e-mail to your research faculty inviting them to apply to this program?</b> A response at your earliest convenience would be appreciated, along with any admin or listserv
e-mail address that I should send the invite too. Of course, I can send it to you to disseminate.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">To apply, faculty will have to complete a 2 page mentoring statement and provide a CV using the documents attached.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The main selection criteria for choosing Beckman mentors will be the strength of the mentoring statement, evidence of past effective
mentoring with undergraduate researchers (e.g., papers, awards, other notable achievements), and evidence of current grant funding. The deadline for applications will likely be the end of April.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Happy to answer any questions you may have.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ross</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">J. Ross Buchan (he/him/his)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Molecular and Cellular Biology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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