BBB Advising

It is important that students plan their schedule well in advance. Students may meet with the Director or Associate Director to discuss the curriculum. The BBB Program has also provided graduate students as Major Advisors with firsthand knowledge of specific courses. They are available to assist in planning coursework as well as in defining plans past graduation.

Each student will be required to see a BBB Major Advisor prior to advance registration of their junior year. Notification will be sent to each declared major by the end of February. Students should not assume that all courses will be taught each semester. We also urge students to consult with the advisors at least once a year to review their coursework in the major.

BBB students who are considering medical school after graduation should also review the courses required for admission. More information can be found at http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradprof/healthprof/med.html.

Summer 2008

Advising Hours by Appointment

Room B-1 Solomon Psychology Lab Building
Ms. Beatrice Reid, Program Coordinator
Please e-mail Ms. Reid for an appointment.

Room B-2 Solomon Psychology Lab Building
Dr. Jennifer Heerding, Associate Director
Please e-mail Dr. Heerding for an appointment.

Room B-28 Solomon Psychology Lab Building
Dr. Ted Abel, Director
Please call 215-573-3163 for an appointment.

BBB Student Research:
Photographs show the loss of E-cadherin (top, green stain), and the organized, de novo expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (bottom, red stain) of primary proximal tubule cells (PTC) under 15 day hypoxia treatment. Blue stains represent nuclei of the PTCs. Work was performed by Nikita Shrimanker with Dr. Volker Haase.