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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kindly share this NSF-sponsored international research opportunity with your science students (Bachelor, Master, PhD). </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We are currently recruiting our second cohort of molecular biology students for NSF’s International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) in Japan (NSF Award #1952513). The program will take place from May 15, 2023–July 14, 2023, with pre-departure online meetings during Spring 2023. Students will participate in a on-site orientation in Japan for the first week followed by eight weeks of research in a laboratory at the National Institute of Genetics, National Institute of Basic Biology, or Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) at Nagoya University. The program provides airfare and lodging, as well as a $5000 stipend. Please see the attached flier and visit our website for more information and application instructions. (</span><a href="https://montclair.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=59826"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://montclair.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=59826</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-top:.55pt;margin-right:2.75in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:fuchsia'>Informational Webinars </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-top:.75pt;margin-right:56.3pt'><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thursday, Sept. 8th from 4-5pm EST. Register <a href="https://montclair.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElcu6grTgiGdfPf-Fon_vFJs0KNTP6BV2B">here</a>. You will be sent a Zoom link after registering. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><div style='margin-right:58.2pt'><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tuesday, Oct. 4th from 8-9pm EST. Register <a href="https://montclair.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvduCspj0vGtCP9F-294chBCXnyuzz5In1">here</a>. You will be sent a Zoom link after registering.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='margin-top:.55pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For further information, contact Dr. Carlos Molina, <span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:molinac@montclair.edu">molinac@montclair.edu</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Carlos A. Molina, Ph.D.</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Professor</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Biology</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>973-655-3302</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><a href="mailto:molinac@montclair.edu" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>molinac@montclair.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.montclair.edu/profilepages/view_profile.php?username=molinac" target="_blank">http://www.montclair.edu/profilepages/view_profile.php?username=molinac</a><br><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><a href="http://montclair.edu/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=268 height=51 style='width:2.7916in;height:.5312in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.montclair.edu/media/montclairedu/universitycommunications/its-all-here-two-line-268x51-v2.png" alt="It's all here. Montclair State University."></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>