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Wells, Gregg B.
From: Wells, Gregg B.
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 6:28 PM
To: Jim Grau; Bernal, Sylvia M.
Cc: zoran@mail.bio.tamu.edu; Winzer-Serhan, Ursula; Rimer, Mendell J.; Jianrong Li
Subject: list of applicants for interviews
Jim and Sylvia,
Here is the list of eight applicants from Packages 1 and 2 that the Recruiting Committee wants to invite to College
Station for interviewing:

From Package 1:
Holmes, James
From Package 2:

The Recruiting Committee also will interview these two overseas applicants by telephone:
(Package 1)
(Package 2)

The Recruiting Committee would like to schedule these interviews on Friday, March 4. With this plan, interviewees
travel to College Station on Thursday, stay overnight, interview on Friday, and leave College Station on Saturday. They
need hotel rooms on Thursday night, March 3 and Friday night, March 4. Thursday night and Friday night will be social
events. Our neuroscience graduate students will participate in these social events and in daytime hosting of
interviewees.

The Recruiting Committee prefers to conduct interviewing on days different from the days when the Psychology
Department is interviewing. Different interviewing days for Neuroscience and Psychology will improve the availability of
Psychology faculty members for interviewing Neuroscience applicants.

Interviewees will make their own travel arrangements. TAMIN will provide up to a certain amount to defray the cost of
travel. Jim, what is that amount? You mentioned $600 as the upper limit of travel reimbursement last year.

Package 3 contains applications that Psychology forwarded to Neuroscience. The Recruiting Committee still is
evaluating those applications. We promptly will finish reviewing Package 3. Interviews coming from Package 3 might
interview on March 7 along with the Psychology Department interviewing activities.

The goal of the Recruiting Committee for Friday, February 11 is to send invitations to interview to the eight applicants
listed above. The content of those invitations depends on decisions by Jim. We will interview the two overseas
applicants later in February. I will send information to FNS faculty members about our interviewees so FNS faculty
members can indicate to the Recruiting Committee their interest in particular interviewees.

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__________________
__________________
Here is a sample invitation:

Subject: Invitation to interview with the neuroscience PhD program at Texas A&M

[First Name],
Thanks for applying to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience (IGPN) at the Texas A&M Institute for
Neuroscience. The IPGN invites you to come to College Station, Texas, for an interview on Friday, March 4.

Your interview schedule will occupy the whole day on Friday, March 4. The IGPN will provide hotel accommodations for
you on Thursday night, March 3 and Friday night, March 4. You will make your own travel arrangements to and from
College Station. The IGPN will defray your cost of travel up to $600.

If you are not able to interview with the IGPN on Friday, March 4, would you please let me know the other days in March
when you cannot interview. Knowing the dates in March when you are not available will allow me to schedule an
alternate day for your interview.

Thanks for your interest in the IGPN at TAMIN. And best wishes for your education, research, and career plans!
__________________
__________________

Please edit this sample invitation as you want.


Questions for Jim:
1. Is Friday, March 4 agreeable to you as the interview day?
2. What is the upper limit of travel reimbursement?
3. Can the Recruiting Committee ask for help from our neuroscience graduate students for hosting our visiting
applicants?

Thanks.

Gregg



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Wells, Gregg B.
From: Wells, Gregg B.
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 6:04 PM
To: Jim Grau
Cc: Sylvia M. Bernal; zoran@mail.bio.tamu.edu; Rimer, Mendell J.; Winzer-Serhan, Ursula;
Jianrong Li
Subject: RE: list of applicants for interviews
Jim,
The applications that Psychology sent to Neuroscience should generate additional interviews and Heep Fellowship
candidates. The Recruiting Committee will finish evaluating these applications very soon. Those seven applications
might take our College Station interview number as high as fifteen.

I will ask Farida about the HSC contribution to NRSC recruiting. Some of the applicants on the interview list have
mentioned HSC faculty as potential research mentors. I do not recall any NRSC applicants that otherwise mentioned a
bias towards the HSC.

I will ask Farida about applicants to the HSC that might be suitable for admission through the HSC-side of the NRSC.

Gregg

From: Jim Grau [ mailt o: j -grau@t amu.edu]
Sent : Friday, February 11, 2011 7: 28 AM
To: Wells, Gregg B.; Sylvia M. Bernal
Subj ect : Re: list of applicant s for int erviews

Gregg: In looking over the stats., it looks like the committee has selected a strong group of applicants.

My job, in part, is to worry about hitting our targets (number of admits; Heep Fellows; distribution x
HSC/TAMU). Given these concerns, I have a couple worries:

It looks like we might have 3 potential Heep fellows on your list. Given our hit-rate, we could use a couple
more.

From past experience, my guess is that you can expect an overall hit rate of about 60%.

Are there applicants to the NRSC program who want to enter via the HSC?

Jim


On Feb 10, 2011, at 6:28 PM, Wells, Gregg B. wrote:


Jim and Sylvia,
Here is the list of eight applicants from Packages 1 and 2 that the Recruiting Committee wants to invite to College
Station for interviewing:

From Package 1:
2
Holmes, James
From Package 2:

The Recruiting Committee also will interview these two overseas applicants by telephone:
(Package 1)
(Package 2)

The Recruiting Committee would like to schedule these interviews on Friday, March 4. With this plan, interviewees
travel to College Station on Thursday, stay overnight, interview on Friday, and leave College Station on Saturday. They
need hotel rooms on Thursday night, March 3 and Friday night, March 4. Thursday night and Friday night will be social
events. Our neuroscience graduate students will participate in these social events and in daytime hosting of
interviewees.

The Recruiting Committee prefers to conduct interviewing on days different from the days when the Psychology
Department is interviewing. Different interviewing days for Neuroscience and Psychology will improve the availability of
Psychology faculty members for interviewing Neuroscience applicants.

Interviewees will make their own travel arrangements. TAMIN will provide up to a certain amount to defray the cost of
travel. Jim, what is that amount? You mentioned $600 as the upper limit of travel reimbursement last year.

Package 3 contains applications that Psychology forwarded to Neuroscience. The Recruiting Committee still is
evaluating those applications. We promptly will finish reviewing Package 3. Interviews coming from Package 3 might
interview on March 7 along with the Psychology Department interviewing activities.

The goal of the Recruiting Committee for Friday, February 11 is to send invitations to interview to the eight applicants
listed above. The content of those invitations depends on decisions by Jim. We will interview the two overseas
applicants later in February. I will send information to FNS faculty members about our interviewees so FNS faculty
members can indicate to the Recruiting Committee their interest in particular interviewees.

__________________
__________________
Here is a sample invitation:

Subject: Invitation to interview with the neuroscience PhD program at Texas A&M

[First Name],
Thanks for applying to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience (IGPN) at the Texas A&M Institute for
Neuroscience. The IPGNinvites you to come to College Station, Texas, for an interview on Friday, March 4.

Your interview schedule will occupy the whole day on Friday, March 4. The IGPN will provide hotel accommodations for
you on Thursday night, March 3 and Friday night, March 4. You will make your own travel arrangements to and from
College Station. The IGPN will defray your cost of travel up to $600.

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If you are not able to interview with the IGPN on Friday, March 4, would you please let me know the other days in March
when you cannot interview. Knowing the dates in March when you are not available will allow me to schedule an
alternate day for your interview.

Thanks for your interest in the IGPN at TAMIN. And best wishes for your education, research, and career plans!
__________________
__________________

Please edit this sample invitation as you want.


Questions for Jim:
1. Is Friday, March 4 agreeable to you as the interview day?
2. What is the upper limit of travel reimbursement?
3. Can the Recruiting Committee ask for help from our neuroscience graduate students for hosting our visiting
applicants?

Thanks.

Gregg




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Wells, Gregg B.
From: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1:38 PM
To: Wells, Gregg B.; Paul Wellman; Jim Grau
Subject: Fwd: Interview - Cancellation
Please see below. James Holmes has declined our interview.

Begin forwarded message:


From: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
Date: March 1, 2011 12:55:41 PM CST
To: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: Interview - Texas A&M Neuroscience Application

Hi Sylvia,

I will be pursuing other interests and won't be coming for a visit, my
apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Best wishes in
your candidate search.

Cheers,
James

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Wells, Gregg B.
From: Wells, Gregg B.
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1:41 PM
To: zoran@mail.bio.tamu.edu; Winzer-Serhan, Ursula; JRLi@cvm.tamu.edu; Rimer, Mendell
J.
Cc: Sylvia Bernal
Subject: FW: Interview - Cancellation
NRSC Recruiting,
James Holmes has declined our interview invitation. He is studying neuroscience at UC Riverside and has a GRE score of
1510.

Gregg

From: Sylvia Bernal [ mailt o: SylviaBernal@t amu.edu]
Sent : Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1: 38 PM
To: Wells, Gregg B.; Paul Wellman; Jim Grau
Subj ect : Fwd: I nt erview - Cancellat ion

Please see below. James Holmes has declined our interview.

Begin forwarded message:


From: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
Date: March 1, 2011 12:55:41 PM CST
To: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: Interview - Texas A&M Neuroscience Application

Hi Sylvia,

I will be pursuing other interests and won't be coming for a visit, my
apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Best wishes in
your candidate search.

Cheers,
James

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Wells, Gregg B.
From: Winzer-Serhan, Ursula
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1:41 PM
To: Wells, Gregg B.
Subject: RE: Interview - Cancellation
Too bad,
We should have acted on him sooner.
Ursula

From: Wells, Gregg B.
Sent : Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1: 41 PM
To: zoran@mail.bio.t amu.edu; Winzer-Serhan, Ursula; JRLi@cvm.t amu.edu; Rimer, Mendell J.
Cc: Sylvia Bernal
Subj ect : FW: I nt erview - Cancellat ion

NRSC Recruiting,
James Holmes has declined our interview invitation. He is studying neuroscience at UC Riverside and has a GRE score of
1510.

Gregg

From: Sylvia Bernal [ mailt o: SylviaBernal@t amu.edu]
Sent : Tuesday, March 01, 2011 1: 38 PM
To: Wells, Gregg B.; Paul Wellman; Jim Grau
Subj ect : Fwd: I nt erview - Cancellat ion

Please see below. James Holmes has declined our interview.

Begin forwarded message:

From: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
Date: March 1, 2011 12:55:41 PM CST
To: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: Interview - Texas A&M Neuroscience Application

Hi Sylvia,

I will be pursuing other interests and won't be coming for a visit, my
apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Best wishes in
your candidate search.

Cheers,
James

From: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: NRSC grad applicants
Date: March 3, 2011 10:17:16 AM CST
To: "Vaid, Jyotsna" <jvaid@tamu.edu>
Good Morning Jyotsna,
Unfortunately James Holmes has decided to withdraw his application from the NRSC program here at TAMU. I apologize for
any inconvenience.
With warm regards,
Sylvia
*****************************************
Sylvia M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
MS 3474
Phone: (979) 458-0214
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
http://tamin.tamu.edu/
On Mar 3, 2011, at 9:53 AM, Vaid, Jyotsna wrote:
Pl Sylvla - uo you know how l could Lake a look aL Lhe appllcaLlon for Lhe sLudenL who llsLs hls lnLeresLs as cognlLlve
neurosclence" - l Lhlnk hls lasL name ls Polmes and he ls from uC 8lverslde?

1hanks,
!yoLsna
From: "Vaid, Jyotsna" <jvaid@tamu.edu>
Subject: NRSC grad applicants
Date: March 3, 2011 9:53:44 AM CST
To: "SylviaBernal@tamu.edu" <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Pl Sylvla - uo you know how l could Lake a look aL Lhe appllcaLlon for Lhe sLudenL who llsLs hls lnLeresLs as cognlLlve
neurosclence" - l Lhlnk hls lasL name ls Polmes and he ls from uC 8lverslde?

1hanks,
!yoLsna
From: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Fwd: Interview - Cancellation
Date: March 1, 2011 1:37:38 PM CST
To: "Gregg B. Wells" <GBWells@medicine.tamhsc.edu>, Paul Wellman <paul-wellman@tamu.edu>, Jim Grau <j-
grau@tamu.edu>
Please see below. James Holmes has declined our interview.
Begin forwarded message:
From: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
Date: March 1, 2011 12:55:41 PM CST
To: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: Interview - Texas A&M Neuroscience Application
Hi Sylvia,
I will be pursuing other interests and won't be coming for a visit, my
apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Best wishes in
your candidate search.
Cheers,
James
From: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
Subject: Re: Interview - Texas A&M Neuroscience Application
Date: February 14, 2011 6:30:15 PM CST
To: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Hi Sylvia,
I look forward to learning more about the program and accept the invitation.
Cheers,
James
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu> wrote:
Hello James,
The Neuroscience Graduate Recruiting Committee has reviewed your application
for admission to the Neuroscience program at Texas A&M University and Health
Science Center. At this point, we have identified a short-list of
individuals we would like to invite for an interview. The committee was
very impressed with your application and would like to invite you for a
visit. Our recruiting day is scheduled for Monday, March 7th. There will
be a reception on the evening of March 6th, followed by tours and interviews
the next day. You will be free to depart Monday evening or the following
morning. We will be arranging your hotel accommodations. It will be up to
you to arrange your travel to and from College Station, TX. We will
reimburse you for your plane fair up to $400, if this is insufficient,
please contact Sylvia Bernal as soon as possible.
Sylvia Bernal (sylviabernal@tamu.edu; 979-458-0214), our Administrative
Coordinator, will coordinate scheduling and your hotel arrangements. Please
contact her as soon as possible to RSVP.
If you have any questions about the admission process, please feel free to
contact Sylvia or Gregg Wells, the Chair of the Graduate Recruiting
Committee (GBWells@medicine.tamhsc.edu).
Best Regards,
Jim Grau, Chair
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
From: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: Interview - Texas A&M Neuroscience Application
Date: February 18, 2011 3:17:29 PM CST
To: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
Hello James,
I have gone ahead and booked your hotel rooms for the night of the 6th and the 7th. Please let me know if you will be needing
any additional information. Also, once you have booked your flight, I will have some documents that you will need to fill out
in order to be reimbursed. We can reimburse up to $400 for the flight. If you will need additional traveling expenses, please
feel free to contact me as soon as possible and we can see what we can work out.
With warm regards,
Sylvia
*****************************************
Sylvia M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
MS 3474
Phone: (979) 458-0214
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
http://tamin.tamu.edu/
On Feb 14, 2011, at 6:30 PM, James Holmes wrote:
Hi Sylvia,
I look forward to learning more about the program and accept the invitation.
Cheers,
James
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu> wrote:
Hello James,
The Neuroscience Graduate Recruiting Committee has reviewed your application
for admission to the Neuroscience program at Texas A&M University and Health
Science Center. At this point, we have identified a short-list of
individuals we would like to invite for an interview. The committee was
very impressed with your application and would like to invite you for a
visit. Our recruiting day is scheduled for Monday, March 7th. There will
be a reception on the evening of March 6th, followed by tours and interviews
the next day. You will be free to depart Monday evening or the following
morning. We will be arranging your hotel accommodations. It will be up to
you to arrange your travel to and from College Station, TX. We will
reimburse you for your plane fair up to $400, if this is insufficient,
please contact Sylvia Bernal as soon as possible.
Sylvia Bernal (sylviabernal@tamu.edu; 979-458-0214), our Administrative
Coordinator, will coordinate scheduling and your hotel arrangements. Please
contact her as soon as possible to RSVP.
If you have any questions about the admission process, please feel free to
contact Sylvia or Gregg Wells, the Chair of the Graduate Recruiting
Committee (GBWells@medicine.tamhsc.edu).
Best Regards,
Jim Grau, Chair
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
From: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
Subject: Re: Interview - Texas A&M Neuroscience Application
Date: February 22, 2011 6:14:22 PM CST
To: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Hi Sylvia,
What is the hotel information and is there a shuttle service available
from Houston airport (Hobby) to the hotel?
~ James
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu> wrote:
Hello James,
I have gone ahead and booked your hotel rooms for the night of the 6th and
the 7th. Please let me know if you will be needing any additional
information. Also, once you have booked your flight, I will have some
documents that you will need to fill out in order to be reimbursed. We can
reimburse up to $400 for the flight. If you will need additional traveling
expenses, please feel free to contact me as soon as possible and we can see
what we can work out.
With warm regards,
Sylvia
*****************************************
Sylvia M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
MS 3474
Phone: (979) 458-0214
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
http://tamin.tamu.edu/
On Feb 14, 2011, at 6:30 PM, James Holmes wrote:
Hi Sylvia,
I look forward to learning more about the program and accept the invitation.
Cheers,
James
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
wrote:
Hello James,
The Neuroscience Graduate Recruiting Committee has reviewed your application
for admission to the Neuroscience program at Texas A&M University and Health
Science Center. At this point, we have identified a short-list of
individuals we would like to invite for an interview. The committee was
very impressed with your application and would like to invite you for a
visit. Our recruiting day is scheduled for Monday, March 7th. There will
be a reception on the evening of March 6th, followed by tours and interviews
the next day. You will be free to depart Monday evening or the following
morning. We will be arranging your hotel accommodations. It will be up to
you to arrange your travel to and from College Station, TX. We will
reimburse you for your plane fair up to $400, if this is insufficient,
please contact Sylvia Bernal as soon as possible.
Sylvia Bernal (sylviabernal@tamu.edu; 979-458-0214), our Administrative
Coordinator, will coordinate scheduling and your hotel arrangements. Please
contact her as soon as possible to RSVP.
If you have any questions about the admission process, please feel free to
contact Sylvia or Gregg Wells, the Chair of the Graduate Recruiting
Committee (GBWells@medicine.tamhsc.edu).
Best Regards,
Jim Grau, Chair
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
From: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: Interview - Texas A&M Neuroscience Application
Date: February 24, 2011 4:29:10 PM CST
To: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
James,
I apologize for the delay in getting back with you! Yes, there is a shuttle from Houston to the College Station airport. I was
unable to find anything that went from the Houston directly to a specific location. Below is a link. You will be staying at the
Courtyard Marriott in College Station, confirmation #86067914
http://www.groundshuttle.com/schedule.html
Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions or concerns.
With warm regards,
Sylvia
On Feb 22, 2011, at 6:14 PM, James Holmes wrote:
Hi Sylvia,
What is the hotel information and is there a shuttle service available
from Houston airport (Hobby) to the hotel?
~ James
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu> wrote:
Hello James,
I have gone ahead and booked your hotel rooms for the night of the 6th and
the 7th. Please let me know if you will be needing any additional
information. Also, once you have booked your flight, I will have some
documents that you will need to fill out in order to be reimbursed. We can
reimburse up to $400 for the flight. If you will need additional traveling
expenses, please feel free to contact me as soon as possible and we can see
what we can work out.
With warm regards,
Sylvia
*****************************************
Sylvia M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
MS 3474
Phone: (979) 458-0214
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
http://tamin.tamu.edu/
On Feb 14, 2011, at 6:30 PM, James Holmes wrote:
Hi Sylvia,
I look forward to learning more about the program and accept the invitation.
Cheers,
James
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
wrote:
Hello James,
The Neuroscience Graduate Recruiting Committee has reviewed your application
for admission to the Neuroscience program at Texas A&M University and Health
Science Center. At this point, we have identified a short-list of
individuals we would like to invite for an interview. The committee was
very impressed with your application and would like to invite you for a
visit. Our recruiting day is scheduled for Monday, March 7th. There will
be a reception on the evening of March 6th, followed by tours and interviews
the next day. You will be free to depart Monday evening or the following
morning. We will be arranging your hotel accommodations. It will be up to
you to arrange your travel to and from College Station, TX. We will
reimburse you for your plane fair up to $400, if this is insufficient,
please contact Sylvia Bernal as soon as possible.
Sylvia Bernal (sylviabernal@tamu.edu; 979-458-0214), our Administrative
Coordinator, will coordinate scheduling and your hotel arrangements. Please
contact her as soon as possible to RSVP.
If you have any questions about the admission process, please feel free to
contact Sylvia or Gregg Wells, the Chair of the Graduate Recruiting
Committee (GBWells@medicine.tamhsc.edu).
Best Regards,
Jim Grau, Chair
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
From: Sylvia Bernal <SylviaBernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Interview - Texas A&M Neuroscience Application
Date: February 14, 2011 5:02:58 PM CST
To: james.holmes@email.ucr.edu
Hello James,
The Neuroscience Graduate Recruiting Committee has reviewed your application for admission to the Neuroscience program
at Texas A&M University and Health Science Center. At this point, we have identified a short-list of individuals we would like
to invite for an interview. The committee was very impressed with your application and would like to invite you for a visit.
Our recruiting day is scheduled for Monday, March 7th. There will be a reception on the evening of March 6th, followed by
tours and interviews the next day. You will be free to depart Monday evening or the following morning. We will be
arranging your hotel accommodations. It will be up to you to arrange your travel to and from College Station, TX. We will
reimburse you for your plane fair up to $400, if this is insufficient, please contact Sylvia Bernal as soon as possible.
Sylvia Bernal (sylviabernal@tamu.edu; 979-458-0214), our Administrative Coordinator, will coordinate scheduling and your
hotel arrangements. Please contact her as soon as possible to RSVP.
If you have any questions about the admission process, please feel free to contact Sylvia or Gregg Wells, the Chair of the
Graduate Recruiting Committee (GBWells@medicine.tamhsc.edu).
Best Regards,
Jim Grau, Chair
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
From: "Wells, Gregg B." <GBWells@medicine.tamhsc.edu>
Subject: PDF Package 1-NRSC Fall 11 Applicants
Date: January 25, 2011 6:48:35 PM CST
To: "zoran@mail.bio.tamu.edu" <zoran@mail.bio.tamu.edu>, "Winzer-Serhan, Ursula" <UWSerhan@medicine.tamhsc.edu>, "Rimer,
Mendell J." <MJRimer@medicine.tamhsc.edu>, Jianrong Li <JRLi@cvm.tamu.edu>
Cc: "Bernal, Sylvia M." <sylviabernal@tamu.edu>
2 Attachments, 17.4 MB
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uest|on: When can you nC1 meeL beLween Wednesday, lebruary 2 Lhrough lrlday lebruary 4 Lo dlscuss Lhe lnLervlew llsL?
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Fr om: sylviabernal@neo.t amu.edu [ mailt o: sylviabernal@neo.t amu.edu] On Behal f Of sylviabernal@t amu.edu
Sent : Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3: 50 PM
To: Wells, Gregg B.
Cc: Jim Grau
Subj ect : PDF Package 1-NRSC Fall 11 Applicant s

Hello Gregg,

At t ached is t he first PDF Package t hat includes 13 NRSC applicant s. I ' ve also at t ached an Excel spreadsheet t hat
includes a summary of all of t he applicant s as well as a ranking spreadsheet . I hope t o have several addit ional
complet ed applicant ions lat er t his week.

Please let me know if you would like for me t o make any changes.

Wit h warm regards,

Sylvia
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Sylvia M. Bernal Sylvia M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience, MS 3474
Phone: (979) 458-0214
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu

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From: "Bernal, Sylvia M." <sylviabernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: Texas A&M - Neuroscience Application
Date: December 22, 2010 9:33:59 AM CST
To: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
Thank you James!
Please feel free t o cont act me if you have any quest ions or concerns.
Happy Holidays!
Wit h warm regards,
Sylvia
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Syl vi a M. Bernal Syl vi a M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience, MS 2119
Phone: (979) 458-0214
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
- - - - - Original Message - - - - -
From: "James Holmes" < j holm002@ucr. edu>
To: "Sylvia M. Bernal" < sylviabernal@t amu. edu>
Sent : Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2: 42: 14 PM GMT - 06: 00 US/ Canada Cent ral
Subj ect : Re: Texas A&M - Neuroscience Applicat ion
Hi Sylvia,
I ' ve at t ached my resume and t he let t er of rec. should be arriving via
mail wit hin t he next t wo weeks.
Cheers,
James
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6: 41 AM, Bernal, Sylvia M.
< sylviabernal@t amu. edu> wrot e:
> Good Morning James,
>
> Thank you for calling me back. Below is t he original email t hat I sent you
> regarding t he applicat ion mat erials you are missing. Please feel free t o
> cont act me if you have any quest ions or concerns.
>
> Wit h warm regards,
>
> Sylvia
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Sylvia M. Bernal
> Administ rat ive Coordinat or
> Texas A&M I nst it ut e for Neuroscience, MS 2119
> Phone: ( 979) 458- 0214
> SylviaBernal@t amu. edu
>
>
>
> - - - - - Forwarded Message - - - - -
> From: "Sylvia M. Bernal" < sylviabernal@t amu. edu>
> To: "j ames holmes" < j ames. holmes@ucr. edu>
> Sent : Monday, December 20, 2010 3: 39: 06 PM GMT - 06: 00 US/ Canada Cent ral
> Subj ect : Texas A&M - Neuroscience Applicat ion
>
> Hello James,
>
> We have received your ApplyTexas applicat ion for t he NRSC PHD program.
> Looking t hrough your file I saw t hat we are st ill missing your resume and
> one let t er of recommendat ion. To complet e your applicat ion please be sure t o
> send t he remaining applicat ion mat erials t o t he following.
>
> Resume: send by email t o me, SylviaBernal@t amu. edu
> Let t ers of Recommendat ion: Elect ronic submission of recommendat ions is
> available t hrough TAMU Office of Admissions. I f you need t o submit a paper
> version of a let t er of recommendat ion, use t his form.
>
> Please feel free t o cont act me if you have any quest ions or concerns.
>
> Happy Holidays!
>
> Wit h warm regards,
>
> Sylvia
>
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Sylvia M. Bernal
> Administ rat ive Coordinat or
> Texas A&M I nst it ut e for Neuroscience
> Phone: ( 979) 458- 0214
> I LSB 3148
> SylviaBernal@t amu. edu
>
>
>
From: James Holmes <jholm002@ucr.edu>
Subject: Re: Texas A&M - Neuroscience Application
Date: December 21, 2010 2:42:14 PM CST
To: "Bernal, Sylvia M." <sylviabernal@tamu.edu>
1 Attachment, 25.0 KB
Hi Sylvia,
I've attached my resume and the letter of rec. should be arriving via
mail within the next two weeks.
Cheers,
James
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:41 AM, Bernal, Sylvia M.
<sylviabernal@tamu.edu> wrote:
Good Morning James,
Thank you for calling me back. Below is the original email that I sent you
regarding the application materials you are missing. Please feel free to
contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
With warm regards,
Sylvia
*******************************
Sylvia M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience, MS 2119
Phone: (979) 458-0214
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Sylvia M. Bernal" <sylviabernal@tamu.edu>
To: "james holmes" <james.holmes@ucr.edu>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 3:39:06 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Texas A&M - Neuroscience Application
Hello James,
We have received your ApplyTexas application for the NRSC PHD program.
Looking through your file I saw that we are still missing your resume and
one letter of recommendation. To complete your application please be sure to
send the remaining application materials to the following.
Resume: send by email to me, SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
Letters of Recommendation: Electronic submission of recommendations is
available through TAMU Office of Admissions. If you need to submit a paper
version of a letter of recommendation, use this form.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Happy Holidays!
With warm regards,
Sylvia
*******************************
Sylvia M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
Phone: (979) 458-0214
ILSB 3148
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
Resume_Jamdoc (25.0 KB)
From: "Bernal, Sylvia M." <sylviabernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Fwd: Texas A&M - Neuroscience Application
Date: December 21, 2010 8:41:09 AM CST
To: james.holmes@email.ucr.edu
Good Morning James,
Thank you for calling me back. Below is t he original email t hat I sent you regarding t he applicat ion mat erials you are
missing. Please feel free t o cont act me if you have any quest ions or concerns.
Wit h warm regards,
Sylvia
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Syl vi a M. Bernal Syl vi a M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience, MS 2119
Phone: (979) 458-0214
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
- - - - - Forwarded Message - - - - -
From: "Sylvia M. Bernal" < sylviabernal@t amu. edu>
To: "j ames holmes" < j ames. holmes@ucr. edu>
Sent : Monday, December 20, 2010 3: 39: 06 PM GMT - 06: 00 US/ Canada Cent ral
Subj ect : Texas A&M - Neuroscience Applicat ion
Hello James,
We have received your ApplyTexas applicat ion for t he NRSC PHD program. Looking t hrough your file I saw t hat we
are st ill missing your resume and one let t er of recommendat ion. To complet e your applicat ion please be sure t o send
t he remaining applicat ion mat erials t o t he following.
Resume: send by email t o me, SylviaBernal@t amu. edu
Let t ers of Recommendat ion: Elect ronic submission of recommendat ions is available t hrough TAMU Office of
Admissions. I f you need t o submit a paper version of a let t er of recommendat ion, use t his form.
Please feel free t o cont act me if you have any quest ions or concerns.
Happy Holidays!
Wit h warm regards,
Sylvia
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Syl vi a M. Bernal Syl vi a M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
Phone: (979) 458-0214
ILSB 3148
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
From: "Bernal, Sylvia M." <sylviabernal@tamu.edu>
Subject: Texas A&M - Neuroscience Application
Date: December 20, 2010 3:39:06 PM CST
To: james.holmes@ucr.edu
Hello James,
We have received your ApplyTexas applicat ion for t he NRSC PHD program. Looking t hrough your file I saw t hat we
are st ill missing your resume and one let t er of recommendat ion. To complet e your applicat ion please be sure t o send
t he remaining applicat ion mat erials t o t he following.
Resume: send by email t o me, SylviaBernal@t amu. edu
Let t ers of Recommendat ion: Elect ronic submission of recommendat ions is available t hrough TAMU Office of
Admissions. I f you need t o submit a paper version of a let t er of recommendat ion, use t his form.
Please feel free t o cont act me if you have any quest ions or concerns.
Happy Holidays!
Wit h warm regards,
Sylvia
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Syl vi a M. Bernal Syl vi a M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
Phone: (979) 458-0214
ILSB 3148
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu
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Subject: Delivery Status Notication (Failure)
Date: December 20, 2010 3:39:10 PM CST
To: sylviabernal@neo.tamu.edu
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From: "Bernal, Sylvia M." <sylviabernal@tamu.edu>
Date: December 20, 2010 3:39:06 PM CST
To: james.holmes@ucr.edu
Subject: Texas A&M - Neuroscience Application
Hello James,
We have received your ApplyTexas applicat ion for t he NRSC PHD program. Looking t hrough your file I saw t hat we
are st ill missing your resume and one let t er of recommendat ion. To complet e your applicat ion please be sure t o send
t he remaining applicat ion mat erials t o t he following.
Resume: send by email t o me, SylviaBernal@t amu. edu
Let t ers of Recommendat ion: Elect ronic submission of recommendat ions is available t hrough TAMU Office of
Admissions. I f you need t o submit a paper version of a let t er of recommendat ion, use t his form.
Please feel free t o cont act me if you have any quest ions or concerns.
Happy Holidays!
Wit h warm regards,
Sylvia
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Syl vi a M. Bernal Syl vi a M. Bernal
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience
Phone: (979) 458-0214
ILSB 3148
SylviaBernal@tamu.edu