General Catalog 2001-2002
Posted April 9, 2001

Department Office: Huntsman Cancer Institute #4344, 585-7774 

Department Chair, Barbara Graves, Ph.D. 

Faculty

Professors. D. Carroll, F. Fitzpatrick, B. Graves, R. White, A. Yakovlev, J. Yost. 

Professors Emeriti. S. Marcus, P. Nicholes. 

Associate Professors. D. Ayer, R. Kerber, F. O'Neill, G. Spangrude.

Assistant Professors. B. Cairns, D. Jones, S. Mango, K. Ullman. 

Research Professor. G. Mineau

Research Associate Professor. B. Schackmann. 

Research Assistant Professors. K. Boucher, L. Hsu, P. Moos, D. Myszka, K. Neufeld, A. Tsodikov, C. Wiggins, J. Wittneyer. 

Adjunct Professors. M. Beckerle, M.  Capecchi, W. Carroll, J. Kaplan, S. Prescott, D. Virshup. 

Adjunct Associate Professors.  E. Leibold, P. Tresco.

Adjunct Assistant Professors. D. Beaudoin, D. Grossman, R. Lee, D. Li, L. Tom-Orme.

Limited Term Instructor. D. Neklason, A. Szabo. 

Graduate Program

Degrees. M.S., Ph.D. For additional information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog. 

Areas of Specialization. Molecular, cellular, organismal, and population-based investigation into the biologic basis of cancer, growth, and development. 

Ph.D. Admission. Student should have a B average in undergraduate work and show promise of scholarly development of ideas and sound reasoning. An adequate background in the biological sciences is required, as is the GRE. 

 Graduate admission of Ph.D. students in the areas of molecular biology (biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, or development) and biological chemistry is done through two campuswide programs: the Molecular Biology Program and the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Biological Chemistry. Students are admitted by  one of the programs and supported financially for their first year of graduate study. Thereafter, they choose a thesis adviser and affiliate with one of the participating departments. For more detailed information, see Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology elsewhere in this section of the catalog. 

Ph.D. Requirements. Required are independent laboratory research for not less than three years after the bachelor's degree, preliminary written and oral examinations, and a written dissertation defended through an oral examination. No specific number of credit hours is required. Course work in departments related to the dissertation subject is suggested. New students become acquainted with the research program of various faculty members through laboratory rotations. The head of the departmental Graduate Committee serves as an adviser to new students until a specific area of study has been chosen and a thesis committee has been appointed. 

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