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2001-2002 General Catalog
University of California, Riverside
Prudence Talbot, Ph.D., Chair
Graduate Program, 1151 Batchelor Hall
(800) 735-0717 or (909) 787-5913
http://www.cell.ucr.edu
Professors
Michael Adams, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience/Entomology)
John Ashe, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience/Psychology)
James Baldwin, Ph.D. (Nematology)
Nancy Beckage, Ph.D. (Entomology/Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Darleen DeMason, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
David Eastmond, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Brian Federici, Ph.D. (Entomology)
Dennis Focht, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology)
Daniel Gallie, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
Sarjeet S. Gill, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Andrew Grosovsky, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Leah Haimo, Ph.D. (Biology)
Glenn Hatton, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Robert Heath, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Helen Henry, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
Anthony H.C. Huang, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Bradley Hyman, Ph.D. (Biology)
Noel T. Keen, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology)
Elizabeth M. Lord, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Richard Luben, Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences)
Thomas Miller, Ph.D. (Entomology)
Anthony Norman, Ph.D. (Biochemistry/Biomedical Sciences)
Eugene Nothnagel, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Neil Schiller, Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences)
Stephen Spindler, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
B. Glenn Stanley, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience/Psychology)
Daniel Straus, Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences)
Prudence Talbot, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Shizhong Xu, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Raphael Zidovetzki, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Professors Emeriti
Salomon Bartnicki-Garcia, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology)
Irwin W. Sherman, Ph.D. (Biology)
Associate Professors
Peter W. Atkinson, Ph.D. (Entomology)
Julia Bailey-Serres, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Elizabeth Bray, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Richard Cardullo, Ph.D. (Biology)
Margarita Currás-Collazo, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Scott N. Currie, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Howard Judelson, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology)
Christian Lytle, Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences)
Monica Madore, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Manuela Martins-Green, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Frances Sladek, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Linda Walling, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Assistant Professors
Jeffrey B. Bachant, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Ye-Guan Chen, Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences)
Shou-Wei Ding, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology)
Isgouhi Kaloshian, Ph.D. (Nematology)
Paul Larsen, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
Sheri J. Lillard, Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Xuan Liu, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
Ernest Martinez, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
Dmitri Mazlov, Ph.D. (Biology)
Constance I. Nugent, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
Vladimir Parpura, Ph.D. (Cell Biology and Neuroscience)
A.L.N. Rao, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology)
Patricia S. Springer, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
Willie J. Swanson, Ph.D. (Biology)
Stephan Wilkens, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
Zhenbiao Yang, Ph.D. (Botany and Plant Sciences)
The Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program is an interdepartmental program offering M.S. and Ph.D. degrees to students seeking advanced training in these disciplines. The program focuses on the bridge between basic and applied research and on the interface between cell, molecular, and developmental biology. Participating faculty are drawn from numerous biological sciences departments whose research interests in cell, molecular, and developmental biology span biomedical to agricultural problems, and students in the program benefit from unique training opportunities.
Students seeking admission into the program should meet all general requirements of the Graduate Division as printed in the Graduate Studies section of this catalog. Applicants should have adequate undergraduate course work in chemistry (two years), physics (one year), calculus (one year), statistics (one course), biochemistry (one course), and biology (two years, including a course in genetics and two courses among cell, molecular, or developmental biology). Applicants with strong academic records but with deficiencies in preparation for graduate training may be admitted and need to rectify undergraduate deficiencies early in the first two years of residence. Applicants must submit GRE General Test scores (verbal, quantitative and analytical).
The program offers an M.S. degree, Plan I (Thesis), and a Ph.D. degree. Students enrolled in either degree program are expected to complete the following core of course work in cell, molecular, and developmental biology:
- One graduate-level course in cell biology (BIOL 200A, BPSC 237, or NRSC 200A/PSYC 200A)
- One graduate-level course in molecular biology (BIOL 200B, BCH 211, BPSC 231/BCH 231, BMSC 202, or NRSC 200B/PSYC 200B)
- One graduate-level course in developmental biology (BIOL 222, BPSC 232/BIOL 232, or ENTM 226)
Each student enrolls in the interdepartmental colloquium series in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology (BCH 257/BIOL 257/BMSC 257/BPSC 257/ENTM 257/NEM 257/NRSC 257/PLPA 257). Upon entry into the program, each student meets with a guidance committee, which recommends a course of study commensurate with the student's interests and background.
Master's Degree
Master's students complete core course work in cell, molecular, and developmental biology; enroll in at least one graduate seminar course in a specialized area in one of these fields; enroll in the interdepartmental colloquium series in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology; and undertake a research project leading to a thesis. Each student must complete 36 units of course work, of which at least 24 units must be in the graduate series (200 level) in the biological sciences. No more than 12 units in the 290 series can be taken to fulfill the 24-unit requirement. Candidates for the M.S. degree must defend their thesis at a public oral presentation.
Doctoral Degree
Students enroll in one graduate course in cell, molecular, and developmental biology, in addition to the three core courses indicated in the description for the graduate program. Students enroll in graduate seminar courses in at least two areas among cell, molecular, or developmental biology and in the interdepartmental colloquium series in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology. Each candidate undertakes a research project leading to a dissertation, and fulfills a two-quarter teaching requirement. Thirty-six units of 100- or 200-series courses must be taken, of which at least 24 units must be in the graduate series (200 level) in the biological sciences. A minimum of 16 units of course work not in the 290 series must be completed to fulfill the requirements for 24 units of graduate course work.
Doctoral students are advanced to candidacy following successful completion of written and oral qualifying examinations. Students write a proposal detailing the rationale, specific aims, and approaches to be undertaken for their proposed dissertation research prior to taking the oral qualifying examination. Ph.D. candidates must successfully defend their dissertation research in a public oral presentation.
Career Opportunities
There is a high demand in industry and academia for scientists with training in cell, molecular, and developmental biology. Students matriculating from the program are well trained in this field and successfully obtain positions in biotechnology, including biomedical and agricultural industries, and at colleges and universities nationwide.
Normative Time to M.S. Two years
Normative Time to Ph.D. Five years
GRADUATE COURSES
CMDB 202. Developmental Biology. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): CBNS 111 or equivalent. An examination of development, beginning with the principles that underlie developmental studies of all multicellular organisms. Focuses on plants, insects, and fungi but introduces other model systems. Topics are taken from the current literature.
CMDB 250. Special Topics in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology. (1-2)
Seminar, one to two hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing. Oral presentations and intensive small-group discussion of selected topics in the area of special competence of each participant. Content emphasizes recent advances in the topic area and varies accordingly. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.
CMDB 290. Directed Studies. (1-6)
Individual study, three to eighteen hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing; consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Individual study, directed by a faculty member, of specially selected topics in cell, molecular, and developmental biology. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.
CMDB 292. Concurrent Analytical Studies in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology. (2-4)
Outside research, six to twelve hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing. Elected concurrently with an appropriate undergraduate course, but on an individual basis. Students are required to submit one or more graduate papers based on research or criticism related to the course. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.
CMDB 297. Directed Research. (1-6)
Outside research, three to eighteen hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing. Research and experimental studies conducted under the supervision of a faculty member on specially selected topics in cell, molecular, and developmental biology. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.
CMDB 299. Research for the Thesis or Dissertation. (1-12)
Outside research, three to thirty-six hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing. Original research in an area selected for the advanced degree. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.
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