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1. GSBS ORGANIZATION The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Texas A&M Health Science Center The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center MedicalSchool Institute of Biosciences and Technology M. D. Anderson Cancer Center SchoolofNursing Science Park/Research Division School of Dentistry SchoolofPublicHealth SchoolofBiomedical Informatics GSBS FACULTY Programs [S.M.S., (M.S.)Ph. D., M.D./Ph.D.] The GSBS Faculty of nearly 500 is drawn from the Schools of the UT Health Science Center, the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences and Technology.
2. FACULTY MEMBERSHIP BY INSTITUTION UT Health Science Center at Houston 61% 38% UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 1% Texas A&M Health Science Center
3. AREAS OF RESEARCHCONCENTRATION Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Molecular Biology Molecular Carcinogenesis Molecular Pathology Neuroscience Pharmacology Physiology Radiation Biology Regulatory Biology Reproductive Biology Virology and Gene Therapy Biochemistry Biomathematics and Biostatistics Biophysics Cancer Biology Cell Biology Genes and Development Genetic Counseling Human and Molecular Genetics Immunology Integrative Biology Medical Physics
4. PROGRAMS OF STUDY Ph.D. Programs Molecular Carcinogenesis Molecular Pathology Neuroscience Virology & Gene Therapy Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biomathematics & Biostatistics Cancer Biology Cell and Regulatory Biology Experimental Therapeutics Genes and Development Human and Molecular Genetics Immunology Medical Physics Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Specialized Master’s Programs Genetic Counseling Medical Physics
5. NIH RESEARCH FUNDING, FY 2010 1. Johns Hopkins $610,467,293 2. University of Pennsylvania $481,559,772 3. UCSF $475,400,165 4. University of Washington $474,042,118 5. University of Michigan$470,517,923 6. University of Pittsburgh $424,154,899 7. UCSD $390,832,339 8. Washington University$386,470,071 9. Yale $378,805,446 10. UCLA $368,854,137 11. Duke $351,616,899 12. UNC – Chapel Hill $341,434,146 13. Stanford $339,893,354 14. Mass General Hospital $331,770,965 15. Vanderbilt University$322,051,798 16. Brigham & Women’s $302,335,077 17. Columbia $290,724,425 18. Emory $262,572,191 19. UT-H + MD Anderson Cancer Center $259,041,092 20. University of Minnesota $255,160,166 21. UW – Madison $248,762,869 22. Harvard $214,927,564 23. Fred Hutchinson CRC $210,376,180 Scripps Research Inst.$208,869,561 25. Baylor$202,869,815
6. TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER GSBS faculty and facilities are located throughout the world’s largest medical center.
7. M.D./Ph.D. (M.S.)Ph.D. M.S. 422 50 27 (85%) (5%) (10%) Student Enrollment for 2010 by Degree Program 413 Total Student Enrollment
8. Ph.D. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORT Join Program (optional) Advisor Advisory Committee Supervisory Committee Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4+ Preliminary Dissertation Research 1 2 3 Tutorial Rotations Dissertation Research Advanced Coursework Coursework Area requirements Ethics Repair admissions deficiencies Dissertation and Defense Candidacy Exam Advisor, Training Grant, Fellowship, etc. GSBS
9. All Ph.D. Students are Required to Complete Successfully Area course requirements (~4) Research tutorials Ethical Dimensions of the Biomedical Sciences Advanced courses Program requirements, if applicable Candidacy exam Dissertation and defense
10. GSBS AREA COURSE REQUIREMENTS QUANTITATIVE MOLECULAR Biomedical Statistics Mathematics for Medical Physicists Current Methods in Molecular Research Genetics and Human Disease Metabolic Biochemistry Molecular Biology II (UT-Austin) Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Microbial Molecular Genetics Molecular Neurobiology CELLULAR SYSTEMS Cell Biology Biology of Cancer Metastasis Cancer Cell Signaling Immunology I Microbial Physiology Molecular & Cellular Pathology in Human Disease Functional Histology Cellular Neurophysiology Molecular Principles of Virology Cancer Biology Developmental Biology Basic Concepts of Tumor Biology Experimental Genetics Cell and Systems Physiology Neuroscience Systems Neurosciences
11. CURRICULAR FLEXIBILITY Students may pursue their degree in a disciplinary program or construct their own interdisciplinary program.
12. RESEARCH EMPHASIS IN TRAINING The GSBS curriculum emphasizes research training.
13. M.D./Ph.D. PROGRAM Year 1 2 3 4 5 6+ M.D. Medical School Pre-clinical coursework Pre-clinical coursework Some or all of 3rd year clinical rotations Senior year clinical requirements and electives Ph.D. Graduate School Summer research tutorials; Biomedical Statistics Additional tutorial(s); Topics in Molecular Medicine Selection of dissertation research advisor Dissertation research; Topics; Advanced GSBS coursework Dissertation research; Topics Completion and defense of dissertation Thirty-five to forty funded students participate in this seven-year, integrated M.D./Ph.D. Program supported by GSBS, the UT Medical School in Houston, and the UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
14. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL AWARDS $15,000 $5,000 $6,000 $3,000 $5,000 $6,000 $2,000 $2,500 Cameron Foundation Fellowship American Legion Auxiliary Fellowships Rosalie B. Hite Fellowships President’s Merit Scholarships President’s Research Scholarships Schissler Foundation Fellowships Sowell-Huggins Scholarships R. W. Butcher Award
15. TRAVEL AWARDS FOR GSBS STUDENTS Awards to attend regional, national or international meetings $350 for M.S. and pre-candidacy Ph.D. students $500 for post-candidacy Ph.D. students
16. CAREERS OF GSBS GRADUATES Academic Institutions Research intensive Undergraduate liberal arts Industrial Research Pharmaceutical Biotech Agricultural Government Labs, Centers and Institutes Other Research-Based Careers Journalism Patent Law Administration Regulatory Affairs
17. POSTGRADUATE PLACEMENTS OF RECENT GSBS GRADUATES Schering-Plough Research Institute NIH-National Library of Medicine CuraGen Corporation Princeton University Johns Hopkins University University of Texas Southwestern Center for Disease Control The Salk Institute UC-Berkeley, UC-San Diego Stanford University Harvard University Karolinksa Institute Washington University University of Pennsylvania Brandeis University Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Scripps Research Institute Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Los Alamos National Laboratory Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center NIH-National Cancer Institute Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Case Western Reserve University Yale University Howard Hughes Medical Institute The Pennsylvania State University Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals Glaxo-Wellcome Pharmaceuticals California Institute of Technology
18. ALUMNI SATISFACTION SURVEY Survey of all graduates, 1965-2009, by independent source N = 1,423, response rate = 41.1% >90% “Satisfied” or “Very Satisfied” with overall education >85% GSBS training “Important” or “Very Important” for careers >91% would “Recommend” GSBS to prospective students 90% of Ph.D.’s employed, >60% in research >82% GSBS training “Related” to current position >86% feel they are “Appropriately Employed” >86% rate their careers as “Successful” or “Very Successful”
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