Welcome UF College of Medicine Graduate Students

1. Welcome UFCollege of Medicine Graduate Students

2. Office of Graduate Education Medical Science Bldg. room M-130 Brett Looney Course Management, Fiscal, Web 273-8602 Susan Gardner Admissions, Student Records 273-8601

3. Graduate Education Thomas Rowe, Ph.D. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Associate Dean Graduate Education (interim) Richard Snyder, Ph.D. Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Director, Master of Science in Translational Biotechnology

4. IDP Curriculum Year 1: Core Curriculum, and Research Rotations Year 2: Advanced Courses (Modules), Journal Club, and Laboratory Research Qualifying Exam Year 3+: Dissertation Research, Journal Club, and Advanced Courses Please consult your IDP Handbook and the IDP website for IDP policies & procedures!

5. IDP-Biomedical Science Physiology Pharmacology Neuroscience Molecular Cell Biology Genetics Immunology Microbiology Cancer Biology Biochemistry Molecular Biology

6. Fall Semester Core Curriculum • GMS 6003: Essentials of Graduate Research & Professional Development • Course Director: Dr. Wayne McCormack • Tuesday, August 19, 10:00 am, LG-110 (Brain Institute) • GMS 6001: Fundamentals of Biomedical Science • Course Director: Dr. Jim Resnick • Section Directors: Drs. Art Edison, Bill Dunn, Jeff Harrison, Jim Resnick • Monday, August 25, 8:30 am • Course management system - Sakai

7. Lab Rotations Fall Semester • Two Research Rotations (begin Sept. 8) • Written rotation report – submit to mentor and online • Oral rotation reports – scheduled in Journal Clubs • Selecting rotations: • IDP website – Faculty/Research web page • Schedule meetings with faculty August 25-29 Whitney Lab Marine Bioscience Lake Nona

8. Journal Clubs Fall Semester • Must attend one journal club per week, signing in, and filing a report about the journal club online • Can move among different journal clubs • Not all journal clubs are recommended for first year students.

9. IDP Core Curriculum Spring Semester Core Curriculum • Your choice of courses (total of ≥ 6 credits) • Introductory/Foundation courses for concentrations • IDP advanced modules (many 1 credit) • Some advanced concentrations have recommended tracks! • One Research Rotation • GMS 7003: Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research • Journal club

10. Upcoming Events Student Mixer: Mother’s Pub and Grill Saturday, August 16, 7:30 pm UF Graduate School Orientation:Reitz Union Monday, August 18, 8:30 am - all students International Student Orientation 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Welcome Reception: Biomed. Science Atrium Thursday, August 28, 5:00 pm All Graduate Students, Faculty & Staff

11. Common Graduate Student Stuff

12. Your Status • You are students • You are employees (Graduate Assistants) • Union contract with rights and responsibilities: Read the contract -Know the rules • You must maintain a B average

13. In-State Residency • US citizens and permanent residents who are not Florida residents: • file a “Declaration of Domicile” • register to vote in Florida • register your car in Florida • get a Florida driver’s license • See Student Handbook & web for detailed info

14. General Info • Student office – place to hang out (CG­­­80) • E-mail accounts (GatorLink) – ALLofficial correspondence • Short-term loan program: Susan Gardner • Gator-1 UF ID cards • Student web pages & photos (yes/no) • UF Online directory (yes/no) jfantone@ufl.edu

15. Important (Helpful) People

16. Office of Student Counseling & Development Dr. Beverly Vidaurreta Confidential, short-term counseling E-mail: dr.vidaurreta@gmail.com Pager: 413-6313 (emergency use only)

17. Graduate Secretaries • Are available in the Departments to help with registration and Graduate School paperwork beyond your first year. Concentration Directors • Rotation presentations • Advanced curricula & Journal Clubs • Oversight of student progress Basic Science Department Chairs

18. Concentration Directors Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Robert McKenna, Ph.D., Director Kevin Brown, Ph.D., Co-Director Genetics Peggy Wallace, Ph.D., Co-Director Lei Zhou, Ph.D., Director

19. Immunology & Microbiology Richard C. Condit, Ph.D., Co-Director Clayton Mathews, Ph.D., Co-Director Molecular Cell Biology Maria Zajac-Kaye, Ph.D., Co-Director Alexander Ishov, Ph.D., Director

20. Neuroscience Harry Nick, Ph.D., Co-Director Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., Co-Director Physiology & Pharmacology Hideko Kasahara, MD.,Ph.D., Co-Director Jeffrey Harrison, Ph.D., Co-Director

21. Basic Science Department Chairs Henry V. Baker, Ph.D. Molecular Genetics & Microbiology Jeffrey Martens, Ph.D. Pharmacology & Therapeutics James B. Flanegan, Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lucia Notterpek, Ph.D. Neuroscience

22. Yehia Daaka, Ph.D. Anatomy & Cell Biology Michael J. Clare-Salzler, M.D. Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine Charles Wood, PhD Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics. Robert A. Burne, Ph.D. Oral Biology

23. Graduate Student Organization (GSO) 2014-15 Officers: • Shweta Kailasan - President • Brittany Lee - Vice-President • Miranda White - Secretary • Jared Taylor - Treasurer • Allyson Shea – Social Chair • James Thomas – Community Services Chair • Cody Kilar – Athletic Chair • Angela McCall – Recruiting Chair • Brittany Rife and Rosha Poudyal – Career Development • IDP Advisory Board representatives: Phil Doerfler, Kim Hawkins, Justin Kaspar • GSO web link from “IDP Students” web page

24. Questions?