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GSBS ORGANIZATION

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. Medical School. Institute of Biosciences and Technology. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. School of Nursing.

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GSBS ORGANIZATION

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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”

  19. Houston, TX

  20. COST OF LIVING INDEX (U.S. Average = 100)

  21. Visit our Website! http://www.uthouston.edu/gsbs

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