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DepartmentofMicrobiology,Immunology,andParasitology
GraduateStudentManual
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
I. Departmentpersonnel
A. DepartmentalAdministration ………………………………………………………… 3 B. DepartmentalFaculty ………………………………………………………… 3
II. GraduateStudentRequirementsA. Coursework ………………………………………………………… 5 B. Assessment ………………………………………………………… 6C. LaboratoryRotations ………………………………………………………… 6D. DissertationCommittee ……………..…………………………………………. 7E. Seminar/JournalClub ………………………………………………………… 8F. QualifyingExamination ………………………………………………………… 9G. PreliminaryExamination ………………………………………………………… 9H. Manuscripts ………………………………………………………… 9I. FinalExamination ………………………………………………………… 10
III. GraduateStudentChecklist ………………………………………………………… 11IV. Appendices
1. CourseRequirementsandSampleCurriculum-PhDstudents…………. 132. CourseRequirementsandSampleCurriculum-MD/PhD&IDPstudents.... 153. QualifyingExamInstructions ………………………………………………………… 174. PreliminaryExamInstructions…………………………………………………………. 18
RotationFormsPartIandPartII-Sample DissertationCommitteeForm-Sample
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I.DepartmentalAdministration
II.DepartmentalFaculty
Dr.AlistairRamsayDepartmentHeadaramsa@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-8324Dr.AngelaAmedeeGraduateStudentCoordinatoraamede@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-5608Dr.DougJohnstonGraduateStudentCoordinatordjoh13@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4071Dr.JoySturtevantGraduateStudentCoordinatorjsturt@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-6116Dr.HongXinGraduateStudentCoordinatorhxin@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-8121JonnaEllisDepartmentBusinessManagerJelli1@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-6113JasmineRichardDepartmentCoordinatorjric27@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4064
PrimaryAppointmentinMIPAshokAiyar,PhDAssociateProfessoraaiyar@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4072AngelaMartinAmedee,PhDProfessoraamede@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-5608JenniferCameron,PhDResearchAssistantProfessorJcame2@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-2196TimothyP.Foster,PhDAssociateProfessortfoste@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4075JefferyA.Hobden,PhDAssociateProfessorjhobde@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4077DougJohnston,PhDResearchAssistantProfessordjoh13@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4071BenKelly,PhDAssociateProfessorbkell2@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-6115PamelaA.Kozlowski,PhDAssociateProfessorpkozlo@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-6956MengLuo,PhDResearchInstructormluo2@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-3336
AlisonJ.Quayle,PhDProfessoraquayl@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4070AlistairJ.Ramsay,PhDG.JohnBuddinghProfessorandHeadaramsa@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-8324LiShen,MD,PhDAssociateProfessorlshen@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4076JoySturtevant,PhDAssociateProfessorjsturt@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-6116ChristopherTaylor,PhDAssociateProfessorCtay15@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4065GuoshunWang,DVM,PhDProfessorgwang@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-7908PingWang,PhDProfessor,Pediatrics&MIPpwang@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-2446HongXin,MD,PhDResearchAssociateProfessor,Pediatrics&MIPhxin@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-8121ArnoldH.Zea,PhDResearchAssociateProfessorazea@lsuhsc.edu(504)599-0906
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Joint/AdjunctFacultyLuisDelValle,MDAssociateProfessorofPathologyandMIPS.StanleyScottCancerCenterldelva@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-2279PaulFidel,Jr.,PhDProfessorofOral&CraniofacialBiologyandMIPLSUSchoolofDentistrypfidel@lsuhsc.edu(504)941-8425JulioE.Figueroa,MDProfessorofMedicineandMIPjfigue@lsuhsc.edu(504)599-1457MichaelHagensee,MD,PhDProfessorofMedicineandMIPmhagen@lsuhsc.edu(504)210-3324MairiC.Noverr,PhDProfessorofProsthodonticsandMIPLSUSchoolofDentistrymnover@lsuhsc.edu(504)941-8055FrancescaPeruzzi,PhDAssociateProfessorofMedicineandMIPS.StanleyScottCancerCenterfperuz@lsuhsc.edu(504)210-2978
OmPrakash,PhDAdjunctAssociateProfessorofMIPS.StanleyScottCancerCenteropraka@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-5755KrzysztofReiss,MDProfessorofMedicineandMIPS.StanleyScottCancerCenterkreiss@lsuhsc.edu(504)210-2977JuddE.Shellito,MDLowensteinProfessorofMedicinePulmonaryandCriticalCareMedicineProfessor,MIPjshell@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4634DavidWelsh,MDAssociateProfessorofMedicineandMIPPulmonaryandCriticalCareMedicinedwelsh@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4634Zezhang“Tom”Wen,PhDAssociateProfessorofComprehensiveDentistryandBiomaterialsandMIPLSUSchoolofDentistryzwen@lsuhsc.edu(504)941-8465
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DEPARTMENTOFMICROBIOLOGY,IMMUNOLOGY,ANDPARASITOLOGY
OutlineofGraduateStudentRequirements
YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4/5
Coursework + +
Rotations +
Seminar + + + +
AnalysisofResearchLit/JournalClub + + + +
DissertationResearch + + + +
DissertationCommitteeSelection +
DissertationCommitteeMeetings + + +
QualifyingExam +
PreliminaryExam +
FinalExamination +
A.COURSEWORKYEAR1:
FALL INTER111 Biochemistry INTER121 CellMolecularBiologyA INTER122 CellMolecularBiologyB MICRO224 IntroductiontoMicrobialPathogenesis MICRO228 LabRotationsinMicrobiology MICRO229 AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO298 SeminarinMicrobiology INTER220 EthicsinBiomedicalSciences SPRING MICRO225* AdvancedMedicalBacteriology MICRO276* Gen&MolecularVirology MICRO296 FundamentalsinImmunology MICRO228 LabRotationsinMicrobiology MICRO229 AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO298 SeminarinMicrobiology SUMMER MICRO300 ThesisResearch
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YEAR2 FALL MICRO231* MolecularBiologyofEukaryotePathogens MICRO250 AdvancedMicrobialPathogenesis MICRO229 AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO298 SeminarinMicrobiology INTER260 ResponsibleConductinResearch SPRING MICRO229 AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO298 SeminarinMicrobiology MoredetailedexplanationsofcourseworkrequirementsandsamplecurriculaforregistrationareshowninAppendices1and2.*NotethatconsiderationisbeinggiventointegratingMICRO225,231and276intoamulti-partMicrobialPathogenesiscourseintheSpringandFallof2020or2021.Furtherinformationwillfollow.
Studentsmustcompleteatleast60credits;30creditsgraded.Studentscanreceiveamaximumof15creditsforthesisresearch(MICRO300/400),4creditseachforAnalysisofResearchLiterature(MICRO229)andSeminarinMicrobiology(MICRO298).B.ASSESSMENTCourseworkAssessment:Studentsmaybedismissedfromtheprogramif:
§ Theirgradepointaverageisbelow3.0attheendofanysemester§ Theyreceivetwogradesbelow‘B’
AdditionalAssessments:• Inadditiontocoursework,studentswillbeassessedduringlabrotations,seminars,journalclubs,biannual
committeemeetings,andqualifyingandpreliminaryexaminations.Theseassessmentswilldocumentresearchabilities,criticalthinkingandworkethic.
• Failuretomakesatisfactoryprogressinanyoftheseareas,intheviewofthementor,maybegroundsfordismissal.Ifthissituationarises,itwillbediscussedfirstwiththeDepartmentHead.
C.LABORATORYROTATIONSYear1Duringthefirstyearstudentswillparticipateinthreelabrotationseachofapproximately11weeksduration:
§ September–midNovember§ MidNovember–midFebruary§ MidFebruary-May§ Specificdateswillbeseteachyear
MinimalExpectationsofStudentsDuringRotation§ 20+hoursaweekforrotation,includingafterhoursandweekendsasnecessary§ Studentsmustrespecttheschedulearrangedforthembytheirrotationsupervisor
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§ Writtenreportsfromtherotationsupervisorwillberequiredatthecommencementandconclusionofeachrotationonformsprovided.
o Whenthestudententersthelaboratory,thementorandstudentwillagreeonandcomplete“RotationFormI”describingreasonablegoalsfortherotation.(Seebackofmanualforrotationforms).Theformwillthenbesubmittedtomipgrad@lsuhsc.edu.
o Atendoftherotation:thementorandstudentwillagreeonaccomplishmentsandtechniquesachievedbythestudentandtowhatlevelthegoalswerereached.
§ Attheendoftherotation:thementorwillcomplete“RotationFormII’andsubmitthistomipgrad@lsuhsc.edu.Theformwillbeplacedinthestudentfile.
§ Studentswillreceiveagradeofsatisfactoryorunsatisfactoryforeachrotation.§ Studentscanbedismissedfromtheprogramduetounsatisfactoryperformanceinlabrotations.§ Studentswillfinalizealab/mentorfortheirPhDstudybeforeJune1intheirfirstyear.§ Studentswillworkfulltimeontheirdissertationprojectduringthesummerbetweenyear1and2.
D.COMMITTEEMEETINGS
YEAR2DISSERTATIONCOMMITTEE
§ Atthebeginningofthesecondyearofgraduatestudy,thestudentandmentorwillselectaDissertationCommittee.
§ ThemembershipoftheCommitteemustbeapprovedbytheDepartmentHead.§ TheCommitteewillcompriseatleast5GraduateFacultyMembersofLSUHSCincluding:
A.Atleast3LSUHSC-MIPGraduateFacultyincludingmentor,B.Atleast1non-MIPLSUHSCGraduateFaculty(noteA+Bmustequalatleast5).TheadditionofafacultymemberexternaltoLSUHSCisencouraged.
§ ThecompletedDissertationCommitteeformissubmittedtomipgrad@lsuhsc.edu(seebackofmanualforthisform).
COMMITTEEMEETINGS§ Atthebeginningofthesecondyearofgraduatestudy,thestudentandmentorwillselectadissertation
committee.• Atthefirstcommitteemeeting,thecommitteewillelectachairperson(notthementor),whoisresponsiblefor
theconductofcommitteemeetingsandfinalizationofmeetingreports.• Committeemeetingswillbeheldatleastonceevery6months.
o Regularcommitteemeetingsareheldforthedurationofthestudent’smembershipoftheMIPgraduateprogram,includingafterthepreliminaryexam.
o Thestudentisresponsibleforsettingthetimeandlocationofeachmeeting,preferablyviaaDoodlepollordirectcontactwithcommitteemembers.
o MIPgraduatestudentspresentaresearchseminareachyear-ideally,oneofthe6-monthlycommitteemeetingsisscheduledfordirectlyaftertheseminar.
• Thestudentmustprovideareporttoallcommitteemembersatleast3daysbeforeeachcommitteemeeting,including:
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o a‘specificaims-style’documentofonepageinlength,includingashortintroductionofthesubjectarea;thesignificanceofproject,andthespecificaimsofproject.ThisdocumentshouldbeinNIHstyle,butcanbelessformal,e.g.canbeinbulletedform.
o a1to2-pageprogressreportdescribingtheworkaccomplishedsincethepreviousmeeting.Thismustaddresseachofthe6-monthgoalsstatedinthepreviouscommitteereportandshouldNOTbereplacedbyacopyofanypowerpoint/seminarpresentation.
o goalsforthenext6-monthperiod.
• Assoonaspossibleaftereachcommitteemeeting,areportwillbeprepared,includinganassessmentof:o thelevelofunderstandingoftheprojectandmethodologiesasreflectedbytheabilityofthestudentto
presentanddiscussallaspectsofthework.o satisfactorycompletionof6-monthgoals(orappropriateeffortbeingmade).o goalsandexpectationsfornext6-monthperiod.o thepotentialoftheworkforpublication.
Thepreparationofthecommitteemeetingreportiscoordinatedbythecommitteechair.Thereportisfinalizedafteragreementofthecommitteeandisdiscussedwiththestudentandmentor.Copiesofthereportareemailedtothestudent,thementorandmipgrad@lsuhsc.edu
YEARS2–5• Committeemeetingsshouldoccuratleastevery6months.• Writtenrequirementsofthestudentpriortoeachmeeting,andmeetingreports,areasabove.
Ifthecommitteebelievesthatthestudentisnotmakingappropriateefforttowardsthedefined6-monthgoalsattwoconsecutivecommitteemeetings,thenthismayrepresentsufficientreasonfordismissalofthestudentfromtheprogram.Ifthissituationarises,itwillbediscussedfirstwiththeDepartmentHead.E.SEMINAR/JOURNALCLUBALLYEARSSeminar
• AttendanceatMIPdepartmentalseminarsanddissertationdefenseseminarsismandatoryforallMIPgraduatestudents.
• Eachstudentisrequiredtopresentworkinprogressatthedepartmentalseminarseriesonceduringeachcalendaryearofenrollment.
o Year1studentswillpresentworkfromarotation,typicallyneartheendoftheSpringsemester.• DissertationCommitteemeetingsshouldideallybescheduledforimmediatelyaftertheseminarandshould
includediscussionoftheseminarpresentationwiththestudent.GraduateJournalClub(MICRO229)
• AllstudentsarerequiredtoattendandparticipateintheAnalysisofResearchLiteraturecourse(MICRO229)ineverysemesterthatitisofferedthroughouttheirPhDstudies.Thiscoursecomprisesjournalclubpresentationsanddiscussion.
• Studentsarealsoencouragedtoparticipateina‘discipline-based’journalclubwithinthedepartmentifnotengagedinthisactivityduringregularmeetingsoftheirownlaboratory.
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• ParticipationinAnalysisofResearchLiteraturecourseandjournalclubswillbediscussedatdissertationcommitteemeetings.
F.QUALIFYINGEXAMINATIONYEAR2
• Studentswilltakethequalifyingexambeforetheendofyear2.ThequalifyingexamandinstructionsaredescribedindetailinAppendix3.
• Atthecompletionoftheoralexamination,theQualifyingExaminationCommitteewilldiscussstudentperformanceanddetermineifthestudentpassedorfailed.
• Ifthestudentpasses,he/shereceivesapprovaltocontinuewithhis/herPh.D.researchproject.• Ifthestudentfails,thecommitteemayprovidetheoptiontoretaketheexam.Ifthecommitteedoesnot
providetheoptiontoretaketheexam,thestudentmaycontinueintheprogramtoobtainaMSdegree(MastersinBiomedicalScience).Theoptiontore-taketheexamafterthecompletionofaMSdegreemaybeprovidedafterfurtherdiscussionwiththementor,departmenthead,andcommittee.
G.PRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONYEAR3
• AccordingtoGraduateSchoolpolicy,thestudentmustpassthepreliminaryexamatleastoneacademicyear(3consecutivesemesters)beforethefinaldefenseexamination.
• Studentsarerequiredtotakethepreliminaryexambytheendoftheir3rdyear.• ThepreliminaryexamandinstructionsaredescribedinmoredetailinAppendix4.• Acompleted,typed‘REQUESTFORPRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONFORM’shouldbesenttotheGraduateSchool
atleast2weekspriortotheexaminationdate.• AreportoftheoutcomeofthepreliminaryexamiswrittenupbytheCommitteeChair,distributedtocommittee
membersforcomment,andthefinaldraftthensenttomipgrad@lsuhsc.eduandfiledinthestudentrecords.• Acompleted‘REPORTOFPRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONFORM’mustbesenttotheDeanoftheSchoolof
GraduateStudiesfollowingcompletionofthecommittee’srecommendation.YEAR4
• RegisterforMICRO299(GrantProposalinMicrobiology)inthesemesterafterthepreliminaryexaminationiscompleted.
H.MANUSCRIPTSYEARS3-5
• Outlinesofmanuscriptstobesubmittedforpublicationshouldbediscussedatcommitteemeetings.• Itisdesirablethatamanuscriptforpublicationinapeer-reviewedjournalandpertainingtodissertationworkis
indraftform(orsubmitted)bythetimeofthepreliminaryexamination.• Acceptanceforpublicationofaminimumofonemanuscriptpertainingdirectlytothedissertationworkina
peer-reviewedjournalisrequiredforgraduation.• ExceptionsarepossiblewiththepermissionoftheDepartmentHead.Theseinclude:
o Manuscriptsubmissiondelayedbypatentapplication.o Articlesubmittedandreviewed,butrequiresrevision.o Insuchinstances,thestudentmustsubmitadraftmanuscripttothedissertationcommittee.
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I.FINALEXAMINATIONYEAR4/5
• Guidelinesforwritingthedissertationcanbefoundat:http://graduatestudies.lsuhsc.edu/DissertationGuidelines.pdf
• Acompleted‘REQUESTFORDISSERTATIONDEFENSEFORM’andacopyoftheDissertationAbstractmustbereceivedbytheGraduateSchoolatleasttwoweekspriortothedefensedate.
• CopiesoftheDissertationmustalsobecirculatedtothedissertationcommitteeatleasttwoweekspriortothedefensedate.
• Aseminaronthecontentsofthedissertation(publicdefense)willbepresentedatthetimeofthedissertationdefense.
• Theseminarmustbepublicizedatleasttwoweekspriortotheexaminationdatewiththescheduledtimeandlocation.
• Thecommitteewillconducttheexaminationbasedonthecontentsofthedissertationandmatterspertainingtothedissertationandwillthendecidebyvoteifthestudenthaspassed.Twoormorenegativevoteswillconstituteabasisforfailureoftheexamination.
• Ifthecommitteedeterminesthatthestudenthaspassedtheexamination,butthatcorrectionstothedissertationarenecessary,thestudentisgivenalimitedamountoftimetomakethesecorrections.Committeemembersmayagreetoleavefinalapprovalofcorrectionstothemajorprofessor,ormayrequiretoseethecorrecteddissertation.
• ThemajorprofessorandstudentwillhavetheDISSERTATIONFINALEXAMINATIONREPORTFormreadyforcommitteememberstosignuponcompletionofthefinalexamination.Committeememberswillsignthisformtoindicatepassorfailureoftheexamatthemeeting.However,theDepartmentHeadwillsignthisformonlyafternotificationthatfinalcorrections,ifany,havebeenmadetothesatisfactionofthecommitteeand/ormajorprofessor.
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MIPGRADUATESTUDENTCHECKLIST
YEAR1:SUMMARYCHECKLIST
• Completecourseworkandmaintain≥3.0average• Complete3–4labrotationswithsatisfactoryreviewfromfaculty• ChoosealaboratoryforPhDresearchprogram• PresentaMIPseminarbasedonworkinprogress• FORMCHECKLISTforStudentRecordfolders
LabrotationIPartIandPartIILabrotationIIPartIandPartIILabrotationIIIPartIandPartIILabrotationIVPartIandPartII(optional)SeminarcritiqueSelectionofmentor
YEAR2:SUMMARYCHECKLIST
• Completecourseworkandmaintain≥3.0average• Finalizedissertationcommittee• Passqualifyingexam• PresentationofseminarinMIP• PresentationatMIPjournalclub• Commencecommitteemeetings• FORMCHECKLISTforStudentRecordfolder
DissertationCommitteememberlistReport/summaryofqualifyingexambyqualifyingcommitteechairReportof1stcommitteemeetingSeminarcritique
YEAR3:SUMMARYCHECKLIST• DissertationCommitteemeetingatleastonceevery6months• Preliminaryexamination• PresentationofseminarinMIP• PresentationatMIPjournalclub• FORMCHECKLISTforStudentRecordFolder
SummaryreportofresultofpreliminaryexambymentorforcommitteeandstudentReportofcommitteemeetingyear3(1)Reportofcommitteemeetingyear3(2)Seminarcritique
• FORMCHECKLISTforSchoolofGraduateStudiesRequestforexamformtwoweeksbeforeexamReportofPreliminaryExaminationsignedbycommittee
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YEARS4/5:SUMMARYCHECKLIST
• DissertationCommitteemeetingatleastonceevery6months• PresentationofseminarinMIPeachyear• PresentationatMIPjournalclubeachyear• Submissionofatleastonemanuscripttopeerreviewedjournal• FORMCHECKLISTforStudent’sRecordFolder
Reportofcommitteemeetingyear4(1)Reportofcommitteemeetingyear4(2)Reportofcommitteemeetingyear5(1)Reportofcommitteemeetingyear5(2)Seminarcritiqueyear4Seminarcritiqueyear5
• FORMCHECKLISTforDISSERTATIONDEFENSERequestforDissertationDefenseandAbstracttoSchoolofGraduateStudiestwoweekspriortodefenseDissertationSeminarTitle,locationpubliclyadvertisedschool-widetwoweekspriortodefenseDissertationdistributedtocommitteetwoweekspriortodefenseDissertationcompletion(pass)paperworksubmittedtoSchoolofGraduateStudies;SubmitcorrecteddissertationtoSchoolofGraduateStudies
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APPENDIX1:CourseRequirementsandSampleCurriculumforMIPDepartmentPhDStudentsCourseTitle Course
Number NumberofCredits
Graded AdditionalNotes
Biochemistry INTER111 4 4 CellandMolecularBiologyA INTER121 3 3 CellandMolecularBiologyB INTER122 3 3 EthicsinBiomedicalSciences INTER220 1‡ ResponsibleConductinResearch INTER260 1‡ LaboratoryRotationsinMicrobiology
MICRO228 6‡
IntrotoMicrobialPathogenesis MICRO224 3 3 MinimumgradeofBisrequired FundamentalsinImmunology MICRO296 3 3 AdvancedMedicalBacteriology** MICRO225 3 3 MolBiolPathogenicEukaryotes** MICRO231 3 3 GeneralandMolecularVirology** MICRO276 3 3 AdvMicrobialPathogenesis* MICRO250 0-3 0-3 Atleast3gradedcreditsfromtheseare
required. SelectedTopicsinMicrobiology† MICRO281 0-6 0-6 ApprovedElectives 0-3 0-3 ResearchProposalinMicrobiology† MICRO299 3 3 Ifsufficientgradedcredits,canbeP/F SeminarinMicrobiology MICRO298 4‡ Only4creditsgotowardgraduation;
studentsmustattendeverysemester AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO229 4‡ Upto4creditsarepossible;students
mustattendeverysemester ThesisandDissertationResearch MICRO300
and400 15‡ Only15creditsgotowardgraduation
60creditsrequiredforgraduation 62-70 31-40† 30gradedcreditsarerequired *Insomeyearsthesecoursesmaynotbeoffered.MICRO250isarequiredcoursewhenofferedinstudent’ssecondyearinthedepartment.†SelectedTopicsmaybeofferedasgradedorpass/fail.‡Non-graded;maximumnumberofcreditsthatcanbereceived**NotethatconsiderationisbeinggiventointegratingMICRO225,231and276intoamulti-partMicrobialPathogenesiscourseintheSpringof2020or2021.Furtherinformationwillfollow.Suggestedelectives: INTER143 ExperimentalDesignandAnalysis 2credits March30–May9(T,Th) INTER141Genetics 2credits Jan3–Feb9(T,Th) INTER142Pharmacology 2credits Feb14–March28(T,Th) BIO6100Biostatisticalmethods 4credits BIOCH299ProfessionalSkills-GraduateStudents 1credit Spring(notgraded)
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SAMPLE CURRICULUM FOR REGISTRATION FOR MIP GRADUATE PROGRAM (Ph.D.)
Fall – year 1 (15 credits; 12 credits letter grade)
INTER 111 Biochemistry 4 credits Grade INTER 121 Cell & Mol Biol A 3 credits Grade INTER 122 Cell & Mol Biol B 3 credits Grade MICRO 224 MICRO 228
Introduction to Microbial Pathogenesis Laboratory Rotations
3 credits 1 credits
Grade Pass/Fail
INTER 220 Ethics in Biomedical Sciences 1 credit Pass/Fail Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; >B in MICRO 224 and satisfactory review from laboratory rotation
Spring – year 1 (12 credits; 9 credits letter grade)
MICRO 225 Advanced Medical Bacteriology 3 credits Grade MICRO 276 Gen & Molecular Virology 3 credits Grade MICRO 296 Fundamentals in Immunology 3 credits Grade MICRO 228 Lab Rotations in Microbiology 3 credits Pass/Fail
Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; > B in MICRO courses and satisfactory reviews from laboratory rotations Summer –year 1 (6 credits;) MICRO 300 Thesis research 6 credits Pass/Fail
Fall – year 2 (9 credits; 6 credits letter grade)
MICRO 231 Mol Biol Eukaryotic Pathogens 3 credits Grade MICRO 250 Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis 3 credits Grade INTER 260 26260260260
Responsible Conduct in Research 1 credits Pass/Fail MICRO 298 Seminar in Microbiology 1 credit Pass/Fail MICRO 299
Analysis of Research Literature
1 credit
Pass/Fail
Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; and satisfactory progress in research laboratory Students must select a graduate research committee
Spring - year 2 (9 credits)
MICRO 229 Analysis of Research Literature 1 credit Pass/ Fail MICRO 298 MICRO 300
Seminar in Microbiology Thesis research
1 credit 7 credits
Pass/Fail Pass/Fail
Summer- year 2 (6 credits) MICRO 300 Thesis research 1-6 credits Pass/Fail Students must take the Qualifying Examination by the end of their second year of Graduate Studies. Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; passing of the Qualifying Examination and demonstration of successful progress as determined through committee meetings. In subsequent years, students will register for 9 credits / semester. They will be required to participate in MIP seminar and Analysis of Research Literature every semester.
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APPENDIX2:CourseRequirementsforenteringMD/PhDandIDPStudentsCourseTitle Course
Number NumberofCredits
Graded AdditionalNotes
EthicsinBiomedicalSciences INTER220 1‡ ResponsibleConductinResearch INTER260 1‡ IntrotoMicrobialPathogenesis MICRO224 3 3 MinimumgradeofBisrequired FundamentalsinImmunology MICRO296 3 3 AdvancedMedicalBacteriology MICRO225 3 3 MolBiolPathogenicEukaryotes MICRO231 3 3 GeneralandMolecularVirology MICRO276 3 3 AdvMicrobialPathogenesis* MICRO250 0-3 0-3 Numberofgradedcreditsfromthese
coursesdependsonhowmanycreditsweretransferredfrommedicalcurriculum.
SelectedTopicsinMicrobiology*† MICRO281 0-6 0-6 ApprovedElectives 0-3 0-3
ResearchProposalinMicrobiology MICRO299 3 3 SeminarinMicrobiology MICRO298 4‡ Only4creditsgotowardgraduation;
studentsmustattendeverysemester AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO229 4‡ Upto4creditsarepossible;students
mustattendeverysemester ThesisandDissertationResearch MICRO300
and400 15‡ Only15creditsgotowardgraduation
60creditsrequiredforgraduation 46-55 21-30† 30gradedcreditsarerequired *Insomeyearsthesecoursesmaynotbeoffered;MICRO250isarequiredcoursewhenofferedinstudent’ssecondyearindepartment.†SelectedTopicsmaybeofferedasgradedorpass/fail.‡Non-graded;maximumnumberofcreditsthatcanbereceivedSuggestedelectives: BIO6100Biostatisticalmethods 4credits BIOCH299ProfessionalSkills-GraduateStudents 1credit Spring(notgraded)
SAMPLE CURRICULUM FOR REGISTRATION FOR MIP PROGRAM (M.D./Ph.D.)
Summer –year 1 (6 credits;) MICRO 300 Thesis research 6 credits Pass/Fail
Fall – year 1 (9 credits; 1 credits letter grade)
INTER 220 Ethics in Biomedical Sciences 1 credit Pass/Fail MICRO 224 MICRO 298 MICRO 300
Introduction to Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar in Microbiology Thesis Research
3 credits 1 credit 4 credits
Grade Pass/Fail Pass/Fail
Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; >B in MICRO 224 and satisfactory progress in research laboratory Spring – year 1 (9 credits; 8 credits letter grade)
MICRO 225 Advanced Medical Bacteriology 3 credits Grade
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MICRO 276 Gen & Molecular Virology 3 credits Grade MICRO 296 Fundamentals in Immunology 3 credits Grade
Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; > B in MICRO courses and satisfactory progress in research laboratory Students must select a graduate research committee Summer –year 2 (6 credits;)
MICRO 300 Thesis research 6 credits Pass/Fail
Fall – year 2 (9 credits; 3 credits letter grade)
MICRO 231 Mol Biol Eukaryotic Pathogens 3 credits Grade MICRO 250 Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis 3 credits Grade INTER 260 Responsible Conduct in Research 1 credits Pass/Fail MICRO 299 Analysis of Research Literature 1 credit Pass/Fail MICRO 298 Seminar in Microbiology 1 credit Pass/Fail
Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; and satisfactory progress in research laboratory Spring - year 2 (9 credits)
MICRO 229 Analysis of Research Literature 1 credit Pass/ Fail MICRO 400 Thesis research 7 credits Pass/Fail
Summer- year 3 (6 credits)
MICRO 400 Thesis research 1-6 credits Pass/Fail
Students must take the Qualifying Examination by the end of their second year of Graduate Studies. Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; passing of the Qualifying Examination and demonstration of successful progress as determined through committee meetings. In subsequent years, students will register for 9 credits / semester. They will be required to participate in MIP seminar and Analysis of Research Literature every semester.
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APPENDIX3:QualifyingExaminstructions
Thequalifyingexamwillconsistoftwoparts.PartAwillconsistof4questionsgivenover4halfdays.PartBwillbeanoraldefenseofthestudent’sanswerstoPartAwithin2weeksofcompletionofPartA.Theexammustbecompletedbytheconclusionofthesummersemesterofthesecondyear.
PartA.Thequestions.
1. Thequalifyingcommitteewillprepare4questionsperstudent.Thesewillcomefromgeneralareascoveredintherequiredcoursework:Virology,Immunology,MedicalBacteriology,MolecularBiology/EukaryoticPathogens.
2. Over4daysthestudentwillbegivenonequestioneachdayandhave4hourstorespondtoit.Thestudentwillhavefullaccesstobooks,journalsandtheinternet.ThisportionoftheexamisOPENBOOK.However,studentsmaynotsolicithelpfromelsewhere.
PARTA.Evaluation.
1. Eachresponsewillbereadbytwocommitteemembers.2. Thequalifyingcommitteememberwhowrotethequestionwillreadandcritiquetheresponse.Thecritiquecan
bewrittenonaseparatepageorwrittenlegiblyinthemarginsofthestudent’sresponse.3. Thesecondcommitteememberwillactasareaderandwillcompleteaseparateshorterreview.4. Writtencritiquesmustbereceivednolaterthan1weekpriortooralexamination.5. Nocommitteememberwillberesponsiblefortheprimarycritiqueformorethanonequestionperstudent.6. Acommitteememberwillnotberesponsibleforthecritiquesiftheyarethestudent’smentor.7. Thechairofthecommitteewillberesponsibleforassigningprimaryandreader(unlesshe/sheisthestudent’s
mentor;inwhichcaseanothercommitteememberwillactaschair).
PARTB.Oralportion.
1. Thisportionoftheexammustbetakenwithin2weeksofcompletionofPartA.2. Thisportionoftheexamwilllastnolongerthan4hoursandwillconsistofthestudent’soraldefenseoftheir
responseand/orchangesintheirresponsebasedoncritiques.3. Thementorofthestudentwillbepresentbutcannotparticipateeitherverballyorotherwise.4. Thecommitteewillaskquestionsinreferencetotheoriginalquestioninwhichthestudentwillhavetoorally
defendhis/heroriginalresponse–ordefendchangesinresponsebasedonthecritique.
PARTB.Evaluation.
1. Thequalifyingcommitteememberswillevaluatethestudent’sperformanceanddetermineifthestudentpassedorfailed.
a. Thementordoesnotgenerallyparticipateinthefinalvote,butmayclarifymattersconcerningthestudent.
b. Intheunlikelyeventthatthecommitteedoesnotcometoanagreement,thematterwillbediscussedwiththeDepartmentHead.
2. Ifthestudentpasses,he/shebecomesacandidateforthePh.D.degree.a. Thecommitteemayaskthestudenttorewriteananswertoconfirmthatthestudentunderstandsthe
natureofcritiquesraisedduringtheoralportionoftheexam.3. Ifthestudentfails:
a. He/shemaybegiventheoptiontoretaketheexam.Thismayoccurifthecommitteefeelsthestudentforsomereasondidnotperformtohis/herbestabilityortherewereextenuatingcircumstances.
b. Ifthestudentisnotgiventheoptiontoretaketheexam,he/shemaybegiventheoptiontoobtainaMSdegree.
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APPENDIX4:PreliminaryExaminstructions
LOGISTICS
• Thepreliminaryexaminationshouldbetakenbeforetheendofthethirdyearofgraduatestudies.Thefocusoftheexaminationisonaproposalpreparedbythestudentandbasedontheirdissertationproject(seedetailsofrequiredformatandgradinginformationbelow).
• Thestudentwillarrangeatimeanddatewiththecommittee.ADOODLEpollisrecommendedandareservationforatleastthreehoursissuggested.Oncetheexamisscheduled,thestudentshouldreserveaconferenceroom.
• Notealsothatthepreliminaryexammustbepassedatleastoneacademicyear(ie.3consecutivesemesters)beforegraduation.
• TheresearchproposalmustbecirculatedtotheDissertationCommitteeatleasttwoweekspriortotheexaminationdate.
• Thecompleted,typedREQUESTFORPRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONFORMmustbesenttotheGraduateSchoolatleasttwoweekspriortotheexaminationdate.
FORMAT
• TheproposalistobepresentedinNIHRO1grantformat:containingthefollowingelements:SpecificAims;Abstract;ResearchPlan(nolongerthan12pages);VertebrateAnimals(ifnecessary),HumanSubjects(ifnecessary)andReferences.
o WhiletheproposalshouldbepreparedinR01format,itshouldprimarilyreflectthestudent’sdissertationproject.Itneednot,therefore,bewrittenasaformalfundingapplicationrigidlyembodyingaproposedfive-yearresearchplan.
o Descriptionofexperimentsandsub-aimsalreadycompletedshouldbeincluded,eitheraspreliminaryresultswithinthedescriptionofanAimintheResearchPlan,or(ifanAimisessentiallycompleted)asaprogressreport.
o Ifthestudentalreadyhasapublicationdirectlyrelatedtotheproposedthesiswork,thiscanbeincludedasanaddendum.
o Alternativegrantformats(eg.anF30orR21application)shouldnotbesubstitutedfortheabove.• TheSpecificAimspagemaybeviewedandeditedbythementor.Thementormayalsoviewandprovide
feedbackonanoutlineoftheResearchPlan.However,thementorshouldnotextensivelyeditdraftsoftheResearchPlan.
• Ifthecommitteebelievesthatthesubmittedproposalisincompleteorotherwiseunsatisfactory,thenthepreliminaryexaminationshouldbepostponed.Thecommitteechairwillwriteamemostatingwhytheproposalisunsatisfactoryandoutlinehowitshouldberevised.
• ExamplesofRO1formatgrantsandsuggestionsforformulatingcanbefoundatthefollowingwebsite:http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/grant/pages/appsamples.aspx
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EXAM
• ThestudentshouldprepareaPowerpointpresentationthatincludesSpecificAims,themajorpointsoftheproposal,andkeydata.
• Whilethesubmittedproposalwillbediscussed,theexamwillbegradedontheoral/powerpointpresentationandrelateddiscussion.
• Thestudentmaybequestionedonanyareaofmicrobiologyandrelatedfields.• Theprojectedgoalswillnormallybediscussed.• TheresultsofthePreliminaryExaminationwillbedeterminedbyavoteofthecommitteeasfollows:
o Pass-studentbecomesacandidateforthePh.D.degree.o Fail-twodissentingvotesconstitutesabasisforfailure.Thecommitteewilldiscussthefollowing
options.§ Failure–nore-examination.ThestudentmayhavetheoptiontocompleteaMaster’sDegree.§ Failure–re-examination.Thisshouldgenerallytakeplacewithinsixmonthsofthefirst
PreliminaryExam.Thecommitteewilldecideontheformat:• Thestudentmaybeaskedtorewritetheentireproposal,orparticularsections,priorto
theoralexamination.• Thestudentmaybeaskedtowriteaprogressreportpriortoanoralexamination.
• AFOLLOWUPREPORTOFPRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONFORM(typed)mustbesignedbyallcommittee
membersandtheDepartmentHeadandsenttotheDeanoftheSchoolofGraduateStudies.• Thecommitteechairwillwriteasummaryofthepreliminaryexaminationandsubmittomipgrad@lsuhsc.edu• Thestudentshouldregisterforcoursecredit(Microbiology299,3hourscredit)forthisproposalinthesemester
afterpassingtheexamo Thehighestgradethatthestudentcanobtainforthecourseintheeventofare-writeand/or
re-examinationisa‘B’.
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