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Academic Standards Committee
The Academic Standards Committee consists of one member from each Program. This Committee makes recommendations to the Deans on the following matters:
- Appointment of faculty to all student Advisory and Examining Committees
- Student plans in order to ensure that faculty policies concerning academic standards are met
- All scholastic disciplinary matters; the Committee acts as a panel to determine whether grounds exist for dismissal of a student
Meeting dates for 2023-2024October 11, 2023
November 8, 2023
December 13, 2023
January 10, 2024
February 14, 2024
March 13, 2024
April 10, 2024
May 8, 2024
June 12, 2024
July 10, 2024
August 14, 2024
September 11, 2024The Committee will meet virtually until we are able to hold meetings in person. The meetings start at 9:00 a.m. on the second Wednesday of every month.
Members for the 2023-2024 academic yearProgram Member Alternate Medical Physics Jinzhong Yang, PhD Darshan Lou, PhD Biochemistry and Cell Biology Guangwei Du, PhD, Chair Melvin Klegerman, PhD Cancer Biology Dung-Fang Lee, PhD Chunru Lin, PhD Genetic Counseling Meagan Choates, MS, CGC Kathryn Leal, MS, CGC Genetics and Epigenetics Xiangli Yang, PhD Shawn Bratton, PhD Immunology Shervin Assassi, PhD Roza Nurieva, PhD Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Nick DeLay, PhD Blake Hanson, PhD Neuroscience Sheng Zhang, PhD Michael Beierlein, PhD Therapeutics and Pharmacology Michelle Hildebrandt, PhD Federica Pisaneschi, PhD Quantitative Sciences Linghua Wang, PhD Liang Li, PhD
GSBS AdministrationBill Mattox, PhD
Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, PhD
Wassim Chehab, PhD
Bunny Perez
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Admissions Committee
The Admissions Committee consists of a combination of faculty members recommended by the Dean's Office and Programs. This Committee is responsible for:
- Soliciting recommendations from appropriate Programs concerning student admission
- Evaluating applications for admission
- Submitting recommendations concerning admissions to the Deans
- Assuring that only persons who have demonstrated a potential for scientific excellence and meet the academic credentials defined in the GSBS Catalog can be recommended for admission
Meeting dates for 2023-2024The Committee meets as needed.
Members for the 2023-2024 academic yearMember Role Jun-ichi Abe, PhD Chair - At-Large Member Wei Cao, PhD At-Large Member Kendra Carmon, PhD At-Large Member Richard Davis, PhD Immunology Program Representative Suhendan Ekmekcioglu, PhD At-Large Member George Eisenhoffer, PhD At-Large Member Stan Gu, PhD At-Large Member Goo Jun, PhD At-Large Member Heidi Kaplan, PhD Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Program Representative Michael Lorenz, PhD At-Large Member Guang Peng, PhD Cancer Biology Program Representative Kyle Poulsen, PhD Therapeutics and Pharmacology Program Representative Kai Sun, PhD Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program Representative Akihiko Urayama, PhD Neuroscience Program Representative Jun Wang, PhD Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program Representative GSBS Administration
Cherilynn Shadding, PhD
Lenay Johnson
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Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Committee consists of nine faculty members and three students. This committee is responsible for:
- Review and approval of all course offerings of the Graduate Faculty
- Evaluation of current GSBS courses
- Approval of major changes to GSBS courses
- Elimination of GSBS courses
- Identification of courses that meet specific GSBS requirements
- Recommendations on changes in curriculum as well as related practices
Meeting Dates for 2023-2024October 18, 2023
November 15, 2023
December 20, 2023
January 17, 2024
February 21, 2024
March 27, 2024 *
April 17, 2024
May 15, 2024
June 19, 2024
July 17, 2024
August 21, 2024
September 18, 2024
*One week later than usual to accommodate Spring Break.The Committee will meet via WebEx until we are able to hold meetings in person. The meetings start at 2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month.
Members for the 2023-2024 academic yearMember Role Pamela Wenzel, PhD Chair Richard Bouchard, PhD Member Leslie Dunnington, PhD Member Ziyi Li, PhD Member Christian Perez, PhD Member Rama Soundararajan, PhD Member Jian Wang, PhD Member Wantong Yao, PhD Member Michael Zhu, PhD Member Student Representative - Student Representative - Student Representative - Ruth Heidelberger, MD, PhD Alternate
GSBS AdministrationBill Mattox, PhD
Wassim Chehab, PhD
Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, PhD
Joy Lademora, MGM
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee consists of a combination of faculty members and students. This Committee is responsible for:
- Ensuring that the GSBS creates and maintains an environment that is inclusive and equitable for GSBS students
- Regular assessment of the community
- Establishing impactful training and programming for the community
- Reviewing GSBS data and setting benchmarks
- Surveying GSBS policies and mission
- Making recommendations to the Deans
Meeting dates for 2022-2023
Meets second Wednesday of every month, 12:30 pm
Members for the 2022-2023 academic yearMember
Role
Melinda Yates, PhD
Chair
Jennifer Czerwinski, MS CGC
Faculty Member
Candelaria Gomez-Manzano, MD
Faculty Member
Daniel Harrington, PhD
Faculty Member
Ralf Krahe, PhD
Faculty Member
Melinda Yates, PhD
Faculty Member
Taylor Halsey
Student Member
Mabel G. Pérez-Oquendo
Student Member
Josue E. Pineda
Student Member
Kari Brewer Savannah, PhD
Staff Member
Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, PhD
Staff Member Karen Weinberg
Staff Member
GSBS Administration
Cherilynn R. Shadding, PhD
Tanieka Young, MBA, MSHRD
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Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the Deans, the Faculty President and Vice-President, the Chairpersons of standing committees, the Graduate Student Association President, and three at-large representatives from among the GSBS Faculty who will be appointed to staggered terms of three-years each by the GSBS Membership Committee. In addition, the Faculty President and chairs of the Academic Standards, Admissions, Curriculum and Membership Committees serve as ex officio voting members of the Committee in the year following their appointments. The Faculty Vice-President is the chair of the Executive Committee. Responsibilities of the Executive Committee include:
- Coordinating activities of standing committees
- Reviewing academic policy
- Periodic evaluation of Programs
- Initiating emergency legislation
- Nominating candidates for Faculty Vice-President
- Assuming an advocacy role in matters related to academic freedom, appointments, and tenure involving members of the Graduate Faculty (upon request)
Meeting dates for 2023-2024October 19, 2023
January 25, 2024
March 28, 2024*
June 27, 2024
August 22, 2024*One week later than usual to accommodate Spring Break.
The Committee meets at least five times per year virtually until we are able to hold meetings in person. The meetings start at 2:00 p.m.
Members for the 2023-2024 academic yearMember Role Shane Cunha, PhD Chair and President Elect Jian Hu, PhD Chair of Program Director Program Committee, Faculty VP Jun-Ichi Abe, PhD Chair of Admissions Committee Richard Bouchard, PhD Past Chair of Curriculum Committee Michael Curran, PhD At-Large Representative Sharon Dent, PhD Dean Guangwei Du Chair of Academic Standards Committee Danielle Garsin, PhD At Large Member Anna Konovalova, PhD Past Chair of Admissions Committee Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD Chair of Program Directors Committee Wenbo Li, PhD Chair of Student Scholarship Committee Pierre McCrea, PhD At-Large Member Takese McKenzie President of Graduate Student Association Rodrigo Morales, PhD Past Chair of Membership Committee Deepa Sampath, PhD Chair of Membership Committee Claire Singletary, MS, CGC Past Faculty President Jason Stafford, PhD Past Chair of Academic Standards Committee
AdministrationDiane Bodurka, MD
Jeffrey Frost, PhD
Lenay Johnson
Raghu Kalluri, MD, PhD
Elisabet Lau
Bill Mattox, PhD
Raquel Salinas, PhD
Cherilynn Shadding, PhD
Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, PhD
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Membership Committee
The Membership Committee consists of nine faculty members and makes recommendations to the Deans on the following matters:
- Appointment of new faculty members
- Faculty reappointments at least once every five years
- Membership of standing committees of the Graduate Faculty
Meeting dates for 2023-2024October 12, 2023
December 14, 2023
February 8, 2024
March 14, 2024*
April 11, 2024
June 13, 2024
August 8, 2024* This is an additional meeting, if needed.
The Committee will meet virtually until we are able to hold meetings via Zoom. The meetings start at 2:00 p.m. on the 2 Thursday of even months.
Members for the 2023-2024 academic yearMember Role Deepa Sampath, PhD Chair - Cancer Biology and Therapeutic and Pharmacology Representative Blaine Bartholomew, PhD Member Yuri Dabaghian, PhD Member Bo Hu, PhD Member Chiangqing (Cynthia) Ju, PhD Member Rodrigo Morales, PhD Member Aarti Ramdaney, MS, CGC Member Mohammad Salehpour, PhD Member Haoqiang Ying, PhD Member Zahid Siddik, PhD Alternate
GSBS AdministrationBill Mattox, PhD
Jeffrey Frost, PhD
Jennifer Price, MBA, MHRM
Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, PhD
Wassim Chehab, PhD
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Program Directors Committee
The Program Directors Committee consists of Program Directors and two student representatives. The director of the MD/PhD Program is an ex officio member. The Committee makes recommendations to the Deans and the Executive Committee concerning the effectiveness and initiation of GSBS policies, including:
- policies that affect the function of the Graduate School
- policies that affect the structure and governance of Graduate Programs
- approval of new graduate programs
Meeting dates for 2022-2023
- September 13, 2022
- November 8, 2022
- February 14, 2023
- April 11, 2023
- July 11, 2023
- September 12, 2023
Members for the 2022-2023 academic yearMember Role/Program Jian Hu, PhD Chair, Cancer Biology Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD Biochemistry and Cell Biology Claire Singletary, MS, CGC Genetic Counseling Francesca Cole, PhD Genetics and Epigenetics Seyed Javad Moghaddam, MD Immunology Rebecca Howell, PhD Medical Physics William Margolin, PhD Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Kartik Venkatachalam, PhD Neuroscience Traver Hart, PhD Quantitative Sciences Ali Azhdarinia, PhD Therapeutics and Pharmacology Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD MD/PhD Program (ex officio) Yiming Cai Student Member Stephen Farmer, Jr. Student Member GSBS Deans/Administration
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Jeffrey Frost, PhD
Bill Mattox, PhD
Cherilynn Shadding, PhD
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Student Scholarship Committee
The Student Scholarship Committee consists of a faculty representative from each GSBS Program. The Committee is responsible for:
- Providing appropriate reviewers for student scholarships and fellowships that draw on representation from all GSBS Programs
- Providing input on the processes used to identify winners of student scholarships and fellowships
- Providing recommendations to the GSBS Deans on policies related to the establishment of new awards for students
Meeting dates for 2023-2024The Committee meets as needed.
Members for the 2023-2024 academic yearMember Role Wenbo Li, PhD Chair - At-Large Member Hussein Abbas, PhD At-Large Member Chandra Bartholomeusz, MD At-Large Member Pratip Bhattacharya, PhD At-Large Member
Han Chen, PhD Quantitative Science Program Representative Gabriel Fries, PhD At-Large Member Michael Galko, PhD Genetics and Epigenetics Program Representative Yejing Ge, PhD Cancer Biology Program Representative Jacqueline Harkenrider Genetic Counseling Program Joo Eun Jung, PhD Neuroscience Program Representative Humam Kadara, PhD Immunology Program Representative Hyun-Eui Kim, PhD Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program Representative Ziyin Li, PhD Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Program Representative Vihang Narkar, PhD Therapeutics and Pharmacology Program Representative Shabnam Shalapour, PhD At-Large Member Jyotika Sharma, PhD At-Large Member Xiaochun Wang, PhD Medical Physics Program Representative
GSBS AdministrationBill Mattox, PhD
Wassim Chehab, PhD
Joy Lademora, MGM
Susan SimonFor questions about Student Scholarship Committee matters, please email Bill Mattox.
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