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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 2024-2025October 16, 2024
November 13, 2024
December 11, 2024
January 8, 2025
February 12, 2025
March 12, 2025
April 9, 2025
May 14, 2025
June 11, 2025
July 9, 2025
August 13, 2025
September 10, 2025The Committee will meet virtually until can hold meetings in person. The meetings start at 9:00 a.m. on the second Wednesday of every month.
Members for the 2024-2025 academic yearProgram Member Alternate Therapeutics and Pharmacology Michelle Hildebrandt, PhD - Chair Federica Pisaneschi, PhD Medical Physics Jinzhong Yang, PhD Rebecca Howell, PhD Cancer Biology Dung-Fang Lee, PhD Chunru Lin, PhD Genetic Counseling Meagan Choates, MS, CGC Kathryn Gunther, MS, CGC Genetics and Epigenetics Shawn Bratton, PhD Don Gibbons, MD, PhD Immunology Shervin Assassi, PhD Roza Nurieva, PhD Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Jay Hun Lee, PhD Blake Hanson, PhD Molecular and Translational Biology Guangwei Du, PhD Melvin Klegerman, PhD Neuroscience Michael Beierlein, PhD Akhiko Urayama, PhD Quantitative Sciences Linghua Wang, PhD Liang Li, PhD
GSBS AdministrationJeffrey Frost, 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 2024-2025The Committee meets as needed.
Members for the 2024-2025 academic yearMember Role Heidi Kaplan, PhD Chair - Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Program Representative Jun-ichi Abe, PhD At-Large Member Moran Amit, PhD Neuroscience Program Representative Wei Cao, PhD At-Large Member Richard Davis, PhD Immunology Program Representative Shilpa Dhar, PhD At-Large Member George Eisenhoffer, PhD At-Large Member Yejing Ge, PhD Genetics & Epigenetics Program Representative Goo Jun, PhD At-Large Member Ju-Seog Lee, PhD Quantitative Sciences Program Representative Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, PhD At-Large Member Michael Lorenz, PhD At-Large Member Guang Peng, PhD Cancer Biology Program Representative Kyle Poulsen, PhD Therapeutics and Pharmacology Program Representative Valeria Vasquez-Robainas, PhD Molecular and Translational Biology Program Liuqing Yang, PhD At-Large Program GSBS Administration
Cherilynn Shadding, PhD
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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 2024-2025October 16, 2024*
November 20, 2024
December 18, 2024
January 15, 2025
February 19, 2025
March 19, 2025
April 16, 2025
May 21, 2025
June 25, 2025**
July 16, 2025
August 20, 2025
September 18, 2025*The first meeting of the fiscal year will be in person. BSRB S3.8456 - GSBS All Purpose Room.
**One week later to accommodate the Juneteenth holiday.
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 2024-2025 academic yearMember Role Rama Soundararajan, PhD Chair Patrick Dougherty, PhD Member Leslie Dunnington, PhD Member Mallory Glenn, PhD Member Dershan Luo, PhD Member Christian Perez, PhD Member Jian Wang, PhD Member Pamela Wenzel, PhD Member Wantong Yao, PhD Member Zaphanlene Kaffey Student Representative Yue Xuan Student Representative Barbara Nassif Rausseo Student Representative Julio Cordero-Morales, PhD Alternate
GSBS AdministrationJeffrey Frost, PhD
Wassim Chehab, PhD
Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, PhD
Joy Lademora, MGM
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Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the Dean, 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 2024-2025October 17, 2024*
January 23, 2025
March 27, 2025
June 26, 2025
August 28, 2025*The first meeting of the fiscal year will be in person. BSRB S3.8371 - GSBS Large Classroom
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 2024-2025 academic yearMember Role Francesca Cole, PhD Chair and VP and President-Elect of GSBS Faculty Shane Cunha, PhD Faculty President Alejandro Aballay, PhD Dean Jun-Ichi Abe, PhD Past Chair of Admissions Committee Chandra Bartholomeusz, PhD Chair of Student Scholarship Committee Kendra Carmon, PhD Chair of Student Success and Well-Being Committee Michael Curran, PhD At-Large Representative Guangwei Du, PhD Past Chair of Academic Standards Committee Danielle Garsin, PhD At Large Member Michelle Hildebrandt, PhD Chair of Academic Standards Committee Jian Hu, PhD Past Faculty President Heidi Kaplan, PhD Chair of Admissions Committee Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD Past Chair of Program Directors Committee Wenbo Li, PhD Past Chair of Student Scholarship Committee William Margolin, PhD Chair of Program Directors Committee Alexandra McConnell President of Graduate Student Association Deepa Sampath, PhD Past Chair of Membership Committee Rama Soundararajan, PhD Chair of Curriculum Committee Pamela Wenzel, PhD Past Chair of Curriculum Committee Haoqiang Ying, PhD Chair of Membership Committee
AdministrationJeffrey Frost, PhD
Elisabet Lau
Jennifer Price
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 2024-2025October 10, 2024*
December 12, 2024 (Gallick Room - BSRB S3.8367)
February 13, 2025 (All Purpose Room - BSRB S3.8456)
April 17, 2025 (All Purpose Room - BSRB S3.8456)
June 12, 2025 (All Purpose Room - BSRB S3.8456)
August 14, 2025 (All Purpose Room - BSRB S3.8456)The Committee meetings will be held in person. The meetings start at 1:00 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of even months.
Members for the 2024-2025 academic yearMember Role Haoqiang Ying, PhD Chair Blaine Bartholomew, PhD Member Yuri Dabaghian, PhD Member Chiangqing (Cynthia) Ju, PhD Member Anne-Marie Krachler Member Aarti Ramdaney, MS, CGC Member Mohammad Salehpour, PhD Member Zahid Siddik, PhD Member Niki M. Zacharias-Millward, PhD Member Gab Seok Kim, PhD Alternate
GSBS AdministrationJeffrey Frost, PhD
Jennifer Price, MBA, MHRM
Wassim Chehab, PhD
Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, 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 2024-2025
- September 10, 2024
- November 12, 2024
- February 11, 2025
- April 8, 2025
- July 8, 2025
Members for the 2024-2025 academic yearMember Role/Program Jian Hu, PhD Cancer Biology Claire Singletary, MS, CGC Genetic Counseling Rachel Miller, PhD Genetics and Epigenetics Seyed Javad Moghaddam, MD Immunology Rebecca Howell, PhD Medical Physics William Margolin, PhD Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Kristin Eckel-Mahan, PhD Chair, Molecular and Translational Biology Kartik Venkatachalam, PhD Neuroscience Traver Hart, PhD Quantitative Sciences Ali Azhdarinia, PhD Therapeutics and Pharmacology Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD MD/PhD Program (ex officio) Sarah Shin Student Member Ivana William Student Member GSBS Deans/Administration
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Jeffrey Frost, PhD
Cherilynn Shadding, PhD
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Student Success and Well-Being Committee
The GSBS Student Success and Well-Being Committee will ensure that the GSBS maintains a welcoming environment through advising, mentoring, and community engagement to empower all students to thrive, achieve, and maximize their success. The Committee will include 9 faculty and 3 staff members (or GSBS affiliates) to serve 3-year terms, 3 students to serve a 1-year term with an option to renew, and the Assistant/Associate Dean of Student Affairs.
Duties of the Committee may include but are not limited to:
- conducting regular assessment of student needs to identify opportunities to foster and facilitate professionalism in the GSBS community
- recruitment, development, and retention of all students, including but not limited to first-generation college students, low-income students, and underserved students
- supporting student-led initiatives on community engagement and development; initiating effective professional and wellness offerings
Meeting dates for 2024-2025
The Committee meets at regular intervals, in-person or virtually, as determined by its members.
Members for the 2024-2025 academic year
Member Role Kendra Carmon Chair - Molecular and Translational Biology Program Representative Arjun Bhattacharya Quantitative Sciences Program Representative Dan Frigo Cancer Biology Program Representative Sivareddy Kotla Therapeutics and Pharmacology Program Representative Osama Mawlawi Medical Physics Program Representative Rachel Miller Genetics & Epigenetics Program Representative Seyed Javad Moghaddam Immunology Program Representative Samantha Montgomery Genetic Counseling Program Representative Ambro van Hoof Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Program Representative Consuelo Walss-Bass Neuroscience Program Representative Richa Nayak Student Representative Munazza Samar Khan Student Representative Erin Snoddy Student Representative Jaime Tran Student Representative - Alternate GSBS Administration
Cherilynn Shadding, PhD
For questions about Student Success and Well-Being Committee matters, please email Cherilynn Shadding.
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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 2024-2025The Committee meets as needed.
Members for the 2024-2025 academic yearMember Role Chandra Bartholomeusz, MD Chair At-Large Member Hussein Abbas, PhD At-Large Member Pratip Bhattacharya, PhD At-Large Member
Anjali Chauhan, PhD At-Large Member Han Chen, PhD Quantitative Science Program Representative Simona Colla, PhD At-Large Member Gabriel Fries, PhD At-Large Member Michael Galko, PhD Genetics and Epigenetics Program Representative Jacqueline Harkenrider Genetic Counseling Program Joo Eun Jung, PhD Neuroscience Program Representative Humam Kadara, PhD At-Large Member Hyun-Eui Kim, PhD Molecular and Translational Biology Program Representative Lawrence Kwong, PhD Cancer Biology Program Representative Wenbo Li, PhD At-Large Member Ziyin Li, PhD Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Qing Ma, PhD Immunology Program Representative Marites Melancon, PhD Medical Physics Program Representative Tingting Mills, PhD At-Large Member Vihang Narkar, PhD Therapeutics and Pharmacology Program Representative Jyotika Sharma, PhD At-Large Member Jun Wang, PhD At-Large Member Di Zhao, PhD At-Large Member
GSBS AdministrationJeffrey Frost, PhD
Wassim Chehab, PhD
Joy Lademora
Susan SimonFor questions about Student Scholarship Committee matters, please email Chehab Wassim.
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- Located in The Texas Medical Center (TMC), the world's largest medical center
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