TIGP-CBMB Student Orientation 2010

Welcome Remarks Dr. Ming-Daw Tsai (CBMB Director)

 CB students are assigned to the Departments of Chemistry of NTU and NTHU.  MB students are assigned to the Institute of Biochemical Sciences of NTU and the College of Life Sciences of NTHU. CBMB contains two tracks: CB & MB Two tracks have different requirements for courses, qualifying exams, and graduation as described later.

Introduction of 2010 New Students CB track: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University NameAssigned UniversityNationality Jiri Koubek ( 高喬治 ) NTU-ChemCzech Republic Shih-Che Lin ( 林士哲 ) NTU-ChemTaiwan

Introduction of 2010 New Students CB track: Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University NameAssigned University Nationality Jui-Hung Weng ( 翁睿宏 ) NTHU-ChemTaiwan Ka-Chi Sarah Cheung ( 張嘉慈 ) NTHU-ChemHK

Introduction of 2010 New Students MB track: Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University NameAssigned University Nationality Shih-Hsin Huang ( 黃士炘 ) NTU-IBSTaiwan Ching-Min Chang ( 張靖敏 ) NTU-IBSTaiwan

Introduction of 2010 New Students: MB track: College of Life Sciences, National Tsing Hua University NameAssigned UniversityNationality Vijay Dhurandhare ( 杜力杰 ) NTHU-Life ScienceIndia Chia-Ming Wu ( 吳家銘 ) NTHU-Life ScienceTaiwan

CBMB General Introduction By CBMB Coordinator: Dr. Po-Huang Liang Program Website Program Committees  Admission Committee  General Affair Committee  Curriculum Committee  Qualifying Examination Committee 4 Partner Universities  National Taiwan University (NTU)  National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)

Functions of General Affair Committee Present by Dr. Steve Sheng-Fa Yu (Chair of Student Affair Committee) Program Courses and Graduation Requirements Present by Dr. Chung-Yi Wu (Chair of Curriculum Committee) Qualifying Examination Regulations Presented by Dr. Tai-Huang Huang (Chair of Qualifying Examination Committee) General Introduction Continue

General Affair Committees What Is the Role of General Affair Committees? Dr. Steve Sheng-Fa Yu

Our Responsibilities  We help some aspects of student’s life including General student welfare and Academic works (courses/lab rotations) etc.  We act as advisors for first year students until they choose their thesis advisors (monthly meetings between committee members and the first year students are mandatory)  Deals with student-advisor relationship if there is a problem.  Talks with failed students to understand the causes and provide possible remedies.

Choosing and changing the thesis advisor …  Students can rotate two labs before choosing their advisors at the end of the first academic year.  Both the advisor and the student need to sign on the “Application Form for Designating a Thesis Advisor”  Later if changing the advisor, both the advisor and the student need to sign on the “Application Form for Changing Thesis Advisor”

WHO ARE WE??

Student Affair Committee Dr. Steve Sheng-Fa Yu (Chair) Dr. Guang-Chao Chen Dr. Shih-Long Tu Dr. Rita P.-Y. Chen Dr. Tsung-Lin Li Dr. Tzu-Ching Meng

Dr. Steve Sheng-Fa Yu Institute of Chemistry Office TEL:

Dr. Guang-Chao Chen Room 701, Institute of Biological Chemistry Office TEL: ext

Dr. Shih-Long Tu Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology Office TEL:

Dr. Rita P.-Y. Chen Room 504, Institute of Biological Chemistry Office TEL: Ext

Dr.Tsung-Lin Li Room 504, Genomics Research Center Office TEL:

Dr. Tzu-Ching Meng Room 614, Institute of Biological Chemistry Office TEL: Ext

Program Courses and Graduation Requirements Dr. Chung-Yi Wu

Compulsory Courses for both CB & MB  Fundamental Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics, deliver in NTU (4 credits)  Seminar (4 credits 2 academic years)  Faculty Presentation (1 credit)  Lab Rotation (2 credits 1 academic year)  Colloquium (4 credits 2 academic years)  Elementary Chinese I & II (3 credits each, required for international students only)

TitleCreditsTimeNote Seminar1Thursdays (10:00a.m. ~ 12:00 p.m.), Fall and Spring Terms Training on students’ reading and presentation Skills (Required for Two Academic Years/ Total 4 Credits) Colloquium1Fall and Spring Terms Submit at least Eight Reports on the Speeches Attended (Required for all students). Elementary Chinese 3Mondays & Fridays (9:00 a.m. ~ 12:00 p.m. ) Fridays 2:00p.m ~ 5:00pm) Fall and Spring Terms Required for Oversea Students for One Academic Years/ Total 6 Credits) Faculty Presentation 1Tuesdays 3:00 ~ 5:00 pm), Fall Term Lab Rotation2Two Labs

Elected Courses  Advanced Chemical Biology II, delivered in NTU (3 credits), is required for the CB students.  Experimental Molecular Biophysics, delivered in AS (3 credits), is required for the MB students. (CB and MB students can select the other course) Students are encouraged to take the courses offered by other TIGP programs to fulfill the credits for specialized courses. (*Taught in English ONLY*)

Graduation Requirements Course Credit:  At least 18 credits for students who hold a M.Sc. Degree (including 12 credits for core course)-before the end of 2nd year  At least 30 credits for students who hold a B.Sc. Degree (including 24 credits for core course)-before the end of 3rd year

Qualifying Examination Regulations Dr. Tai-Huang Huang

For students in CB track Cumulative Exam:  Students can start to take the Cumulative Written Exams after enrolment, chosen from five major subjects: Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and Chemical Biology provided by NTU-Chem.  Each time a student can choose 1 or 2 subjects to take. Grade is rated in three levels: two points for grade A, one point for grade B, and no point for grade C.  Each student has to obtain at least two points by the end of the first year, and obtain 7 points within four years from at least two subjects. Students who fail to meet these requirements will be disqualified, and must withdraw from the doctoral program.

For students in MB track Non-thesis Oral Exam:  Students, who have passed all registered courses in the first academic year, are eligible to take Non-thesis Oral Exam.  Students must take first non-thesis oral exam before the first day of their third academic year.  One make-up exam is allowed, but students have to retake the exam after 3 months and before 6 months of the date of the first exam by using the same topic or different topic approved by the committee. Students, who still fail in the second exam, will be disqualified from the Program.

Thesis Progressive Report A student, from the third academic year onwards, must submit annually progressive report to the Committee.

Ph. D. Defense Examination Eligibility:  Complete Course Credits  Pass Qualifying Exam  Do Thesis Progress Report  Reach Minimum Publication Requirements Students, who pass the exam, will be rewarded with a Ph.D. * Only one make-up examination allowed * The make-up examination must be completed before the end of the student’s seventh academic year. The minimum and maximum duration of Ph.D. study are two and seven years, respectively.

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