TIGP-CBMB Student Orientation 2009

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

New Students: Who Are We? CB track: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University NameAssigned UniversityNationality Chin-Wei Lin ( 林津瑋 ) NTU-Chem.Taiwan Kuei-Ho Chen ( 陳桂禾 ) NTU-Chem.Taiwan

New Students: Who Are We? CB track: Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University NameAssigned UniversityNationality Jason Ching-Yao Lin ( 林清堯 ) NTHU-Chem.USA Yi-Fan Chang ( 張奕帆 ) NTHU-Chem.Taiwan Mahendra Sonawane ( 舒馬漢 ) NTHU-Chem.India

New Students: Who Are We? MB track: Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University NameAssigned UniversityNationality Chia-Lin Chen ( 陳加林 ) NTU-Bio.Taiwan Pao-Yuan Wang ( 王寶源 ) NTU-Bio.Taiwan Yi-Ting Wang ( 王薏婷 ) NTU-Bio.Taiwan Yu-Chi Cheng ( 鄭郁琦 ) NTU-Bio.Taiwan Yu-Chen Liu ( 劉祐楨 ) NTU-Bio.Taiwan

New Students: Who Are We? MB track: College of Life Sciences, National Tsing Hua University NameAssigned UniversityNationality Hui Ling Yeo ( 楊惠玲 ) NTHU-Bio.Malaysia Yi-Hui Hsieh ( 謝議輝 ) NTHU-Bio.Taiwan Bo-Hua Chen ( 陳柏樺 ) NTHU-Bio.Taiwan Vijayasarathy Ketavarapu ( 柯立傑 ) NTHU-Bio.India

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

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

Our Responsibilities  We are here to help students.  We act as advisors for first year students until they choose their thesis advisors.  We review, follow and ( try to ) advice all aspects of student life. 1.General student welfare 2. Academic works (courses/lab rotations)  Monthly meetings between committee members and first year students are mandatory

Our Responsibilities Continue  The General Affair Committee also functions as a mediator handling grievance for senior students.  The Committee interviews exiting (not graduating) students to understand the causes and provide possible remedies.

After decided on a thesis advisor …  Both the advisor and the student need to sign on the “Application for Designating a Thesis Advisor.”  Before the end of their first academic year, students must choose their thesis advisors.

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

3. Program Courses and Graduation Requirements Dr. Chung-Yi Wu

Since the first semester of academic year 2009, CBMB is divided into two tracks: CB track and MB track.  CB cooperates with the Departments of Chemistry of NTU and NTHU.  MB collaborates with the Institute of Biochemical Sciences of NTU and the College of Life Sciences of NTHU. NEW rules for CBMB in 2009

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)

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. The CB and MB students can inter-select both courses Students are encouraged to take the courses offered by other TIGP programs to fulfill the credits for specialized courses. *Taught in English ONLY*

TitleCreditsTimeNote Seminar1Tuesdays (2:00p.m. ~ 3:30 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 4:00 ~ 5:00 pm), Fall Term Lab Rotation2Two Labs

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

Graduation Requirements Thesis Progress Report -The Thesis Progress Report Committee is composed of three to five members -Submit annually after passing qualification exams Minimum Publication Requirements Students have to meet the minimum requirement of publication by their registered university Ph.D Oral Defense Exam One Make-Up Exam is allowed

4. Qualifying Examination Regulations Dr. Tai-Huang Huang

CB track & MB track CB track: NTU, Department of Chemistry NTHU, Department of Chemistry MB track: NTU, Institute of Biochemical Sciences NTHU, College of Life Sciences

For students in CB 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.

Cumulative Written Exam:  Students can start to take the Cumulative Written Exams after enrolment. The Exam is composed of six major subjects: Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Molecular Biology.  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 with 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: Same regulation as above. Cumulative Written Exam:  Students can start to take the Cumulative Written Exams after enrolment. The Exam is composed of five major subjects: Chemical biology, Structure Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Molecular Biophysics.  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 with at least two subjects.  Students who fail to meet these requirements will be regarded disqualified, and must withdraw from the doctoral program

Thesis Progressive Report A student, from the third academic year onwards, must annually report a thesis progress 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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