1. UF College of Medicine Graduate Students
Welcome
UF College of Medicine Graduate Students

2. Office of Graduate Education Medical Science Bldg. room M-130
Brett Looney
Course Management, Fiscal, Web
Susan Gardner
Admissions, Student Records

3. Graduate Education Thomas Rowe, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Associate Dean Graduate Education (interim)
Richard Snyder, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Genetics and
Microbiology
Director, Master of Science in
Translational Biotechnology

4. Year 1: Core Curriculum, and Research Rotations
IDP Curriculum
Year 1: Core Curriculum, and Research Rotations
Year 2: Advanced Courses (Modules), Journal Club, and Laboratory Research
Qualifying Exam
Year 3+: Dissertation Research, Journal Club, and Advanced Courses
Please consult your IDP Handbook and the IDP website for IDP policies & procedures!

5. IDP-Biomedical Science
Physiology
Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Molecular
Cell Biology
Genetics
Immunology
Microbiology
Cancer Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology

6. Fall Semester Core Curriculum
GMS 6003: Essentials of Graduate Research & Professional Development
Course Director: Dr. Wayne McCormack
Tuesday, August 19, 10:00 am, LG-110 (Brain Institute)
GMS 6001: Fundamentals of Biomedical Science
Course Director: Dr. Jim Resnick
Section Directors: Drs. Art Edison, Bill Dunn, Jeff Harrison, Jim Resnick
Monday, August 25, 8:30 am
Course management system - Sakai

7. Lab Rotations Selecting rotations: Fall Semester
Two Research Rotations (begin Sept. 8)
Written rotation report – submit to mentor and online
Oral rotation reports – scheduled in Journal Clubs
Selecting rotations:
IDP website – Faculty/Research web page
Schedule meetings with faculty August 25-29
Whitney
Lab Marine Bioscience
Lake
Nona

8. Journal Clubs Fall Semester
Must attend one journal club per week, signing in, and filing a report about the journal club online
Can move among different journal clubs
Not all journal clubs are recommended
for first year students.

9. IDP Core Curriculum Spring Semester Core Curriculum
Your choice of courses (total of ≥ 6 credits)
Introductory/Foundation courses for concentrations
IDP advanced modules (many 1 credit)
Some advanced concentrations have recommended tracks!
One Research Rotation
GMS 7003: Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research
Journal club

10. Upcoming Events Student Mixer: Mother’s Pub and Grill
Saturday, August 16, 7:30 pm
UF Graduate School Orientation: Reitz Union
Monday, August 18, 8:30 am - all students
International Student Orientation
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Welcome Reception: Biomed. Science Atrium
Thursday, August 28, 5:00 pm
All Graduate Students, Faculty & Staff

11. Common Graduate Student Stuff

12. Your Status You are students You are employees (Graduate Assistants)
Union contract with rights and responsibilities: Read the contract -Know the rules
You must maintain a B average

13. In-State Residency
US citizens and permanent residents who are not Florida residents:
file a “Declaration of Domicile”
register to vote in Florida
register your car in Florida
get a Florida driver’s license
See Student Handbook & web
for detailed info

14. General Info Student office – place to hang out (CG­­­80)
accounts (GatorLink) – ALL official correspondence
Short-term loan program: Susan Gardner
Gator-1 UF ID cards
Student web pages & photos (yes/no)
UF Online directory (yes/no)

15. Important (Helpful) People

16. Office of Student Counseling & Development
Dr. Beverly Vidaurreta
Confidential, short-term counseling
Pager: (emergency use only)

17. Concentration Directors
Graduate Secretaries
Are available in the Departments to help with registration and Graduate School paperwork beyond your first year.
Concentration Directors
Rotation presentations
Advanced curricula & Journal Clubs
Oversight of student progress
Basic Science
Department Chairs

18. Concentration Directors
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Robert McKenna, Ph.D.,
Director
Kevin Brown, Ph.D.,
Co-Director
Genetics
Lei Zhou, Ph.D.,
Director
Peggy Wallace, Ph.D.,
Co-Director

19. Immunology & Microbiology
Richard C. Condit, Ph.D.,
Co-Director
Clayton Mathews, Ph.D.,
Co-Director
Molecular Cell Biology
Maria Zajac-Kaye, Ph.D.,
Co-Director
Alexander Ishov, Ph.D.,
Director

20. Physiology & Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Harry Nick, Ph.D.,
Co-Director
Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D.,
Co-Director
Physiology & Pharmacology
Hideko Kasahara,
MD.,Ph.D.,
Co-Director
Jeffrey Harrison, Ph.D.,
Co-Director

21. Basic Science Department Chairs
Henry V. Baker, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics
& Microbiology
Jeffrey Martens, Ph.D.
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
James B. Flanegan, Ph.D.
Biochemistry &
Molecular Biology
Lucia Notterpek, Ph.D.
Neuroscience

22. Anatomy & Cell Biology Oral Biology
Yehia Daaka, Ph.D.
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Michael J. Clare-Salzler, M.D.
Pathology, Immunology
& Laboratory Medicine
Charles Wood, PhD
Department of Physiology and
Functional Genomics.
Robert A. Burne, Ph.D.
Oral Biology

23. Graduate Student Organization (GSO)
Officers:
Shweta Kailasan - President
Brittany Lee - Vice-President
Miranda White - Secretary
Jared Taylor - Treasurer
Allyson Shea – Social Chair
James Thomas – Community Services Chair
Cody Kilar – Athletic Chair
Angela McCall – Recruiting Chair
Brittany Rife and Rosha Poudyal – Career Development
IDP Advisory Board representatives: Phil Doerfler, Kim Hawkins, Justin Kaspar
GSO web link from “IDP Students” web page

24. Questions?