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GraduateStudentManual

MIPGraduateStudentManual August,2019

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

I. Departmentpersonnel

A. DepartmentalAdministration ………………………………………………………… 3 B. DepartmentalFaculty ………………………………………………………… 3

II. GraduateStudentRequirementsA. Coursework ………………………………………………………… 5 B. Assessment ………………………………………………………… 6C. LaboratoryRotations ………………………………………………………… 6D. DissertationCommittee ……………..…………………………………………. 7E. Seminar/JournalClub ………………………………………………………… 8F. QualifyingExamination ………………………………………………………… 9G. PreliminaryExamination ………………………………………………………… 9H. Manuscripts ………………………………………………………… 9I. FinalExamination ………………………………………………………… 10

III. GraduateStudentChecklist ………………………………………………………… 11IV. Appendices

1. CourseRequirementsandSampleCurriculum-PhDstudents…………. 132. CourseRequirementsandSampleCurriculum-MD/PhD&IDPstudents.... 153. QualifyingExamInstructions ………………………………………………………… 174. PreliminaryExamInstructions…………………………………………………………. 18

RotationFormsPartIandPartII-Sample DissertationCommitteeForm-Sample


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I.DepartmentalAdministration

II.DepartmentalFaculty

[email protected](504)568-8324Dr.AngelaAmedeeGraduateStudentCoordinatoraamede@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-5608Dr.DougJohnstonGraduateStudentCoordinatordjoh13@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4071Dr.JoySturtevantGraduateStudentCoordinatorjsturt@lsuhsc.edu(504)[email protected](504)[email protected](504)[email protected](504)568-4064

PrimaryAppointmentinMIPAshokAiyar,[email protected](504)568-4072AngelaMartinAmedee,[email protected](504)568-5608JenniferCameron,[email protected](504)568-2196TimothyP.Foster,[email protected](504)568-4075JefferyA.Hobden,[email protected](504)568-4077DougJohnston,[email protected](504)568-4071BenKelly,[email protected](504)568-6115PamelaA.Kozlowski,[email protected](504)568-6956MengLuo,[email protected](504)568-3336

AlisonJ.Quayle,[email protected](504)568-4070AlistairJ.Ramsay,[email protected](504)568-8324LiShen,MD,[email protected](504)568-4076JoySturtevant,[email protected](504)568-6116ChristopherTaylor,[email protected](504)568-4065GuoshunWang,DVM,[email protected](504)568-7908PingWang,PhDProfessor,Pediatrics&[email protected](504)568-2446HongXin,MD,PhDResearchAssociateProfessor,Pediatrics&[email protected](504)568-8121ArnoldH.Zea,[email protected](504)599-0906


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Joint/AdjunctFacultyLuisDelValle,MDAssociateProfessorofPathologyandMIPS.StanleyScottCancerCenterldelva@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-2279PaulFidel,Jr.,PhDProfessorofOral&[email protected](504)941-8425JulioE.Figueroa,[email protected](504)599-1457MichaelHagensee,MD,[email protected](504)210-3324MairiC.Noverr,PhDProfessorofProsthodonticsandMIPLSUSchoolofDentistrymnover@lsuhsc.edu(504)941-8055FrancescaPeruzzi,PhDAssociateProfessorofMedicineandMIPS.StanleyScottCancerCenterfperuz@lsuhsc.edu(504)210-2978

OmPrakash,PhDAdjunctAssociateProfessorofMIPS.StanleyScottCancerCenteropraka@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-5755KrzysztofReiss,MDProfessorofMedicineandMIPS.StanleyScottCancerCenterkreiss@lsuhsc.edu(504)210-2977JuddE.Shellito,MDLowensteinProfessorofMedicinePulmonaryandCriticalCareMedicineProfessor,[email protected](504)568-4634DavidWelsh,MDAssociateProfessorofMedicineandMIPPulmonaryandCriticalCareMedicinedwelsh@lsuhsc.edu(504)568-4634Zezhang“Tom”Wen,PhDAssociateProfessorofComprehensiveDentistryandBiomaterialsandMIPLSUSchoolofDentistryzwen@lsuhsc.edu(504)941-8465


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DEPARTMENTOFMICROBIOLOGY,IMMUNOLOGY,ANDPARASITOLOGY

OutlineofGraduateStudentRequirements

YEAR1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4/5

Coursework + +

Rotations +

Seminar + + + +

AnalysisofResearchLit/JournalClub + + + +

DissertationResearch + + + +

DissertationCommitteeSelection +

DissertationCommitteeMeetings + + +

QualifyingExam +

PreliminaryExam +

FinalExamination +

A.COURSEWORKYEAR1:

FALL INTER111 Biochemistry INTER121 CellMolecularBiologyA INTER122 CellMolecularBiologyB MICRO224 IntroductiontoMicrobialPathogenesis MICRO228 LabRotationsinMicrobiology MICRO229 AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO298 SeminarinMicrobiology INTER220 EthicsinBiomedicalSciences SPRING MICRO225* AdvancedMedicalBacteriology MICRO276* Gen&MolecularVirology MICRO296 FundamentalsinImmunology MICRO228 LabRotationsinMicrobiology MICRO229 AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO298 SeminarinMicrobiology SUMMER MICRO300 ThesisResearch


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YEAR2 FALL MICRO231* MolecularBiologyofEukaryotePathogens MICRO250 AdvancedMicrobialPathogenesis MICRO229 AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO298 SeminarinMicrobiology INTER260 ResponsibleConductinResearch SPRING MICRO229 AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO298 SeminarinMicrobiology MoredetailedexplanationsofcourseworkrequirementsandsamplecurriculaforregistrationareshowninAppendices1and2.*NotethatconsiderationisbeinggiventointegratingMICRO225,231and276intoamulti-partMicrobialPathogenesiscourseintheSpringandFallof2020or2021.Furtherinformationwillfollow.

Studentsmustcompleteatleast60credits;30creditsgraded.Studentscanreceiveamaximumof15creditsforthesisresearch(MICRO300/400),4creditseachforAnalysisofResearchLiterature(MICRO229)andSeminarinMicrobiology(MICRO298).B.ASSESSMENTCourseworkAssessment:Studentsmaybedismissedfromtheprogramif:

§ Theirgradepointaverageisbelow3.0attheendofanysemester§ Theyreceivetwogradesbelow‘B’

AdditionalAssessments:• Inadditiontocoursework,studentswillbeassessedduringlabrotations,seminars,journalclubs,biannual

committeemeetings,andqualifyingandpreliminaryexaminations.Theseassessmentswilldocumentresearchabilities,criticalthinkingandworkethic.

• Failuretomakesatisfactoryprogressinanyoftheseareas,intheviewofthementor,maybegroundsfordismissal.Ifthissituationarises,itwillbediscussedfirstwiththeDepartmentHead.

C.LABORATORYROTATIONSYear1Duringthefirstyearstudentswillparticipateinthreelabrotationseachofapproximately11weeksduration:

§ September–midNovember§ MidNovember–midFebruary§ MidFebruary-May§ Specificdateswillbeseteachyear

MinimalExpectationsofStudentsDuringRotation§ 20+hoursaweekforrotation,includingafterhoursandweekendsasnecessary§ Studentsmustrespecttheschedulearrangedforthembytheirrotationsupervisor


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§ Writtenreportsfromtherotationsupervisorwillberequiredatthecommencementandconclusionofeachrotationonformsprovided.

o Whenthestudententersthelaboratory,thementorandstudentwillagreeonandcomplete“RotationFormI”describingreasonablegoalsfortherotation.(Seebackofmanualforrotationforms)[email protected].

o Atendoftherotation:thementorandstudentwillagreeonaccomplishmentsandtechniquesachievedbythestudentandtowhatlevelthegoalswerereached.

§ Attheendoftherotation:thementorwillcomplete“RotationFormII’andsubmitthistomipgrad@lsuhsc.edu.Theformwillbeplacedinthestudentfile.

§ Studentswillreceiveagradeofsatisfactoryorunsatisfactoryforeachrotation.§ Studentscanbedismissedfromtheprogramduetounsatisfactoryperformanceinlabrotations.§ Studentswillfinalizealab/mentorfortheirPhDstudybeforeJune1intheirfirstyear.§ Studentswillworkfulltimeontheirdissertationprojectduringthesummerbetweenyear1and2.

D.COMMITTEEMEETINGS

YEAR2DISSERTATIONCOMMITTEE

§ Atthebeginningofthesecondyearofgraduatestudy,thestudentandmentorwillselectaDissertationCommittee.

§ ThemembershipoftheCommitteemustbeapprovedbytheDepartmentHead.§ TheCommitteewillcompriseatleast5GraduateFacultyMembersofLSUHSCincluding:

A.Atleast3LSUHSC-MIPGraduateFacultyincludingmentor,B.Atleast1non-MIPLSUHSCGraduateFaculty(noteA+Bmustequalatleast5).TheadditionofafacultymemberexternaltoLSUHSCisencouraged.

§ ThecompletedDissertationCommitteeformissubmittedtomipgrad@lsuhsc.edu(seebackofmanualforthisform).

COMMITTEEMEETINGS§ Atthebeginningofthesecondyearofgraduatestudy,thestudentandmentorwillselectadissertation

committee.• Atthefirstcommitteemeeting,thecommitteewillelectachairperson(notthementor),whoisresponsiblefor

theconductofcommitteemeetingsandfinalizationofmeetingreports.• Committeemeetingswillbeheldatleastonceevery6months.

o Regularcommitteemeetingsareheldforthedurationofthestudent’smembershipoftheMIPgraduateprogram,includingafterthepreliminaryexam.

o Thestudentisresponsibleforsettingthetimeandlocationofeachmeeting,preferablyviaaDoodlepollordirectcontactwithcommitteemembers.

o MIPgraduatestudentspresentaresearchseminareachyear-ideally,oneofthe6-monthlycommitteemeetingsisscheduledfordirectlyaftertheseminar.

• Thestudentmustprovideareporttoallcommitteemembersatleast3daysbeforeeachcommitteemeeting,including:


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o a‘specificaims-style’documentofonepageinlength,includingashortintroductionofthesubjectarea;thesignificanceofproject,andthespecificaimsofproject.ThisdocumentshouldbeinNIHstyle,butcanbelessformal,e.g.canbeinbulletedform.

o a1to2-pageprogressreportdescribingtheworkaccomplishedsincethepreviousmeeting.Thismustaddresseachofthe6-monthgoalsstatedinthepreviouscommitteereportandshouldNOTbereplacedbyacopyofanypowerpoint/seminarpresentation.

o goalsforthenext6-monthperiod.

• Assoonaspossibleaftereachcommitteemeeting,areportwillbeprepared,includinganassessmentof:o thelevelofunderstandingoftheprojectandmethodologiesasreflectedbytheabilityofthestudentto

presentanddiscussallaspectsofthework.o satisfactorycompletionof6-monthgoals(orappropriateeffortbeingmade).o goalsandexpectationsfornext6-monthperiod.o thepotentialoftheworkforpublication.

Thepreparationofthecommitteemeetingreportiscoordinatedbythecommitteechair.Thereportisfinalizedafteragreementofthecommitteeandisdiscussedwiththestudentandmentor.Copiesofthereportareemailedtothestudent,[email protected]

YEARS2–5• Committeemeetingsshouldoccuratleastevery6months.• Writtenrequirementsofthestudentpriortoeachmeeting,andmeetingreports,areasabove.

Ifthecommitteebelievesthatthestudentisnotmakingappropriateefforttowardsthedefined6-monthgoalsattwoconsecutivecommitteemeetings,thenthismayrepresentsufficientreasonfordismissalofthestudentfromtheprogram.Ifthissituationarises,itwillbediscussedfirstwiththeDepartmentHead.E.SEMINAR/JOURNALCLUBALLYEARSSeminar

• AttendanceatMIPdepartmentalseminarsanddissertationdefenseseminarsismandatoryforallMIPgraduatestudents.

• Eachstudentisrequiredtopresentworkinprogressatthedepartmentalseminarseriesonceduringeachcalendaryearofenrollment.

o Year1studentswillpresentworkfromarotation,typicallyneartheendoftheSpringsemester.• DissertationCommitteemeetingsshouldideallybescheduledforimmediatelyaftertheseminarandshould

includediscussionoftheseminarpresentationwiththestudent.GraduateJournalClub(MICRO229)

• AllstudentsarerequiredtoattendandparticipateintheAnalysisofResearchLiteraturecourse(MICRO229)ineverysemesterthatitisofferedthroughouttheirPhDstudies.Thiscoursecomprisesjournalclubpresentationsanddiscussion.

• Studentsarealsoencouragedtoparticipateina‘discipline-based’journalclubwithinthedepartmentifnotengagedinthisactivityduringregularmeetingsoftheirownlaboratory.


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• ParticipationinAnalysisofResearchLiteraturecourseandjournalclubswillbediscussedatdissertationcommitteemeetings.

F.QUALIFYINGEXAMINATIONYEAR2

• Studentswilltakethequalifyingexambeforetheendofyear2.ThequalifyingexamandinstructionsaredescribedindetailinAppendix3.

• Atthecompletionoftheoralexamination,theQualifyingExaminationCommitteewilldiscussstudentperformanceanddetermineifthestudentpassedorfailed.

• Ifthestudentpasses,he/shereceivesapprovaltocontinuewithhis/herPh.D.researchproject.• Ifthestudentfails,thecommitteemayprovidetheoptiontoretaketheexam.Ifthecommitteedoesnot

providetheoptiontoretaketheexam,thestudentmaycontinueintheprogramtoobtainaMSdegree(MastersinBiomedicalScience).Theoptiontore-taketheexamafterthecompletionofaMSdegreemaybeprovidedafterfurtherdiscussionwiththementor,departmenthead,andcommittee.

G.PRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONYEAR3

• AccordingtoGraduateSchoolpolicy,thestudentmustpassthepreliminaryexamatleastoneacademicyear(3consecutivesemesters)beforethefinaldefenseexamination.

• Studentsarerequiredtotakethepreliminaryexambytheendoftheir3rdyear.• ThepreliminaryexamandinstructionsaredescribedinmoredetailinAppendix4.• Acompleted,typed‘REQUESTFORPRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONFORM’shouldbesenttotheGraduateSchool

atleast2weekspriortotheexaminationdate.• AreportoftheoutcomeofthepreliminaryexamiswrittenupbytheCommitteeChair,distributedtocommittee

membersforcomment,andthefinaldraftthensenttomipgrad@lsuhsc.eduandfiledinthestudentrecords.• Acompleted‘REPORTOFPRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONFORM’mustbesenttotheDeanoftheSchoolof

GraduateStudiesfollowingcompletionofthecommittee’srecommendation.YEAR4

• RegisterforMICRO299(GrantProposalinMicrobiology)inthesemesterafterthepreliminaryexaminationiscompleted.

H.MANUSCRIPTSYEARS3-5

• Outlinesofmanuscriptstobesubmittedforpublicationshouldbediscussedatcommitteemeetings.• Itisdesirablethatamanuscriptforpublicationinapeer-reviewedjournalandpertainingtodissertationworkis

indraftform(orsubmitted)bythetimeofthepreliminaryexamination.• Acceptanceforpublicationofaminimumofonemanuscriptpertainingdirectlytothedissertationworkina

peer-reviewedjournalisrequiredforgraduation.• ExceptionsarepossiblewiththepermissionoftheDepartmentHead.Theseinclude:

o Manuscriptsubmissiondelayedbypatentapplication.o Articlesubmittedandreviewed,butrequiresrevision.o Insuchinstances,thestudentmustsubmitadraftmanuscripttothedissertationcommittee.


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I.FINALEXAMINATIONYEAR4/5

• Guidelinesforwritingthedissertationcanbefoundat:http://graduatestudies.lsuhsc.edu/DissertationGuidelines.pdf

• Acompleted‘REQUESTFORDISSERTATIONDEFENSEFORM’andacopyoftheDissertationAbstractmustbereceivedbytheGraduateSchoolatleasttwoweekspriortothedefensedate.

• CopiesoftheDissertationmustalsobecirculatedtothedissertationcommitteeatleasttwoweekspriortothedefensedate.

• Aseminaronthecontentsofthedissertation(publicdefense)willbepresentedatthetimeofthedissertationdefense.

• Theseminarmustbepublicizedatleasttwoweekspriortotheexaminationdatewiththescheduledtimeandlocation.

• Thecommitteewillconducttheexaminationbasedonthecontentsofthedissertationandmatterspertainingtothedissertationandwillthendecidebyvoteifthestudenthaspassed.Twoormorenegativevoteswillconstituteabasisforfailureoftheexamination.

• Ifthecommitteedeterminesthatthestudenthaspassedtheexamination,butthatcorrectionstothedissertationarenecessary,thestudentisgivenalimitedamountoftimetomakethesecorrections.Committeemembersmayagreetoleavefinalapprovalofcorrectionstothemajorprofessor,ormayrequiretoseethecorrecteddissertation.

• ThemajorprofessorandstudentwillhavetheDISSERTATIONFINALEXAMINATIONREPORTFormreadyforcommitteememberstosignuponcompletionofthefinalexamination.Committeememberswillsignthisformtoindicatepassorfailureoftheexamatthemeeting.However,theDepartmentHeadwillsignthisformonlyafternotificationthatfinalcorrections,ifany,havebeenmadetothesatisfactionofthecommitteeand/ormajorprofessor.


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MIPGRADUATESTUDENTCHECKLIST

YEAR1:SUMMARYCHECKLIST

• Completecourseworkandmaintain≥3.0average• Complete3–4labrotationswithsatisfactoryreviewfromfaculty• ChoosealaboratoryforPhDresearchprogram• PresentaMIPseminarbasedonworkinprogress• FORMCHECKLISTforStudentRecordfolders

LabrotationIPartIandPartIILabrotationIIPartIandPartIILabrotationIIIPartIandPartIILabrotationIVPartIandPartII(optional)SeminarcritiqueSelectionofmentor

YEAR2:SUMMARYCHECKLIST

• Completecourseworkandmaintain≥3.0average• Finalizedissertationcommittee• Passqualifyingexam• PresentationofseminarinMIP• PresentationatMIPjournalclub• Commencecommitteemeetings• FORMCHECKLISTforStudentRecordfolder

DissertationCommitteememberlistReport/summaryofqualifyingexambyqualifyingcommitteechairReportof1stcommitteemeetingSeminarcritique

YEAR3:SUMMARYCHECKLIST• DissertationCommitteemeetingatleastonceevery6months• Preliminaryexamination• PresentationofseminarinMIP• PresentationatMIPjournalclub• FORMCHECKLISTforStudentRecordFolder

SummaryreportofresultofpreliminaryexambymentorforcommitteeandstudentReportofcommitteemeetingyear3(1)Reportofcommitteemeetingyear3(2)Seminarcritique

• FORMCHECKLISTforSchoolofGraduateStudiesRequestforexamformtwoweeksbeforeexamReportofPreliminaryExaminationsignedbycommittee


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YEARS4/5:SUMMARYCHECKLIST

• DissertationCommitteemeetingatleastonceevery6months• PresentationofseminarinMIPeachyear• PresentationatMIPjournalclubeachyear• Submissionofatleastonemanuscripttopeerreviewedjournal• FORMCHECKLISTforStudent’sRecordFolder

Reportofcommitteemeetingyear4(1)Reportofcommitteemeetingyear4(2)Reportofcommitteemeetingyear5(1)Reportofcommitteemeetingyear5(2)Seminarcritiqueyear4Seminarcritiqueyear5

• FORMCHECKLISTforDISSERTATIONDEFENSERequestforDissertationDefenseandAbstracttoSchoolofGraduateStudiestwoweekspriortodefenseDissertationSeminarTitle,locationpubliclyadvertisedschool-widetwoweekspriortodefenseDissertationdistributedtocommitteetwoweekspriortodefenseDissertationcompletion(pass)paperworksubmittedtoSchoolofGraduateStudies;SubmitcorrecteddissertationtoSchoolofGraduateStudies


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APPENDIX1:CourseRequirementsandSampleCurriculumforMIPDepartmentPhDStudentsCourseTitle Course

Number NumberofCredits

Graded AdditionalNotes

Biochemistry INTER111 4 4 CellandMolecularBiologyA INTER121 3 3 CellandMolecularBiologyB INTER122 3 3 EthicsinBiomedicalSciences INTER220 1‡ ResponsibleConductinResearch INTER260 1‡ LaboratoryRotationsinMicrobiology

MICRO228 6‡

IntrotoMicrobialPathogenesis MICRO224 3 3 MinimumgradeofBisrequired FundamentalsinImmunology MICRO296 3 3 AdvancedMedicalBacteriology** MICRO225 3 3 MolBiolPathogenicEukaryotes** MICRO231 3 3 GeneralandMolecularVirology** MICRO276 3 3 AdvMicrobialPathogenesis* MICRO250 0-3 0-3 Atleast3gradedcreditsfromtheseare

required. SelectedTopicsinMicrobiology† MICRO281 0-6 0-6 ApprovedElectives 0-3 0-3 ResearchProposalinMicrobiology† MICRO299 3 3 Ifsufficientgradedcredits,canbeP/F SeminarinMicrobiology MICRO298 4‡ Only4creditsgotowardgraduation;

studentsmustattendeverysemester AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO229 4‡ Upto4creditsarepossible;students

mustattendeverysemester ThesisandDissertationResearch MICRO300

and400 15‡ Only15creditsgotowardgraduation

60creditsrequiredforgraduation 62-70 31-40† 30gradedcreditsarerequired *Insomeyearsthesecoursesmaynotbeoffered.MICRO250isarequiredcoursewhenofferedinstudent’ssecondyearinthedepartment.†SelectedTopicsmaybeofferedasgradedorpass/fail.‡Non-graded;maximumnumberofcreditsthatcanbereceived**NotethatconsiderationisbeinggiventointegratingMICRO225,231and276intoamulti-partMicrobialPathogenesiscourseintheSpringof2020or2021.Furtherinformationwillfollow.Suggestedelectives: INTER143 ExperimentalDesignandAnalysis 2credits March30–May9(T,Th) INTER141Genetics 2credits Jan3–Feb9(T,Th) INTER142Pharmacology 2credits Feb14–March28(T,Th) BIO6100Biostatisticalmethods 4credits BIOCH299ProfessionalSkills-GraduateStudents 1credit Spring(notgraded)


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SAMPLE CURRICULUM FOR REGISTRATION FOR MIP GRADUATE PROGRAM (Ph.D.)

Fall – year 1 (15 credits; 12 credits letter grade)

INTER 111 Biochemistry 4 credits Grade INTER 121 Cell & Mol Biol A 3 credits Grade INTER 122 Cell & Mol Biol B 3 credits Grade MICRO 224 MICRO 228

Introduction to Microbial Pathogenesis Laboratory Rotations

3 credits 1 credits

Grade Pass/Fail

INTER 220 Ethics in Biomedical Sciences 1 credit Pass/Fail Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; >B in MICRO 224 and satisfactory review from laboratory rotation

Spring – year 1 (12 credits; 9 credits letter grade)

MICRO 225 Advanced Medical Bacteriology 3 credits Grade MICRO 276 Gen & Molecular Virology 3 credits Grade MICRO 296 Fundamentals in Immunology 3 credits Grade MICRO 228 Lab Rotations in Microbiology 3 credits Pass/Fail

Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; > B in MICRO courses and satisfactory reviews from laboratory rotations Summer –year 1 (6 credits;) MICRO 300 Thesis research 6 credits Pass/Fail


MICRO 231 Mol Biol Eukaryotic Pathogens 3 credits Grade MICRO 250 Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis 3 credits Grade INTER 260 26260260260

Responsible Conduct in Research 1 credits Pass/Fail MICRO 298 Seminar in Microbiology 1 credit Pass/Fail MICRO 299

Analysis of Research Literature

1 credit

Pass/Fail

Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; and satisfactory progress in research laboratory Students must select a graduate research committee

Spring - year 2 (9 credits)

MICRO 229 Analysis of Research Literature 1 credit Pass/ Fail MICRO 298 MICRO 300

Seminar in Microbiology Thesis research

1 credit 7 credits

Pass/Fail Pass/Fail

Summer- year 2 (6 credits) MICRO 300 Thesis research 1-6 credits Pass/Fail Students must take the Qualifying Examination by the end of their second year of Graduate Studies. Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; passing of the Qualifying Examination and demonstration of successful progress as determined through committee meetings. In subsequent years, students will register for 9 credits / semester. They will be required to participate in MIP seminar and Analysis of Research Literature every semester.


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APPENDIX2:CourseRequirementsforenteringMD/PhDandIDPStudentsCourseTitle Course

Number NumberofCredits

Graded AdditionalNotes

EthicsinBiomedicalSciences INTER220 1‡ ResponsibleConductinResearch INTER260 1‡ IntrotoMicrobialPathogenesis MICRO224 3 3 MinimumgradeofBisrequired FundamentalsinImmunology MICRO296 3 3 AdvancedMedicalBacteriology MICRO225 3 3 MolBiolPathogenicEukaryotes MICRO231 3 3 GeneralandMolecularVirology MICRO276 3 3 AdvMicrobialPathogenesis* MICRO250 0-3 0-3 Numberofgradedcreditsfromthese

coursesdependsonhowmanycreditsweretransferredfrommedicalcurriculum.

SelectedTopicsinMicrobiology*† MICRO281 0-6 0-6 ApprovedElectives 0-3 0-3

ResearchProposalinMicrobiology MICRO299 3 3 SeminarinMicrobiology MICRO298 4‡ Only4creditsgotowardgraduation;

studentsmustattendeverysemester AnalysisofResearchLiterature MICRO229 4‡ Upto4creditsarepossible;students

mustattendeverysemester ThesisandDissertationResearch MICRO300

and400 15‡ Only15creditsgotowardgraduation

60creditsrequiredforgraduation 46-55 21-30† 30gradedcreditsarerequired *Insomeyearsthesecoursesmaynotbeoffered;MICRO250isarequiredcoursewhenofferedinstudent’ssecondyearindepartment.†SelectedTopicsmaybeofferedasgradedorpass/fail.‡Non-graded;maximumnumberofcreditsthatcanbereceivedSuggestedelectives: BIO6100Biostatisticalmethods 4credits BIOCH299ProfessionalSkills-GraduateStudents 1credit Spring(notgraded)

SAMPLE CURRICULUM FOR REGISTRATION FOR MIP PROGRAM (M.D./Ph.D.)

Summer –year 1 (6 credits;) MICRO 300 Thesis research 6 credits Pass/Fail


INTER 220 Ethics in Biomedical Sciences 1 credit Pass/Fail MICRO 224 MICRO 298 MICRO 300

Introduction to Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar in Microbiology Thesis Research

3 credits 1 credit 4 credits

Grade Pass/Fail Pass/Fail

Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; >B in MICRO 224 and satisfactory progress in research laboratory Spring – year 1 (9 credits; 8 credits letter grade)

MICRO 225 Advanced Medical Bacteriology 3 credits Grade


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MICRO 276 Gen & Molecular Virology 3 credits Grade MICRO 296 Fundamentals in Immunology 3 credits Grade

Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; > B in MICRO courses and satisfactory progress in research laboratory Students must select a graduate research committee Summer –year 2 (6 credits;)

MICRO 300 Thesis research 6 credits Pass/Fail


MICRO 231 Mol Biol Eukaryotic Pathogens 3 credits Grade MICRO 250 Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis 3 credits Grade INTER 260 Responsible Conduct in Research 1 credits Pass/Fail MICRO 299 Analysis of Research Literature 1 credit Pass/Fail MICRO 298 Seminar in Microbiology 1 credit Pass/Fail

Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; and satisfactory progress in research laboratory Spring - year 2 (9 credits)

MICRO 229 Analysis of Research Literature 1 credit Pass/ Fail MICRO 400 Thesis research 7 credits Pass/Fail

Summer- year 3 (6 credits)

MICRO 400 Thesis research 1-6 credits Pass/Fail

Students must take the Qualifying Examination by the end of their second year of Graduate Studies. Satisfactory progress: GPA > 3.0; passing of the Qualifying Examination and demonstration of successful progress as determined through committee meetings. In subsequent years, students will register for 9 credits / semester. They will be required to participate in MIP seminar and Analysis of Research Literature every semester.


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APPENDIX3:QualifyingExaminstructions

Thequalifyingexamwillconsistoftwoparts.PartAwillconsistof4questionsgivenover4halfdays.PartBwillbeanoraldefenseofthestudent’sanswerstoPartAwithin2weeksofcompletionofPartA.Theexammustbecompletedbytheconclusionofthesummersemesterofthesecondyear.

PartA.Thequestions.

1. Thequalifyingcommitteewillprepare4questionsperstudent.Thesewillcomefromgeneralareascoveredintherequiredcoursework:Virology,Immunology,MedicalBacteriology,MolecularBiology/EukaryoticPathogens.

2. Over4daysthestudentwillbegivenonequestioneachdayandhave4hourstorespondtoit.Thestudentwillhavefullaccesstobooks,journalsandtheinternet.ThisportionoftheexamisOPENBOOK.However,studentsmaynotsolicithelpfromelsewhere.

PARTA.Evaluation.

1. Eachresponsewillbereadbytwocommitteemembers.2. Thequalifyingcommitteememberwhowrotethequestionwillreadandcritiquetheresponse.Thecritiquecan

bewrittenonaseparatepageorwrittenlegiblyinthemarginsofthestudent’sresponse.3. Thesecondcommitteememberwillactasareaderandwillcompleteaseparateshorterreview.4. Writtencritiquesmustbereceivednolaterthan1weekpriortooralexamination.5. Nocommitteememberwillberesponsiblefortheprimarycritiqueformorethanonequestionperstudent.6. Acommitteememberwillnotberesponsibleforthecritiquesiftheyarethestudent’smentor.7. Thechairofthecommitteewillberesponsibleforassigningprimaryandreader(unlesshe/sheisthestudent’s

mentor;inwhichcaseanothercommitteememberwillactaschair).

PARTB.Oralportion.

1. Thisportionoftheexammustbetakenwithin2weeksofcompletionofPartA.2. Thisportionoftheexamwilllastnolongerthan4hoursandwillconsistofthestudent’soraldefenseoftheir

responseand/orchangesintheirresponsebasedoncritiques.3. Thementorofthestudentwillbepresentbutcannotparticipateeitherverballyorotherwise.4. Thecommitteewillaskquestionsinreferencetotheoriginalquestioninwhichthestudentwillhavetoorally

defendhis/heroriginalresponse–ordefendchangesinresponsebasedonthecritique.

PARTB.Evaluation.

1. Thequalifyingcommitteememberswillevaluatethestudent’sperformanceanddetermineifthestudentpassedorfailed.

a. Thementordoesnotgenerallyparticipateinthefinalvote,butmayclarifymattersconcerningthestudent.

b. Intheunlikelyeventthatthecommitteedoesnotcometoanagreement,thematterwillbediscussedwiththeDepartmentHead.

2. Ifthestudentpasses,he/shebecomesacandidateforthePh.D.degree.a. Thecommitteemayaskthestudenttorewriteananswertoconfirmthatthestudentunderstandsthe

natureofcritiquesraisedduringtheoralportionoftheexam.3. Ifthestudentfails:

a. He/shemaybegiventheoptiontoretaketheexam.Thismayoccurifthecommitteefeelsthestudentforsomereasondidnotperformtohis/herbestabilityortherewereextenuatingcircumstances.

b. Ifthestudentisnotgiventheoptiontoretaketheexam,he/shemaybegiventheoptiontoobtainaMSdegree.


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APPENDIX4:PreliminaryExaminstructions

LOGISTICS

• Thepreliminaryexaminationshouldbetakenbeforetheendofthethirdyearofgraduatestudies.Thefocusoftheexaminationisonaproposalpreparedbythestudentandbasedontheirdissertationproject(seedetailsofrequiredformatandgradinginformationbelow).

• Thestudentwillarrangeatimeanddatewiththecommittee.ADOODLEpollisrecommendedandareservationforatleastthreehoursissuggested.Oncetheexamisscheduled,thestudentshouldreserveaconferenceroom.

• Notealsothatthepreliminaryexammustbepassedatleastoneacademicyear(ie.3consecutivesemesters)beforegraduation.

• TheresearchproposalmustbecirculatedtotheDissertationCommitteeatleasttwoweekspriortotheexaminationdate.

• Thecompleted,typedREQUESTFORPRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONFORMmustbesenttotheGraduateSchoolatleasttwoweekspriortotheexaminationdate.

FORMAT

• TheproposalistobepresentedinNIHRO1grantformat:containingthefollowingelements:SpecificAims;Abstract;ResearchPlan(nolongerthan12pages);VertebrateAnimals(ifnecessary),HumanSubjects(ifnecessary)andReferences.

o WhiletheproposalshouldbepreparedinR01format,itshouldprimarilyreflectthestudent’sdissertationproject.Itneednot,therefore,bewrittenasaformalfundingapplicationrigidlyembodyingaproposedfive-yearresearchplan.

o Descriptionofexperimentsandsub-aimsalreadycompletedshouldbeincluded,eitheraspreliminaryresultswithinthedescriptionofanAimintheResearchPlan,or(ifanAimisessentiallycompleted)asaprogressreport.

o Ifthestudentalreadyhasapublicationdirectlyrelatedtotheproposedthesiswork,thiscanbeincludedasanaddendum.

o Alternativegrantformats(eg.anF30orR21application)shouldnotbesubstitutedfortheabove.• TheSpecificAimspagemaybeviewedandeditedbythementor.Thementormayalsoviewandprovide

feedbackonanoutlineoftheResearchPlan.However,thementorshouldnotextensivelyeditdraftsoftheResearchPlan.

• Ifthecommitteebelievesthatthesubmittedproposalisincompleteorotherwiseunsatisfactory,thenthepreliminaryexaminationshouldbepostponed.Thecommitteechairwillwriteamemostatingwhytheproposalisunsatisfactoryandoutlinehowitshouldberevised.

• ExamplesofRO1formatgrantsandsuggestionsforformulatingcanbefoundatthefollowingwebsite:http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/grant/pages/appsamples.aspx


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EXAM

• ThestudentshouldprepareaPowerpointpresentationthatincludesSpecificAims,themajorpointsoftheproposal,andkeydata.

• Whilethesubmittedproposalwillbediscussed,theexamwillbegradedontheoral/powerpointpresentationandrelateddiscussion.

• Thestudentmaybequestionedonanyareaofmicrobiologyandrelatedfields.• Theprojectedgoalswillnormallybediscussed.• TheresultsofthePreliminaryExaminationwillbedeterminedbyavoteofthecommitteeasfollows:

o Pass-studentbecomesacandidateforthePh.D.degree.o Fail-twodissentingvotesconstitutesabasisforfailure.Thecommitteewilldiscussthefollowing

options.§ Failure–nore-examination.ThestudentmayhavetheoptiontocompleteaMaster’sDegree.§ Failure–re-examination.Thisshouldgenerallytakeplacewithinsixmonthsofthefirst

PreliminaryExam.Thecommitteewilldecideontheformat:• Thestudentmaybeaskedtorewritetheentireproposal,orparticularsections,priorto

theoralexamination.• Thestudentmaybeaskedtowriteaprogressreportpriortoanoralexamination.

• AFOLLOWUPREPORTOFPRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONFORM(typed)mustbesignedbyallcommittee

membersandtheDepartmentHeadandsenttotheDeanoftheSchoolofGraduateStudies.• Thecommitteechairwillwriteasummaryofthepreliminaryexaminationandsubmittomipgrad@lsuhsc.edu• Thestudentshouldregisterforcoursecredit(Microbiology299,3hourscredit)forthisproposalinthesemester

afterpassingtheexamo Thehighestgradethatthestudentcanobtainforthecourseintheeventofare-writeand/or

re-examinationisa‘B’.


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