Qualifying Exam
The qualifying exam consists of a five-page grant proposal describing the candidate’s thesis plan. There is a 20-minute oral presentation of the proposal followed by a 1-2 hour question and answer session with a 3-person committee chosen by the Program Director.
Thesis Committee and Committee Meetings
After the qualifying exam is completed, a thesis committee should be formed of three individuals with committee meetings that assess the progress of the research. Committee meetings should take place every six months or more frequently dependent on the results of meetings.
Dual Degree Diploma and Ceremony
When MD/PhD students successfully complete the requirements for their PhD degrees, they will receive a formal letter from the registrar. This will provide them with documentation, should they need it prior to graduation. MD/PhD students will attend one graduation, at the time they complete their MD degree. They will receive two diplomas during the graduation ceremony.
The Dissertation
The graduate dissertation is the all-encompassing document describing original research carried out by the PhD student. The historical background, the scientific context of the experiments, and the data are presented and discussed extensively in the dissertation. It is expected that the research carried out to generate the dissertation will also result in published papers in recognized scientific journals, for which the student is the first author. Each chapter should indicate which publications (if any) are represented by the described work. At least one first-authored manuscript should be submitted for publication before a student may defend the dissertation. If a manuscript is not yet accepted for publication, a submitted draft must be appended to the dissertation, even if this draft ultimately requires additional experimental results. The manuscript should be written in the style of a specific (indicated) journal. A co-first authorship paper meets the requirement.
Dissertation Defense Details Dissertation Format Sample
List of Theses
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Joshua Bloom |
Structure-Function Relationships of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF): Implications for Drug Design |
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Spyros Mavropoulos |
NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR-MEDIATED PROTECTION OF THE ISCHEMIC/REPERFUSED HEART |
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Jolanta Norelli |
Effects of Doxycycline and Tenogenically Differentiated Adipose-Derived Stem Cells on the Repair of Achilles Tendon Defects |
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Renata Lerner |
Effects of Levodopa on Regional Cerebral Metabolism, Blood Flow and Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in the 6-Hydroxydopamine Rat Model |
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Jaqueline Nestor |
ANALYZING A TWO-PART MODEL OF NPSLE : MICROGLIA, COMPLEMENT AND POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS |
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Patricia Avancena |
DEVELOPMENTALLY PREDETERMINED FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELL CLUSTERS AND THEIR LIMITED ANTIGEN CAPACITY RESTRICT THE MAGNITUDE OF GERMINAL CENTERS |
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Adriana Gata Garcia |
Sex chromosomes and gonadal hormones: genesis and rescue of ASD-like phenotypes in mouse models |
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Pinguang Yang |
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) regulates the generation and function of CD8 regulatory cells |
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Emily Battinelli Masi |
Vagus Nerve Control of Glucose Homeostasis |
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Brian Dolmovits |
MODULATION OF ERYTHROID PROGENITOR REGULATORY PROGRAMS BY INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC FACTORS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANEMIA |
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Mustafa Ghanem |
Molecular dissection of a novel lupus risk locus |
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Simon Khuvis |
Neurophysiology of Face Processing in Humans |
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Laura Warren |
An investigation of menstrual effluent in the diagnosis and understanding of endometriosis |
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Ashley Barlev |
Plasma Cell Activation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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Ryan Ashley |
Characterization and Modulation of Human Erythroid Progenitors in Normal and Disordered Erythropoiesis |
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Elena Brindley |
RASA3 REGULATES STAGE-SPECIFIC CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION IN MURINE ERYTHROPOIESIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR INHERITED BONE MARROW FAILURE SYNDROMES |
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Tianye Liu |
RAGE and LAIR-1 and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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Jimmy Hom |
Rps19 haploinsufficiency causes severe skeletal defects in mouse models of Diamond Blackfan Anemia |
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Eric Sturgill |
REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES IN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA: METABOLIC DETERMINANTS OF CELL FATE AND FUNCTION |
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John Eun |
ACUTE AND LATENT EFFECTS OF ANESTHESIA IN TRANSGENIC MODELS OF TAUOPATHY |