Degree Process

Before Your First Day

Make sure all of your transcripts are turned in to the Graduate School. The sooner this is completed, the better.

First Year – First Semester

Patent Agreement

You must submit your patent agreement before you complete your first semester. To do this please follow the steps below:

Go to MyPack Portal and click Main Menu -> Student Self Service -> Academic Records -> Graduate Plan of Work. Then click on the Patent Agreement tab and read the document before checking the box next to “I Agree.”

Rotations

Upon entrance into the CBS Graduate Program, the Director of the CBS Graduate Program will direct the graduate student’s program and act in the capacity of an adviser until the student selects a faculty mentor. Students are expected to select a mentor as early as possible in their graduate training (preferably by the end of their first Fall semester). All first-year students who have not selected an advisor upon entering the program should schedule ~3 laboratory rotations on a 6-8 week basis with faculty members of their choice who have lab openings. Students will be required to submit a Rotation Form for each of the rotations they plan to complete. The objective of these rotations is to provide the student with an introduction to various technical aspects of biomedical research and to introduce the student to the research program, mentorship style, and lab culture of individual faculty members. Lab rotations are arranged by contacting and meeting with individual faculty members after consultation with the Director of Graduate Programs. If a student does not find a mentor at the completion of these three rotations, then they are allowed to add additional rotations during their second semester with permission from the Director of Graduate Programs. There are no formal write ups or presentations required for each rotation unless requested by faculty member.

First Year – Second Semester

Declaration of Thesis Advisor

Once a student selects a mentor, their mentor must fill out a Declaration of Thesis Advisor (DTA) form and have it signed by their department head. The form must then be submitted to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs. This form should be filled out whether or not the chair will be paying the students expenses. If the student is self-funded that should be notated on the form.

Formation of Committee

Once a mentor is chosen and a DTA form is submitted, the student and mentor should begin collaborating on the rest of the student’s graduate committee (completed during second semester/first summer). This committee will serve to direct, advise, and guide the student through the PhD program. PhD committees must be comprised of at least 4 members (3 total for Masters). You must have either 1 chair (thesis-advisor) or 2 co-chairs. Your mentor can qualify as a chair if they have graduated a student in the past. If not, they must have a co-chair who has. Your committee must have either 2 or 3 more members depending on whether you have a co-chair or not. These remaining members can consist of other members of NCSU faculty, a minor representative, if you plan to minor in something, or Inter-Institutional member from a qualifying university (Duke, Chapel Hill, etc.). Inter-Institutional members require approval by the Graduate School, which can be completed by filling out this form and submitting it to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs. You are also allowed to add faculty from other universities or people from industry. These members will not count toward your required 4 members. Members of graduate faculty from other universities are called External Members and are a voting member of your committee. People from industry are called Technical Consultants and are not voting members of your committee. These members must also get approval from the Graduate School, which can be done by filling out this form and submitting it to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs. You will be assigned a fifth member before your prelim called the Graduate School Representative (not for Masters). This person will only participate in your Prelim and Final exams. If you are assigned one before you submit your Prelim Exam request form to the Graduate School, please make sure to include them when scheduling your exam. You will also need to include them when scheduling your defense.

Once you have formed your committee, please put them into your Plan of Work in MyPack Portal (same location as your Patent Agreement).

First Committee Meeting

Once the committee is formed, students should schedule their first committee meeting (end of first year/beginning of second year). At the conclusion of this meeting, the student’s mentor should submit a Graduate Committee Report (GCR) form to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs and Director of Graduate Programs. These meetings will then occur yearly and a new GCR form should be submitted at the conclusion of each meeting. At the first meeting, the student and committee should finalize all of the courses the student should take for the duration of their degree. 72 credit hours for PhD students and 36 hours for MS students are required minimums.

Second Year

Plan of Work

At your first committee meeting, you finalize all of the courses you plan to take during your degree from start to finish. You must input 72 credit hours of these courses into your Plan of Work on MyPack Portal (36 for MS students). Please follow the Plan of Work Checklist. Once you input all of the courses, you should reach out to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs to review your Plan before you submit. After the Coordinator of Graduate Programs approves, you can submit. Over the next week or so, you should check back to see if your committee has approved your Plan. If they have trouble, contact the Coordinator of Graduate Programs for assistance. You will be assigned a Graduate School Representative by the Graduate School some point between when your Plan is submitted and your Prelim Exam. You can make updates to your Plan as needed after it is approved. Please consult the Coordinator of Graduate Programs before doing so.

Concentration

You should also submit a request to declare your concentration to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs before the end of your second year. Simply email a request to cvmgradprogram@ncsu.edu and your concentration will be updated. DO NOT assume your concentration has been declared. If you do not have one declared before you apply for graduation, the wrong concentration/no concentration will be listed on your diploma.

End of Second Year to Beginning of Fourth Year

Prelim Exam

Doctoral students are expected to take a comprehensive preliminary examination after the first year, and before the beginning of the third year (absolute deadline is within 4 years of degree). The student should schedule this examination at a convenient time after consulting with his/her advisor and advisory committee. This examination is intended to be comprehensive and assess the student’s preparations to be a scholar in the concentration area discipline.

The Request to Schedule form found on the Graduate School Forms page, must be filled out and submitted to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs at least two weeks before the proposed exam date. This form cannot be submitted until the written portion of the exam is passed.

The preliminary examination must consist of written and oral components. The written exam must consist of a research proposal and may also include written questions. The NIH NRSA individual fellowship application research plan component is the recommended format for the written examination grant proposal, but the committee can approve another format. The topic of the written examination research grant proposal is proposed by the student, approved by the graduate committee, and should be related to (but not necessarily the same as) the thesis project. Students can propose to use a fellowship or research grant proposal planned for actual submission for the written examination research grant proposal. The committee must approve this and the topic of the grant must include independent ideas/hypotheses and aims developed by the student. The first draft of the fellowship or research grant proposal that is entirely the student’s work will be submitted to the committee as the prelim written examination research grant proposal. Grant proposals already submitted to the granting agency may not be used for the prelim written examination research grant proposal. The prelim written examination research grant proposal should be submitted at least one month and up to three months prior to the anticipated oral examination date. The thesis advisor is responsible for submitting the prelim grant to the advisory committee, setting a deadline for evaluation, and soliciting pass or fail grades from each committee member. The committee can provide the student with feedback on the grant proposal that the student will be expected to address in the oral examination. If the prelim grant proposal fails, the student should meet with the committee to discuss options for modifying the existing proposal or seeking a new topic.

The committee may also require a closed-book written exam consisting of a series of essay questions or problems based on previous coursework and research. Written questions generally take one day to complete. The committee should agree on the format and provide instructions to the student during the first committee meeting. The written questions exam should be completed by the student and submitted to the committee at least one month prior to the scheduled oral examination.

Satisfactory completion of the written examination is required before a candidate can sit for the oral preliminary examination. The oral examination is designed to determine the depth and breadth of the student’s knowledge in their concentration area and specific research discipline, to test the student’s ability to relate factual knowledge to specific circumstances, to use this knowledge with accuracy and promptness, and to formulate and test hypotheses based on current knowledge/data. Students are expected to prepare and deliver a short electronic presentation of their written grant proposal for the oral examination. Committee members will ask questions related to scientific background and content, hypothesis development, alternative approaches, and methodology. Committee members may (and generally will) ask questions to examine knowledge in the student’s area of research outside the scope of the written grant proposal. (Please refer to Comprehensive Examinations Guidelines for more information)

Last Semester of Program

Final Oral Examination

The final oral examination will take place after the dissertation is complete, except for minor revisions that the committee feels are necessary. The examination consists of a public presentation of the thesis research followed by a closed session during which the committee asks questions concerning methods and conclusions reached in the research and as reported in the dissertation.

The Request to Schedule form should be submitted at least two weeks in advance to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs, to schedule the final exam. The Permission to Proceed to Final Defense form must also be submitted approximately 3 months before the exam, after it is signed by each member of the student’s committee and the Director of Graduate Programs.

Thesis Submission

The thesis must be submitted within 5 working days of unconditional pass. The ETD editors will then work with students to make updates to the format of the document until the Final Error Free ETD Deadline. The thesis will then be routed to the committee for their final approval before graduation.

Apply for Graduation

Students must apply for graduation through MyPack Portal after they receive an unconditional pass on their exam. This must be done before the Apply to Graduate and Doctoral Graduation Attendance Notification Deadline listed on the ETD Webpage.

Surveys

Students will be prompted to complete three graduation surveys in addition to the NCSU graduation survey. The Coordinator will send out these surveys shortly after the ETD deadlines for the semester. Students are required to fill out the Contact Information Survey and the CBS Program Survey before the last day of the semester. The Mentor Survey is not required as students will have the option to have a private meeting with the Director if preferred.

Annual Responsibilities

Annual Evaluations

Every year in January students will be prompted by the Coordinator to complete the GSOARS evaluation and submit their resumes to the Coordinator. At the same time, Committee Chairs will be prompted to complete annual evaluation forms for each of their graduate students. Students and chairs should meet during this period to discuss the student’s progress. After all evaluations are submitted, students are required to meet with Dr. Sam Jones to discuss their progress. The Coordinator will send out calendar appointment slots for students to choose from.

Committee report form

Students are required to provide a Graduate Committee Report (GCR) at their annual committee meetings for their mentors to fill out. The mentor must submit this form to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs and the Director of Graduate Programs at the conclusion of the meeting.

Concentration Areas and Requirements

Students in the program select from one of six concentration areas for their graduate research.

CBS Core Courses Required of all Students

CBS 565 Fundamentals of Comparative Biomedical Sciences (3 credits)

ST 511 Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences (3 credits)

CBS 662 Responsible Conduct of Research (1 credit)

CBS 800 Seminar series (1 credit; minimum 3 credits total for doctoral students; minimum 2 credits total for master’s students)

Concentration Areas

Overview

The Cell Biology Concentration Area encompasses research at the molecular and cellular levels in the following disciplines: gastroenterology, oncology, pulmonary biology, ophthalmology, reproductive endocrinology, pharmacology, neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, and cellular differentiation and morphogenesis. Research approaches employ a wide variety of molecular, biochemical, pharmacological, and microscopic techniques, utilizing cell culture and whole organisms. Students selecting Cell Biology will focus their research efforts on one or more of these areas.

A highly individualized curriculum of study is designed to meet the needs and interests of the student while satisfying selected requirements by the faculty. These include graduate level cell biology, biochemistry, and cell biology seminars. Additional courses may be chosen by the student and his/her advisor from a large number of college and university offerings.

Required Courses

GN701 Molecular Genetics; Fall (3 credits)

CBS 770 Cell Biology; Spring (4 credits)

CBS 810 Seminar in Cell Biology (1 credit; minimum 3 credits total for doctoral students; minimum 2 credits total for master’s students)

Other Courses

CBS 890 Doctoral Preliminary Exam (1 credit)

CBS 893 Doctoral Supervised Research (variable credit)

CBS 895 Doctoral Dissertation Research

CBS 896 Summer Dissertation Research (variable credit)

CBS 899 Doctoral Dissertation Preparation

Elective Courses

Elective courses are selected by the student and mentor, and must be approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee. Possible elective course include, but are not limited to, the following:

BCH 701 Macromolecular Structure

BCH 703 Macromolecular Synthesis and Regulation

BCH 705 Molecular Biology of the Cell

BIT 810 Biotechnology Core Technology

GN 701 Molecular Genetics

GN 702 Cellular and Developmental Genetics

GN 761 Advanced Molecular Biology of the Cell

GN 710 Eukaryotic Regulatory Mechanisms

GN 750 Developmental Genetics

GN/MB 758 Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics

GN/BCH 768 Nucleic Acids: Structure and Function

GS 735 Introduction to Genomic Science

CBS 770 Cell Biology

CBS 861 Bacterial Pathogenic Mechanisms

CBS/IMM/MB 783 Advanced Immunology

CBS/IMM 816 Advanced Topics in Immunology and Biotechnology

MB 718 Introductory Virology

MB/IMM 751 (Immunology; Spring)

IMM/TOX 705 Immunotoxicology

IMM 751 Immunology

IMM /PHY 756 Immunogenetics

PHY 702 Reproductive Physiology

PHY 503, 504 General Physiology I and II

PHY 513 Comparative Physiology

PHY 780 Mammalian Endocrinology

ST 701 Experimental Statistics II

TOX 501 General Toxicology

VMM 877 Clinical Laboratory & Necropsy

Concentration Area Leader:
Dr. Ken Adler
Phone: (919) 513-1348
Fax: (919) 515-4237
E-mail:ken_adler@ncsu.edu

Participating Faculty

Ken Adler
Interactions of airway epithelium with inflammatory mediators and inhaled pollutants
Title: Professor of Cell Biology
Phone: 919 513 6549
E-mail: kenneth_adler@ncsu.edu

Scott Bailey
Diseases of Pregnancy in the Mare
Title: Assistant Professor of Theriogenology
Phone: 919 513 6149
Email: scott_bailey@ncsu.edu

Anthony BlikslagerMechanism of Intestinal Mucosal RepairTitle: Assistant Professor of Equine Surgery
Phone: 919 513 7725
E-mail: anthony_blikslager@ncsu.edu

James Bonner
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Title: Associate Professor of Toxicology
Phone: 919 515 8615
Email: james_bonner@ncsu.edu

Matthew Breen
Cytogentics of Cancer
Title: Associate Professor of Genetics
Phone: 919 513 1467
E-mail: matthew_breen@ncsu.edu

John Gadsby
Regulation of the Corpus LuteumTitle: Associate Professor of Physiology
Phone: 919 515 7224
Email: john_gadsby@ncsu.edu
Troy Ghashghaei
Development and Function of Adult Neural Stem CellsTitle: Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
Phone: 919 513 6174
Email: troy_ghashghaei@ncsu.edu

Brian Gilger
Pharmacology of the EyeTitle: Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Phone: 919 513 6239
E-mail: brian_gilger@ncsu.edu

Jody Gookin
Host-pathogen Interactions in the Gut
Title: Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine
Phone: 919 513 6295
Email: jody_gookin@ncsu.edu

Marlene Hauck
Targeted Therapeutics in Cancer
Title: Associate Professor of Oncology
Phone: 919 513 8274
Email: marlene_hauck@ncsu.edu

Eleanor Hawkins
Respiratory medicine, particularly pulmonology and Chronic Bronchitis
Title: Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine
Phone: 919 513 7727
E-mail: eleanor_hawkins@ncsu.edu

Paul Hess
Targeted Therapeutics of Immune-mediated Diseases
Title: Assistant Professor of Oncology
Phone: 919 513 6183
Email: paul_hess@ncsu.edu

Jonathan Horowitz
Regulation of mammalian cell cycle and transcription by tumor-suppressor genes
Title: Associate Professor of Cell Biology
Phone: 919 515 4479
E-mail: jon_horowitz@ncsu.edu
Web site: https://directory.ncsu.edu/directory/moreinfo.php?username=jmhorowi

Samuel Jones
Regulation of Neutrophil Motility
Title: Assistant Professor of Equine Medicine
Phone: 919 513 6200
Email: sam_jones@ncsu.edu

B. DUNCAN X. LASCELLES

Mechanism and Treatment of Pain
Title: Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery
Phone: 919 513 6588
Email: duncan_lascelles@ncsu.edu

Chris Mariani
Biology of Cancers of the Brain
Title: Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone: 919 513 0302
E-mail: chris_mariani@ncsu.edu

Nancy Monteiro-Riviere
Toxicity of environmental and novelpharmaceutical compounds
Title: Professor of Investigational Dermatology and Toxicology
Phone: 919 513 6426
E-mail: nancy_monteiro@ncsu.edu

Paul Mozdziak
Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Growth
Title: Professor of Poultry Medicine
Phone: 919 513 6248
FAX: 919 513 6464
Email: paul_mozdziak@ncsu.edu

Kate Meurs
Genomics of Cardiac Disease
Title: Professor of Cardiology and Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Studies
Phone: 919 513 6213
FAX: 919 513 6452
Email: kate_meurs@ncsu.edu

Nanette Nascone-Yoder
Development of the Gastrointestinal TractTitle: Associate Professor of Development
Phone: 919 513 6229
E-mail: Nanette_Nascone-Yoder@ncsu.edu
Nascone-Yoder Lab Website: https://nasconeyoderlab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/

Shila NordoneRegulation of Inflammation
Title: Research Assistant Professor
Email: shila_nordone@ncsu.edu

Natasha Olby
Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury and Genomics of Neurological Diseases
Title: Professor of Neurology
Phone: 919 513 8286
E-mail: natasha_olby@ncsu.edu

Thierry Olivry
Pathogenesis and Therapy of Pruritis, Atopic Dermatitis and Autoimmune Diseases
Title: Professor of Dermatology
Phone: 919 513 7711
E-mail: thierry_olivry@ncsu.edu

Jorge Piedrahita
Role of Imprinted Genes in Embryo Development and Disease, Stem Cell Biology
Title: Professor of Genomics
Phone: 919 515 7407
E-mail: jorge_piedrahita@ncsu.edu

Marcelo Rodriguez-Puebla
Cell cycle regulation, skin carcinogenesis, mouse model, tumor biology
Title: Associate Professor of Carcinogenesis
Phone: 919 515 7409
E-mail: Marcelo_Rodriguez-Puebla@ncsu.edu

Korinn Saker
Nutrition of Cancer
Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Nutrition
Phone: 919 513 6871
E-mail: korinn_saker@ncsu.edu

Philip Sannes
Interactions between epithelial cell populations and connective tissue matrices
Title: Professor of Cell Biology and Histology
Phone: 919 513 6295
E-mail: philip_sannes@ncsu.edu

Lauren Schnabel
Stem Cell Biology and Immunology
Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: 919.515.7410
E-mail: lauren_schnabel@ncsu.edu

Robert Smart
Chemical carcinogenesis and development in model laboratory systems
Title: Professor of Toxicology
Phone: 919 515 7245
E-mail: rcsmart@unity.ncsu.edu
Web site: https://smartlab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/contact/

Steve Suter
Genetics and Therapy of Cancer
Title: Assistant Professor of Oncology
Phone: 919 513 0813
Email: steven_suter@ncsu.edu

Don Thrall
Hyperthermia as a Cancer TreatmentTitle: Professor of Radiology and Radiation Oncology
Phone: 919 513 6292
E-mail: don_thrall@ncsu.edu

David W Threadgill
Genetics of Inter-individual differences in health and disease
Title: Professor of Genetics
Phone: 919 515 2292
E-mail: threadgill@ncsu.edu

Jeffrey YoderCharacterizations and Function of Innate Immune Response GenesTitle: Associate Professor of Innate Immunology
Phone: 919 515 7406
E-mail: Jeff_Yoder@ncsu.edu
Yoder Lab Web site: ~jayoder

Overview

The Immunology concentration area coursework and laboratory research emphasize cellular and molecular biology studies in infectious disease immunology, mucosal immunity and inflammation, immunopathology, immunotoxicology, immunoparasitology, environmental immunology, and immunology of non-vertebrate species. The diversified faculty is drawn from the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture and Life Sciences as well as government agencies located in the Research Triangle Park. Interdepartmental cooperation provides a unique atmosphere for the study of immunology in a wide range of species.

The concentration is designed to prepare students for professional research and teaching careers in applying molecular biology techniques to animal and human health problems associated with environmental stress such as infectious agents and toxins. Immunology graduates are extremely competitive for positions in universities, pharmaceutical companies and governmental institutions. North Carolina State University in Raleigh with close proximity to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and the Research Triangle Park provides a unique biomedical and research environment for seminars, meetings, and interaction with other scientists. Graduate research assistantships are available to qualified students.

Course offerings or research facilities are available in the following areas: immunopathology, immunotoxicology, immunoparasitology, mucosal immunology, molecular and infectious disease immunology, aquatic immunology. and environmental immunology.

Master’s Degree Requirements: Courses must include at least two 700-800-level immunology courses and one 500-700-level biochemistry course.

Doctoral Degree Requirements: Courses include at least two 700-800-level immunology courses, two 500-700-level biochemistry courses, and one 500-level course in statistics. Additional course offered by the Departments of Microbiology, Genetics, Toxicology and the graduate programs in Physiology and Comparative Biomedical Sciences may be taken. The remaining credit hours should include journal club (IMM 816), seminar (IMM 807) and research credits.

REQUIRED COURSES:

MB 751 Immunology (3 credits)

CBS 816 Advanced Topics in Immunology (1 credit each semester; 8 semesters required for doctoral students)

CBS 783 Advanced Immunology OR PO/IMM 757 Comparative Immunology (3 credits)

and ONE of the following:

BCH 553 Biochemistry of Gene Expression (3 credits)

BCH 555 Proteins and molecular mechanisms (3 credits)

BCH 705 Molecular Biology of the Cell (3 credits)

BIT 510 Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology (4 credits)

CBS 770 Cell Biology (3 credits)

OTHER COURSES

IMM/CBS 807 Seminar in Veterinary Microbiology/Immunology

ELECTIVE COURSES

Elective courses are selected by the student and mentor, and must be approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee. Possible elective course include, but are not limited to, the following:

BCH 701 Macromolecular Structure

BCH 703 Macromolecular Synthesis and Regulation

BCH 705 Molecular Biology of the Cell

BIT 810 Biotechnology Core Technology

GN 701 Molecular Genetics

GN 702 Cellular and Developmental Genetics

GN 761 Advanced Molecular Biology of the Cell

GN 710 Eukaryotic Regulatory Mechanisms

GN 750 Developmental Genetics

GN/MB 758 Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics

GN/BCH 768 Nucleic Acids: Structure and Function

GS 735 Introduction to Genomic Science

CBS 770 Cell Biology

MB 535 Bacterial Pathogenesis

CBS 861 Bacterial Pathogenic Mechanisms

CBS/IMM/MB 783 Advanced Immunology

CBS/IMM 816 Advanced Topics in Immunology and Biotechnology

MB 718 Introductory Virology

ST 701 Experimental Statistics II

TOX 501 General Toxicology

Concentration Area Leader:
Dr. Scott Laster
Phone: (919) 515-7958
Fax: (919) 515-7867
E-mail:scott_laster@ncsu.edu

Participating Faculty

AdamBirkenheuer
General Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease
Title: Associate Professor
Phone: 919 513 8288
E-mail: adam_birkenheuer@ncsu.edu

Petra Bizikova
Veterinary Dermatology
Title: Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Phone: 919 515 7395
E-mail: petra_bizikova@ncsu.edu

Ed Breitschwerdt
Detection, characterization, and treatment of canine/feline bacterial pathogens
Title: Professor
Phone: 919 513 8277
E-mail: ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu

Jonathan Fogle
Regulation of Immune Responses to Lentiviruses
Title: Assistant Professor of Immunology
Phone: 919 513 6248
E-mail: jonathan_fogle@ncsu.edu

Isabel Gimeno
Poultry Pathology and Immunology
Title: Associate Professor
Phone: 919 513 6852
E-mail: isabel_gimeno@ncsu.edu

Jody Gookin
Host-pathogen Interactions in the Gut
Title: Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine
Phone: 919 513 6295
E-mail: jody_gookin@ncsu.edu

Bruce Hammerberg
Allergic Disease
Title: Professor
Phone: 919 513 7712
E-mail: Bruce_Hammerberg@ncsu.edu

Edward Havell
The Innate Anti-bacterial Immune Response
Title: Professor of Immunology
Phone: 919 515 6184
E-mail: ed_havell@ncsu.edu

Paul Hess
Targeted Therapeutics of Immune-mediated Diseases
Title: Assistant Professor of Oncology
Phone: 919 513 6183
E-mail: paul_hess@ncsu.edu

Lola Hudson
Virus infection and Immune Mechanisms of the Brain
Title: Professor
Phone: 919 513 6306
E-mail: lola_hudson@ncsu.edu

Samuel Jones
Regulation of Neutrophil Motility
Title: Professor of Equine Medicine
Phone: 919 513 6200
E-mail: sam_jones@ncsu.edu

Matthew Koci
Avian Immunology
Title: Associate Professor
Phone: 919 515 2626
FAX:
E-mail: MDKoci@ncsu.edu

Scott Laster
Innate Immunity and Inflammation
Title: Professor
Phone: 919 515 7958
FAX: 919 515 7867
E-mail: scott_laster@ncsu.edu

Mike Levy
Immunoparasitology
Title: Professor
Phone: 919 513 8289
FAX: 919 515 3044
E-mail: Mike_Levy@ncsu.edu

Jennifer Miller
Bacterial Pathogenesis and Innate Immunity
Title: Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Phone: 919 515 7867
FAX: 919 515 7867
E-mail: jen_miller@ncsu.edu

Shila Nordone
Regulation of Inflammation
Title: Research Assistant Professor
E-mail: shila_nordone@ncsu.edu

Thierry Olivry
Pathogenesis and Therapy of Pruritis, Atopic Dermatitis and Autoimmune Diseases
Title: Professor of Dermatology
Phone: 919 513 7711
E-mail: thierry_olivry@ncsu.edu

Laura Ott
Inflammation and Biotechnology
Title: Teaching Scholar
Phone: 919 513 7685
E-mail: laura_ott@ncsu.edu

Lauren Schnabel
Stem cell biology and Immunology
Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: 919.515.7410
E-mail: lauren_schnabel@ncsu.edu

Frank Scholle
Viral Immunology
Title: Associate Professor
Phone: 919 513 7574
E-mail: frank_scholle@ncsu.edu

Michael Sikes
Lymphocyte development and differentiation
Title: Associate Professor
Phone: 919 513 0528
E-mail: mike_sikes@ncsu.edu

Steve Suter
Genetics and Therapy of Cancer
Title: Associate Professor of Oncology
Phone: 919 513 0813
E-mail: steven_suter@ncsu.edu

Mary Tompkins
Immunity to Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
Title: Director, Veterinary Clinical Immunology Laboratory
Phone: 919 513 6255
E-mail: mary_tompkins@ncsu.edu

Sue Tonkonogy
Immune regulation in the gastrointestinal tract
Title: Professor
Phone: 919 513 6252
E-mail: sue_tonkonogy@ncsu.edu

Shweta Trivedi
Veterinary Immunology
Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: 919 515 0266
E-mail: shweta_trivedi@ncsu.edu

Jeffrey Yoder
Characterizations and Function of Innate Immune Response Genes
Title: Associate Professor of Innate Immunology
Phone: 919 515 7406
FAX: 919 515 4237
E-mail: Jeff_Yoder@ncsu.edu
Yoder Lab Web site: ~jayoder

Overview

Graduate work in the Infectious Disease Concentration Area includes research at the molecular and cellular level in bacteriology, parasitology, and virology, as well as investigations of the host immune response to these agents. Programs focus on etiology, pathogenesis, diagnostic development, vaccine development, and antimicrobial therapies. Programs also focus on gene regulation and host-pathogen interactions that influence pathogenesis. Research approaches employ a wide variety of molecular, biochemical, pharmacological, and microscopic techniques, utilizing cell culture and whole organisms. Students selecting Infectious Disease will focus on one or more of these areas.

A highly individualized curriculum of study is designed to meet the needs and interests of the student while satisfying selected requirements by the faculty. These include graduate level cell biology and biochemistry, as well as graduate level courses relating to the specific discipline chosen (bacteriology, parasitology, or virology). Additional courses may be chosen by the student and his/her advisor from a large number of college and university offerings.

Students entering the Ph.D. program having completed courses equivalent to the required courses may, with the consent of their thesis committee, petition the concentration area Graduate Committee to waive these requirements.

REQUIRED COURSES:

CBS 810 Seminar in Infectious Diseases (1 credit; minimum 3 credits total for doctoral students; minimum 2 credits total for master’s students)

OTHER COURSES

CBS 890 Doctoral Preliminary Exam (1 credit)

CBS 893 Doctoral Supervised Research (variable credit)

CBS 895 Doctoral Dissertation Research

CBS 896 Summer Dissertation Research (variable credit)

CBS 899 Doctoral Dissertation Preparation

ELECTIVE COURSES

Elective courses are selected by the student and mentor, and must be approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee. Possible elective course include, but are not limited to, the following:

BIOCHEMISTRY

BCH 701(Macromolecular Structure; Fall)

BCH 703 (Macromolecular Synthesis and Regulation; Fall)

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

MB 703 (Microbial Diversity; Spring alternate years)

MB 714 (Microbial Metabolic Regulation; Fall)

MB 718 (Introductory Virology; Fall)

MB/IMM 751 (Immunology; Spring)

IMM/TOX 705 (Immunotoxicology; Spring)

IMM/CBS 755 (Immunoparasitology; Spring alternate years)

IMM/CBS/MB/PO 756 (Immunogenetics; Fall alternate years)

IMM/PO 757 (Avian Immunology; Fall alternate years)

IMM/CBS/MB 783 (Adv. Immunology; Fall alternate years)

IMM/CBS 816 (Adv. Top. in Immun. and Biotech.; Fall, Spring, Summer)

CBS 770 (Cell Biology; Fall)

CBS 771 (Vet. Med. Virology II; Fall alternate years)

CBS 774 (Epidemiol. of Inf. Dis. of International Importance; Fall alternate years)

CBS 861 ( Bacterial Pathogenic Mechanisms; Spring alternate years)

MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY

GN 701 (Molecular Genetics; Fall)

GN 702 (Cellular and Developmental Genetics; Spring)

GN 710 (Eukaryotic Regulatory Mechanisms; Spring alternate years)

GN 750 (Developmental Genetics; Spring alternate years)

GN/ST 756 (Computations Molecular Evolution; Fall alternate years)

GN/MB 758 (Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics; Spring)

GN/BCH 761 (Adv. Molecular Biology of the Cell; Spring alternate years)

GN/BCH 768 (Nucleic Acids: Structure and Function; Spring alternate years)

GN 810X (Special Topics: Genetics; Spring)

BCH 705 (Molecular Biology of the Cell; Spring)

STATISTICS

ST 501(Exp. Stats. for Biol. Sci. I; Fall & Spring)

ST 701 (Exp. Stats. for Biol. Sci. II; Fall & Spring)

GN/ST 770 (Statistical Concepts in Genetics; Spring alternate years)

TECHNIQUES

BIT 810 (Core Technologies In Molecular and Cellular Biology; Summer)

BIT 815 (Advanced Topics In Biotechnology; Summer)

MB 705 (Biological Scanning Electron Microscopy; Spring)

MB 710 (Biological Transmission Electron Microscopy; on demand)

CBS 732 (Electron Microscopy in Vet. Med.; Spring)

Concentration Area Leader:

Dr. Fred Fuller
Phone: (919) 515- 7396
Fax: (919) 515- 3044
E-mail: fred_fuller@ncsu.edu

Participating Faculty

Adam Birkenheuer
General Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease
Title: Associate Professor
Phone: 919 513 8288
E-mail: adam_birkenheuer@ncsu.edu