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Degree Process

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 & UNC – Chapel Hill). Inter-Institutional members require approval by the Graduate School, which can be completed by filling out the proposed member’s information as well as uploading the required documents (proposed member’s CV and a justification for their addition to your committee) through the Graduate Degree Planning section under the Planning and Enrollment tile in MyPack Portal. You are also allowed to add faculty from other universities not included in the Inter-Institutional agreement or experts from industry. These members will not count toward your required 4 internal members. Members of graduate faculty from other universities outside of the Inter-Institutional agreement 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 in the same manner as requesting the addition of an Inter-Institutional members through MyPack Portal. You will be assigned a fifth member before your prelim called the Graduate School Representative (not for Masters). Referred to as the GSR, they 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. Some faculty members on your committee may be eligible to serve has both a member and GSR. To be eligible, the member must have graduate faculty status in a program outside of CBS (biology, toxicology, genetics etc.) and should be entered under that additional graduate faculty classification. If you choose to enroll in a minor, your minor rep may be eligible to serve in this role.

Once you have formed your committee, please enter them in the Committee section under the Graduate Degree Planning tab under the Planning and Enrollment tile in MyPack Portal.

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 Graduate Degree Planner on MyPack Portal (36 for MS students). This planner tool will preload the desired planned courses into your Degree Audit. This audit must be validated (approved by the DGP and Graduate School) prior to scheduling the preliminary exam. Please review the required courses for your concentration when competing this task and reach to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs should you have questions or concerns. Once you input all of the courses, you should reach out to the Coordinator of Graduate Programs to review your audit. 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.

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. ETDs must also meet Title II accessibility requirements. Please refer to the ETD deadlines and submissions webpage for more details on the process, how to access the submission system and tolls for meeting accessibility requirements.

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 GradPath 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 Policies

A. Grades

A student who fails (a grade of D or F) a core course will be dismissed from the CBS Graduate Program. All first year students who have less than a B grade in any of the CBS core courses or an overall average of less than 3.0 will be reviewed by the Graduate Studies Committee and Program Director. A student’s status in the program is based upon academic performance and reasonable progress in research. If a student is permitted to remain in the program, the form of remediation will be decided by the Graduate Studies Committee and the student’s adviser.

B. Research

The conduct and execution of the research problem will be the responsibility of the student’s adviser and his/her dissertation committee. The student is expected to make reasonable progress in their research, and to attend at least one national meeting as a student to present data from their research.

C. Graduate Student Representation

To ensure that Graduate Students have the opportunity to actively participate in their program of study, students will have elected representation on the CBS Graduate Studies Committee. This will be in the form of one student who is elected by the CBS graduate students. The term of service will be for two years. The student representative shall attend all Committee meetings and make contributions that serve student interests. It will be the responsibility of the student representative to disseminate information from the meetings and to raise issues on behalf of the students. First year students will not be eligible for election to the CBS Graduate Studies Committee. Election of the student representative will take place during the Spring semester, with the term of service beginning on the following July 1.

CBS Course List

CBS 493: Undergraduate Research in Biomedical Sciences (1-9 credits)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Joshua Stern
  • Semester: Fall/Spring/Summer
  • Schedule: Independent Study

Undergraduates participate in Research for credit in labs at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Please see Undergraduate Research for more details. : https://cvm.ncsu.edu/research/student-research-opportunities/#tabsPnl1-tab-1

CBS 565: Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences (3 credits)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Nick Buchler
  • Semester: Fall
  • Schedule: T/TH 3:30 – 4:45PM
  • Location: CVM Research Building, R101

Introductory course for students interested in gaining a broad understanding of: comparative genomics, comparative immunology, comparative physiology, pharmacokinetics, emerging zoonotic diseases, epidemiology and translational research models and methods. This course also provides an overview of current technologies relevant to comparative biomedical research and a foundation for implementing the scientific method (e.g. experimental design, data analyses, statistics). Priority will be given to first-year students in CBS graduate program; Enrollment of all students requires consent of instructor.

CBS 570: Methods in Biomedical Sciences (1 credit)

Introductory course for students interested in gaining a broad understanding of various laboratory methods used in molecular, cellular and “omics” based biomedical research.

CBS 595/795 – 002: Special Topics in Avian Pathology (3 credits)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Luke Borst
  • Semester: Alternating Fall semesters (odd years)
  • Schedule: TBA
  • Location: CVM Main Building, B328

DVM students only or by permission of instructor. Changes in tissue from healthy and diseased birds, including poultry, companion, zoological, and free-living species will be covered by system and etiology. Emphasis will be on identification of lesions and their interpretation as a means of obtaining a diagnosis or studying fundamental aspects of avian health.

CBS 595 – 003 (2 credits)/CBS 810 -005 (pass/fail) Special Topics: Modeling in infectious disease dynamics

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Cristina Lanzas
  • Semester: Spring
  • Schedule: M/W 1:30 – 2:45PM
  • Location: CVM Research Building R458

Mathematical models are an important tool for studying the emergence, transmission, and control of infectious diseases. The objective of this graduate course is to introduce mathematical modeling as a research tool to study infectious diseases. This is a highly interdisciplinary graduate course. In previous years, students with very different backgrounds and prior knowledge of mathematics and biology have taken the course.

CBS 595 – 004 (2 credits)/CBS 650 – 001 (1 credits) Special Topics: Population Medicine Forum

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Peter Cowen
  • Semester: Fall/Spring
  • Schedule: M 12:15 – 1:15PM
  • Location: CVM Main Building, D236

Veterinary epidemiologists play an active role as public service practitioners in agencies tasked with ensuring public, animal, and ecosystem health. Population medicine forum is a seminar-based course designed to provide students with an opportunity to meet other public service professionals engaged in local, regional and global health initiatives. The seminar helps hone critical thinking skills and challenges students to consider the application of alternative approaches to the study of diseases in populations.

CBS 586 One Health: Phil to Pract (2-3 credits)

  • Course Leaders(s): Dr. Kristen Sullivan / Dr. Michael Reiskind
  • Semester: Fall
  • Schedule: T 5:20 – 7:10 PM
  • Location: NC Biotechnology Center (Durham)

CBS 624: Special Problems in Gastrointestinal Physiology (1 credit)

One credit for a 1-hour in depth discussion session of current journal articles presented by students on the subject of gastrointestinal physiology. Journals recommended include the American Journal of Physiology, Gut and Gastroenterology. Each session will focus on one student’s selected paper. MS students are expected to present 1 paper, and PhD students are expected to present up to 2 papers each semester. Students should be enrolled in a graduate course of study in a field related to or focused on physiology. Undergraduate students require special permission.

CBS 649: Issues in Preventive Medicine and Public Health (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Peter Cowen
  • Semester: Fall
  • Schedule: M 12:15 – 1:15PM
  • Location: CVM Main Building, D236

Issues in Preventive Medicine and Public Health is a literature review course designed to assist students with their preparation for careers in public health, ecosystem health, biosecurity and public policy, disaster management, and application for Board Certification in the American College of Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Permission by course instructor required for enrollment.
Prerequisite: A prior degree in veterinary medicine or public health

CBS 662: Professional Conduct in Biomedical Research (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Michele Battle
  • Semester: Spring
  • Schedule: W 5:00 – 6:00PM
  • Location: CVM Research Building, R101

Plagiarism, authorship, fraud, safety, sexual harassment, IACUC, consulting agreements, serving as an expert witness, contacting elected officials, working with press, human subjects committee, and related topics.

CBS/BIO 705 Fundamentals of Neurosciences (3 credits)

This is a fundamental course that will provide the student with an up-to- date coverage of molecular, cellular, physiological, and circuit-based aspects of modern Neurosciences in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.  Being a graduate-level class, the instructors will assume that the students have acquired some background in basic biology and biochemistry. The most important goal of this course is to train PhD students in neuroscience function and disorders, preparing them for neuroscience research. Emphasis will be placed on the systems and skills needed to pursue experimental neuroscience activities. Important components of the learning process will be presentations from neuroscience experts, class discussions, exams and in class activities.

CBS 750 – 001: Techniques in Pharmacological Research

Theory and applications of modern scientific instrumentation to analysis of tissues, body fluids and drugs in pharmacological research. Discussion of appropriate aspects of the pharmacological use of spectroscopy, microscopy, chromatography, electrophoresis, radioisotope usage and centrifugation. Prerequisite: BCH 452B or CH 315 or Equivalent and Graduate standing

CBS 762: Principles of Pharmacology (3 credits)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Ronald Baynes
  • Semester: Spring
  • Schedule: T/TH 10:15 – 11:30AM
  • Location: CVM Main Building Library, A101

The action of drugs in animals and man including basic principles of drug disposition, pharmacokinetics, drug resistance, and signal transduction. Modification of physiological processes by drugs influencing nervous, renal, cardiovascular, and endocrine systems and the antimicrobic and antineoplastics agents.

CBS 764 – 001: Advances in Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology

  • Course Leader(s): Drs. Jody Gookin & Laurianne Van Landeghem
  • Semester: Every other Fall (even years)
  • Schedule: TH 8:05 – 9:20AM
  • Location: CVM Research Building, R101

This course will focus on advanced gastrointestinal physiology and the pathophysiology of diseases of relevance to scientists involved in animal-related research. A comparative approach will be presented for much of this material, using the dog, pig, horse, and cow as examples of carnivores, omnivores, herbivorous hindgut fermenters, and herbivorous foregut fermenters respectively when information is available. More importantly, specific topics that are considered to be on the cutting edge of gastrointestinal pathophysiologic research regardless of species will receive additional attention. The physiology portion will advance concepts presented in basic graduate physiology courses, and cover topics such as gastrointestinal motility, digestion, and mucosal transport. Pathophysiological topics, such as gastric ulceration, will be covered in conjunction with lectures on the specific region of the gastrointestinal tract being discussed.

CBS 770: Cell Biology (3 credits)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Caroline Laplante / Dr. Glenn Cruse
  • Semester: Spring
  • Schedule: M/F 3:00 – 4:30PM
  • Location: CVM Research Building, R101

Advanced cell and organelle structure and function and recent advances in molecular biology. Emphasis on current literature and application of research procedures. Prerequisite: BCH 451 and BIO 183 and [CH 223 or CH 227]

CBS/TOX 771: Cancer Biology 4 credits)

A comprehensive graduate course focusing on the molecular and cellular bases of cancer. Targets of oncogenic mutations will be discussed as well as their impact on cell proliferation, cell survival, and the invasion of normal tissues by tumorigenic cells. State-of-the-art technologies to detect oncogenic mutations and characterize transformed cells will be discussed as well as therapeutic strategies for the rational treatment of cancer. Prerequisite: CBS 770

CBS/MB 783: Advanced Immunology (3 credits)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Paul Hess
  • Semester: Fall/Spring
  • Schedule: T/TH 10:15 – 11:30AM
  • Location: CVM Main Building, D236

In depth study of the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms of immunity, including antigen processing and presentation, T cell development, initiation of the immune response, effector mechanisms, and immunological memory. The course is designed for advanced graduate students who wish to focus on the current concepts in immunology.
Prerequisite: MB [IMM] 751

CBS 787: Pharmacokinetics (3 credits)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Ronald Baynes
  • Semester: Fall alternating years (odd years)
  • Schedule: TBA
  • Location: CVM Main Building, D330

Mathematical models to describe disposition of drugs and toxic chemicals in the animal body. Areas including classic compartmental and nonlinear models as well as physiological approaches. Discussion of application of these techniques to toxicologic studies.

CBS 795 – 005: One Health Dialogs (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Peter Cowen/Dr. Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf/Dr. Julie Pierson
  • Semester: Fall
  • Schedule: Th 8:30 – 8:50 AM
  • Location:

CBS 800: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Seminar (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Liara Gonzalez
  • Semester: Fall
  • Schedule: W 4:00 – 5:00PM
  • Location: CVM Main Building, South Theatre

Presentation and discussions on ongoing research and current topics in biomedical sciences.

CBS/BIO 805: Special Topics in Neurosciences (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. John Meitzen
  • Semester: Spring
  • Schedule: W 10:15AM – 12:05PM
  • Location: David Clark Labs

This course will provide an opportunity for students to integrate and apply knowledge and skills gained from their graduate studies. Emphasis will be placed on primary literature, laboratory visits and practices, and on effective, professional communication and presentations. Topics and instructors will vary from semester to semester. Priority will initially be given to graduate students participating in the neuroscience concentration; other students with the necessary prerequisites will be admitted on a space available basis.

CBS 811 Special Topics: Infectious Diseases Seminar (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Casey Theriot
  • Semester: Spring
  • Schedule: W 3:00 – 5:00 PM
  • Location: CVM Research Building, R356
  • This course is the only Infectious Disease Concentration course that is required for all students pursuing a Masters or Ph.D. in the Infectious Disease graduate concentration of the CBS Program. The course meets once weekly during the spring semester for a journal club covering recent research from an invited seminar speaker. The student will have an opportunity to meet with the invited speaker prior to the seminar (every other week alternating with journal club). The topics are broad-ranging and include topics in viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic pathogenesis.This course is a great introduction to reading and critically evaluating current primary scientific literature.

CBS 810 – 003 Special Topics: Comparative Medicine & Translational Research (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Samuel Jones
  • Semester: Fall
  • Schedule: M 4:00 – 5:00PM
  • Location: CVM Research Building, R101

This seminar is a journal club covering high impact papers that use novel animal models and/or translational research approaches. Trainees learn to effectively present findings and conclusions from and critically evaluate published research. Part of the discussion is devoted to the appropriate use of animal models of disease and how they impact discovery and translational research in the context of the paper being presented. Other topics included in the discussion are related to translational research, including areas of application, clinical evaluation of new discoveries, and the process of drug development from discovery to market including clinical trial design.

CBS 814 – Special Topics: Grant Writing (1 credit)

This course will familiarize graduate students with the process of writing an effective Specific Aims (SA) page, a critical component of any NIH/NSF or foundation-specific grant application.

CBS 809 Special Topics: Cell Biology Seminar (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Laurianne Van Landeghem
  • Semester: Spring
  • Schedule: TH 4:30 – 5:30PM
  • Location: CVM Research Building, R256

This course will give students the opportunity to critically evaluate and discuss primary research articles in the field as well as be exposed to outside presenters and their research in cell biology.

CBS 810 – 008 & 601 Special Topics: Zoological Health Literature Review (1 credit)

This course in an intensive review of the current and recent literature in zoological health focused on the ACZM reading recommendations. This course is designed for students studying for their specialty board examinations.  Students have monthly assignments reviewing assigned components of the literature and weekly take the assigned quizzes.  It is set up fully online with reading assignments and requirements to submit questions into a database from which quizzes are generated and taken.  There is no maximum number of students.  It is only useful for students preparing for ACZM or ECZM board examinations.

CBS 810 Fall – 010 Special Topics: Pain Journal Club (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Duncan Lascelles
  • Semester: Fall
  • Schedule: W 2:00 – 4:00PM
  • Location: CVM Research Building, R101

The aim of this journal club is to expand the student’s knowledge of current pain research (discovery through to clinical trials in humans), and their ability to comprehensively understand methods and critique research. Students are expected to understand and communicate the background to the work, and the positive and negative aspects of the study. Varying approaches will be used for each session, including several individuals presenting a single study, or one individual per study and several studies covered.

CBS 810 – 011 Special Topics: Journal Club in Pharmacology (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Mark Papich
  • Semester: Fall/Spring
  • Schedule: TBA
  • Location: TBA

This is a journal club activity.  Students take turns leading the discussion on an article or group of journal articles they have selected in the field of Pharmacology.

CBS 810 – 012 Special Topics: Comparative Medicine Seminar (3 credits)

This course is designed to facilitate the students’ ability to gain a broad understanding of Comparative Molecular Medicine and the interplay between clinical and basic research. Through this course, students will gain:  An understanding of the role of interdisciplinary (TEAM) clinical research, pathophysiological basis of disease, development of therapeutics strategies, regulatory aspects of drug/therapeutic development, and the interplay between physics, chemistry, engineering and biology and its clinical/translational applications

CBS 816 Advanced Topics in Immunology (1 credit)

  • Course Leader(s): Dr. Sue Tonkonogy/ Dr. Scott Laster/Dr. Paul Hess/Dr. Jonathan Fogle
  • Semester: Fall/Spring
  • Schedule: F 9:00 – 10:30AM
  • Location: CVM Main Building, D236

Selected topics of current interest in immunology. A different topic will be covered each semester to focus on the most recent developments in the field.

CBS 817 Advanced Topics in Zoological Medicine I (2 credits)

  • Course Leader(s):  Dr. Tara Harrison/Dr. Oliva Petritz
  • Semester: Fall
  • Schedule: TH 4:15 – 6:00PM
  • Location: CVM Main Building South Theater, B112

Selected topics of current interest in clinical zoological medicine focused on marine mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, waterfowl, ratites, raptors and medical issues in free-ranging wildlife. Review of current clinical and basic science literature, student-led discussion sessions and participation in faculty-lead discussions.

CBS 818 Advanced Topics in Zoological Medicine (2 credits)

This course provides breadth and depth of knowledge in zoological medicine to prepare Zoological Medicine residents to pass American College of Zoological Medicine [ACZM] boards. Veterinary students are exposed to more in depth information related to zoological medicine than covered in their core curriculum. Each Fall [CBS 817] and Spring [CBS 818] semesters, different aspects of zoological medicine are covered. Topics rotate every 3 years so that all major groups of animals within the sub-groups, avian, aquatic, herptile, wildlife, and zoo are addressed. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or enrollment in DVM curriculum.

Policies and Procedures

Please see the Graduate School Handbook for policies concerning PhD and Master’s degree program procedures: