Graduate Advisory Committee
After admission, each student is assigned to a graduate advisory committee that will assist them in planning their program. The committee is be composed of three members of the faculty, chosen in accordance with the research interests of the student. The committee assists the student with selection of a laboratory and research advisor and monitors the progress of the student throughout his/her academic program. Students must meet formally with their graduate committee at least annually to present progress reports and updates on research activities. The committee chairperson will submit a written report to the dean, which will become part of the student’s graduate record.
Research Advisor
A key aspect of the graduate program is the establishment of a productive association between the student and a research advisor. The research advisor not only guides the student in conducting the body of research for the thesis, but also helps to ensure that the student is also broadly educated in the field of biomedical research. Each student, upon determining an area in which to initiate thesis work, will enlist the formal agreement of an appropriate faculty member of the institute to serve as research advisor. Faculty members are not assigned to act as research advisors, nor are students placed into investigators' laboratories. Typically, there is a single advisor for a student, but depending on the interdisciplinary nature of the proposed thesis project, co-advisors may be recommended.
The Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine
