UCLA Graduate Catalog 1980-81 - Registrar - UCLA

214 / MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
the instructor . Fields of study may be in bacteriology,
immunochemistry , immunogenetics, microbial
genetics, mycology, parasitology, virology,
viral oncology, tumor biology, or cell biology.
Graded S/U. The Staff
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(INTERDEPARTMENTAL)
(Molecular Biology
Room 168)
Institute Bldg.
D.E. Atkinson , Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry.
Marcel A. Baluda, Ph.D., Professor of Viral Oncology.
Paul D. Boyer, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry.
William R. Clark, Ph.D., ProfessorofCell Biology.
R. John Collier. Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology.
David S. Eisenberg , Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in
Chemistry.
F.A. Eiserling, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology.
John Fessler , Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in Biology.
C. Fred Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in Microbiology.
Dohn G. Glitz, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Chemistry.
Issac M . Harary , Ph.D., Professor of Biological Chemistry.
James A . Lake , Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in Biology.
George Laties, Ph.D., Professor of Plant Physiology.
Donald P. Nierlich, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology.
George Popjak, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Biological
Chemistry.
Dan S. Ray, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in Biology.
W.R. Romig, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology.
Winston A. Salser, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in
Biology.
Verne N. Schumaker, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in
Chemistry.
Larry Simpson, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology.
Fritiof S. Sjostrand, Ph.D., Professor of Biology.
Roberts A. Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry.
Clara Szego, Ph.D., Professor of Biology.
Philip Thornber , Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in
Biology.
Randolph Wall, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology and
Immunology.
Felix Wettstein , Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology in Microbiology
and Immunology.
Charles A. Wist, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry.
Irving Zabin, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Chemistry.
Clifford Brunk, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology.
George C. Fareed, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular
Biology in Microbiology and Immunology.
Michael Grunstein, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular
Biology in Biology.
Harvey Herschman. Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological
Chemistry.
Bruce Howard, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry.
John M . Jordan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
in Chemistry.
Harumi Kasamatsu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular
Biology in Biology.
David S. Sigman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological
Chemistry.
William T. Wickner , Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular
Biology in Biological Chemistry.
Gary Wilcox, Ph.D., A ssociate Professor of Microbiology.
Patrice Zamenhof, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological
Chemistry.
Arnold J. Berk , Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Microbiology.
Steven G. Clarke, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry.
Jay Gralla, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology in
Chemistry.
Judith Lengyel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology
in Biology.
Harold B. Martinson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry.
Emil Reisler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology in
Chemistry.
Robert M. Sweet, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular
Biology in Chemistry.
Allan J. Tobin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology.
Richard L. Weiss, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry.
Bernadine Wisnieski, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Microbiology.
Owen N. Witte, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Microbiology.
The Ph.D. Degree
The Ph. D. degree program in Molecular Biology is
offered under the supervision of an interdepart-
mental committee . The Molecular Biology Institute
serves this committee and the various departments
concerned in support of faculty research and teaching
associated with the Ph.D. program. Staff members
are drawn from participating departments and
from the Molecular Biology Institute. Areas for
study include structure and function of
macromolecules, molecular genetics and virology;
bioenergetics, catalysis and control; molecular basis
of cellular architecture, development and evolution
; neurobiology
cancer and its control.
and the molecular basis of
Admission Requirements . In general, recommended
undergraduate training for the Ph.D.
degree program includes a major in a biological or
physical science. Coursework should include mathematics
through calculus, one year each of general
and of organic chemistry, one year each of physics
and physical chemistry based on the use of
calculus, and one year of biology. Undergraduate
requirements may be modified for qualified candidates
with interests in certain areas . Candidates
who enter the program with course deficiencies
will be expected to fulfill
program.
these early in the graduate
Only superior students are admitted, and in addition
to the application, transcripts and statement of
purpose, three letters of recommendation are
required along with Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) scores. There are no special application
forms, but copies of materials sent to Graduate
Admissions Office should also be sent directly to
MBI.
Address for information: Graduate Office, Molecular
Biology Institute , UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
Advising . Graduate Adviser: Dr. John H. Fessler
Upon entering, a provisional advisory committee of
three faculty members is appointed. After completing
three one-quarter rotations, the student may
choose a permanent Ph.D. adviser. In the initial
year, there is a quarterly review by the Advisory
Committee. The Ph.D. committee makes an overall
assessment
adviser.
on the basis of annual reports from the
Admission to the Doctoral Program . In addition to
University requirements, six quarters of the M298
laboratory work are required.
Foreign Language Requirement . There is no
foreign language requirement for the Ph.D. degree.
Course Requirements . The usual program is two
regular courses per quarter or the equivalent of
eight quarter units of upper division or graduate
work. Six quarters M298, Seminar in Current
Topics in Molecular Biology, are required.
Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations.
Examinations will be given in the M298 course, and
four must be passed. An Oral Qualifying Examination
on original research proposed by the candidate
independently of the Ph.D. adviser, and on a topic
distinct and separate from the student' s thesis
research, will be held usually during the student's
second year in the program. A "Midstream Seminar"
is normally presented during the third year
and must be presented at least six months prior to
the Final Oral Examination.
Doctoral Committee . This committee consists of a
minimum of five faculty members from the University,
and must conform to the regulations governing
the nomination of doctoral committees . It must
include three faculty who are "MBI core faculty"
(i.e. have served as research advisers for an MBI
student for at least two years, but who may or may
not
MBI).
be Members, Associates or Affiliates of the
Time to Degree . An oral examination for advancement
to candidacy should be taken, preferably
before the end of the sixth quarter. The average total
time to complete the degree is fifteen quarters. An
oral "midstream " report should be given some time
between being advanced to candidacy and six
months before defense of thesis.
Final Oral Examination . The Final Oral Examination
is required of all students for the degree.
Teaching Experience. Teaching experience is
encouraged
degree.
although it is not a requirement for the
Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification.
Termination of graduate status may be recommended
by the Chairperson of the Interdepartmental
Ph.D. Committee, after consultation with the
student and his/her adviser (or his/her Student
Guidance Committee). Disqualification may be
recommended if a student fails to maintain an overall
grade point average of 3.0, does not participate
in required elements of the Ph.D. program (including
laboratory rotations and seminars), or fails to
maintain normal progress toward the degree as
outlined under Time to Dc ree and Final Oral
Examination. A recommendation for dismissal may
be appealed to the entire Interdepartmental Ph.D.
Committee; opinions of other interested faculty
members will be considered,
dent.
if requested by the stu-
Graduate Courses
M298. Molecular Biology . Seminar in Current
Topics in Molecular Biology. (same as Microbiology
M298, Biological Chemistry M298, Biology M298,
Chemistry M298, and Microbiology and
Immunology (Cell Biology and Virology Section)
M298.)
501. Cooperative Program . (% to 2 courses) Prerequisites:
approval of UCLA Graduate Adviser
and Graduate Dean. Approval of host campus Instructor,
Department Chairman and Graduate
Dean. The course is used to record the enrollment
of UCLA students in courses taken under cooperative
arrangements with neighboring institutions.
To be graded S/U. The Staff
Courses Related to Molecular Biology
The following courses offered by the departments
listed are particularly appropriate to the research
areas mentioned above. With the approval of the
Guidance Committee or Research Supervisor, other
related courses may be included
gram.
in a student's pro-
For specific information regarding the Ph.D. Degree
Program in Molecular Biology, please refer to the
Graduate Adviser in that program . For details and
descriptions of the graduate courses offered in
departments related to Molecular Biology, please
refer to the list below.
Departments Related to Molecular Biology
Biological Chemistry M253, 255, 259, M261, M267,
M269, M298.
Biology 225, 227, 229, M233A-2338, 238, 280, 294,
M298.
Chemistry M253, M255, M261, M267, M269, M298.
Microbiology M233A-233B, M258A-258B, 285.
Microbiology and Immunology
Cell Biology and Virology Section 208, 250, 256,
265, M298.
Immunology Section 254, M258A-258B, 261, 262,
264.
Physiology 202, 225.