2013-2014 Course Selection Book - SUNY Upstate Medical University

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHOPPORTUNITIESGS6040 Credit HoursInstructor(s):Members of theGraduate Faculty Organizationrepresenting the six Ph.D. training programs.Coordinator(s):Dr. Mark SchmittPrerequisite(s):Non-Matriculated studentsmust have prior permission from the lab mentorand the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies.Period Offered:FallCourse required for all first-year PhD graduate studentsCourse Description: With one full afternoon perprogram, each of the six Ph.D. training programs willdescribe its currently active research projects. Thisdescription will be presented in a format which theprogram’s faculty feels best displays all its researchactivities. Two major goals of these presentationsare to: 1) acquaint the incoming graduate studentswith the breadth of research being pursued withineach graduate program, and 2) to thereby give theincoming graduate students further informationupon which to base their own choice of researcharea for their dissertations.Textbook(s):NoneBIOMEDICAL SCIENCES LABORATORYROTATIONSGS6122 Credit Hours/rotationCoordinator(s):Graduate FacultyPrerequisite(s): Non-Matriculated students must haveprior permission from the lab mentor and theDean of the College of Graduate Studies.Period Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer semestersThis is a special research training program designedto acquaint students with areas of research and/orthe use of methods, techniques, and instrumentation.Course Description: Three different research laboratoryrotations taken consecutively are required forall first-year PhD students. Rotations begin approximatelyOctober 2, January 6, and March 24 (in threedifferent research laboratories). An optional fourthrotation in the summer may be taken. Written reportdue to Advisor at the end of each rotation [Studentsmay petition Advisory Committee to be exempt fromthe 3rd rotation, under very special circumstances].The grading for laboratory rotations is satisfactory/unsatisfactory.Textbook(s):NoneINTRODUCTION TO THE PRESENTATIONAND ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFICLITERATURE: JOURNAL CLUB GS8921 Credit HourCoordinator(s): Dr. Peter Calvert, Course Directorand Biomedical Sciences FacultyPrerequisite(s):NonePeriod Offered:SpringRequired for all entering graduate students.Course Description: This course gives students theopportunity to read, critically evaluate, and presentresearch articles in a variety of fields. During thiscourse students are expected to develop a highstandard of scientific analysis and good public presentationskills. Students will be required to presentone to two paper(s) each semester depending ontime availability and to actively participate in classdiscussions when not presenting. This course isrequired for all first year graduate students in thespring semester, but, if space is available, it is alsooffered as an elective for advanced students.Students will be assigned to one of four groups. Weencourage students to begin selecting papers fortheir presentation before the first class.Textbook(s):None13