Transcript Document 7675618

TIGP-CBMB
Chemical Biology
and Molecular Biophysics
Program
Program Director: Dr. Andrew H.-J.
Wang
Coordinator: Po-Huang Liang
List of 2006 new students
Name of studnets
Nationality
Gender
Registered University
Wang, Yi-Ting
(王怡庭)
Taiwan, R.O.C.
F
NTHU-Life Science
Hsu, Che-Hsiung
(許哲雄)
Taiwan, R.O.C.
M
NTHU-Life Science
Hsiao, Wei-Wen
(蕭偉文)
Canada
M
NTHU-Life Science
Jao,Chen-Yeng
(饒珍孆)
Canada
F
NTHU-Chem
Lin, Ming-Yu
(林明瑜)
Taiwan, R.O.C.
F
NTU
Ho, Jin-Yuan
(何晉元)
Taiwan, R.O.C.
M
NTU
Lo,Yen-Lung
( 駱衍龍)
Taiwan, R.O.C.
M
NTU
Santhanam Abirami
India
F
NTU
Chia-Chi (Flora)
Huang (黃佳琦)
Canada
F
NTU
Outline
1.A Brief introduction to the TIGPCBMB Program (Liang, PH).
2. Introduction to the functions of
General affair committee (Tam,
MF)
3.Course & Graduation
Requirements (Yang,AS)
4. Qualify Exam Regulations
(Chen, YJ)
I. A brief introduction to the TIGPCBMB Program
TIGP-CBMB Website:
http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~tigpcbmb/
Partner Universities
(1) National Taiwan University
(2) National Tsing Hua University
Activities
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Photo of Christmas Party
Photo of visiting NTHU
Photo of Orientation
Photo of end of semester Party
II. The General Affair
Committee
What is it?
From American Heritage Dictionary
Affair:
• 1. Something done or to be done.
• 2.a. An occurrence, an event, or a
matter: b. A social function.
• 3. An object or a contrivance:
• 4. A matter of personal concern.
• 5. A matter causing public scandal
and controversy.
• 6. A romantic and sexual relationship.
What do we do?
We are here to help. We serve
as advisors for the 1st year
students till they have chosen
a laboratory and thesis advisor.
Till then:
We keep records of your progress
in class works, laboratory
rotations and give timely
suggestions.
A mandatory monthly meeting with
one of us.
After you have a boss:
The Student Affair Committee acts as
the grievance committee for more
senior students. The Student Affair
Committee records the incidents and
serves as mediators.
We interviews exiting (not
graduating) students to understand
the causes and provide possible
remedies.
The committee members meet with
all senior students at least once per
semester to answer their concerns.
Who are we?
Ming F. Tam
Institute of Molecular Biology
Room N104
2789-9221
[email protected]
Wei-Chieh Cheng
Genomic Research Center
2789-9930, ext 337
[email protected]
Yen-Chywan Liaw
Institute of Molecular
Biology
Room N221
2789-9199
[email protected]
Tzu-Ching Meng
Institute of Biological
Chemistry
Room 614
2785-5696, ext 6140
[email protected]
Lie-Fen Shyur
Institute of Bioagricultural
Sciences
NanKang Incubation Center
2785-1086, Ext 103
[email protected]
"The pupil, who is
never required to do
what he cannot do,
never does what he can
do." - John Stuart Mill
III. Course & Graduation Requirements
• Graduate Requirements
1. Course Credit
• 18 credits for students with a M.S. degree
• 30 credits for students with a B.S. degree
2. Qualify Exam
• Cum exam for NTHU-Chemistry students
• Written exam for NTHU-Life Sciences students
• Non-thesis oral exam for NTU students
3. Thesis Progress Report
• Thesis Progress Report Committee composed by
three to five members
• an annual research progress report.
4. Ph.D. Thesis Defense Exam
• A Ph.D. Thesis Defense Exam Committee composed
by five members
• Oral presentation.
• One Make-Up Exam
5. The Change of Thesis Advisor
• a mutual agreement
• An approach to the General Affair Committee
• Three Core/Specialized Courses
Fall Term
(1) Fundamental Chemical Biology and
Molecular Biophysics (4 credits)
Required for all students
Topics: Biological macromolecules; Gene expression and protein
production; Enzymes: catalysis and mechanism; Enzymes: kinetics
and inhibition; Protein 3-D structures; Protein folding (structure and
dynamics); Protein structural simulation; Proteomics;
Posttranslational modification; Carbohydrate chemistry; Enzymatic
reaction for synthesis; Current challenge in Glycobiology; Lipid and
membrane; Membrane protein; Signal transduction (kinase and
phosphatase); Protein network and interaction Infection and
resistance
Spring Term
(1) Experimental Molecular Biophysics (3 credits)
Required for the Students who are Registered in the Institute of Life
Science of NTHU, and Optional for other Students
Topics: Mass spectrometry; Protein Crystallography; Cryo-Electron
Microscopy; NMR; Spectroscopy; and Computational biophysics
(2) Advanced Chemical Biology (3 credits)
Required for the Students who do not Take the Experimental
Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Course
Topics: Synthetic Methodologies; Medicinal Chemistry; and Good
Examples of Pharmaceuticals
• Other Required Courses
Title
Credits
Time
Note
Seminar
1
Thursday (10:00 ~
11:30 a.m.), Fall and
Spring Terms
Train Students’ Reading and
Presentation Skills (Required for
Two Academic Years/4 Credits)
Colloquium
1
Fall and Spring
Terms
Submit at least Eight Reports on
the Speeches Attended (Required
for all students).
Elementary
Chinese
3
Monday (2:00 ~ 4:50 Required for Oversea Students
p.m.), Fall and Spring for One Academic Years/6
Terms
Credits)
Faculty
Presentation
1
Tuesday and
Thursday (5:00 ~
5:50 p.m.), Fall Term
Two faculty per one-hour Class
Lab Rotation
2
Two Labs
Start from the Beginning or the
Second-half of Fall Term
IV. Introduction of Qualify Exam Regulations
List of 2006 new students
Name of studnets
Registered University
Type of qualify exam
Wang, Yi-Ting
Hsu, Che-Hsiung
Hsiao, Wei-Wen
Jao,Chen-Yeng
Lin-Ming-Yu
Ho, Jin-Yuan
Lo,Yen-Lung
Santhanam Abirami
Chia-Chi (Flora) Huang
NTHU-Life Science
NTHU-Life Science
NTHU-Life Science
NTHU-Chem
NTU
NTU
NTU
NTU
NTU
Written Exam
Written Exam
Written Exam
Cum Exam
Non-Thesis Oral Exam
Non-Thesis Oral Exam
Non-Thesis Oral Exam
Non-Thesis Oral Exam
Non-Thesis Oral Exam
1. Qualify Exam for the Advancement to Ph.D.
Candidacy
NTHU/Chemistry
Jao,Chen-Yeng
1st Year
9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
2nd Year
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
3rd Year
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Cum Exams
Select two from the three following topics : (New from year 95)
(1) Foundmental Biochemistry
(2) Advanced Biochemistry (3) Cums
Cums: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry
Collect 5 points (2 or 1 or 0 points /each , determined by Professor)
10 Chances / Year
a. Cum Exams (conducted by the Chemistry Department of NTHU):
Students, who are registered in the Chemistry Department of NTHU,
must pass cum exams. Students, who fail to meet the requirement
before the end of their third academic year, will be disqualified from
staying in the Program.
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NTHU / Life Science
Wang, Yi-Ting, Hsu, Che-Hsiung, Hsiao, Wei-Wen
1st Year
9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
2nd Year
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
3rd Year
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
Written Exam
Fundamental Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics
b. Written Exams (conducted by the College of Life Science of NTHU):
Students, who are registered in the College of Life Science of NTHU, must
pass written exams. Students, who fail to meet the requirement before the
end of their third academic year, will be disqualified from staying in the
Program.
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NTU / Biological Science
Lin-Ming-Yu, Ho, Jin-Yuan, Lo,Yen-Lung, Santhanam Abirami, Flora Huang
1st Year
9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
2nd Year
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12
1
2
Submit abstract
3
4
3rd Year
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
5
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7
Exam Make-up Exam
Nonthesis Oral Exam ( Chemical biology OR Molecular biophysics)
students are required to submit to the Qualify Exam Committee two
abstracts in the field of chemical biology or molecular biophysics, unrelated
either to the study of their Ph.D. thesis or to their Master thesis before
the end of April in their second academic year. Upon approval of one
abstract, students need to complete the proposal in 4 months. Qualify
Exam Committee will appoint three to five of our faculties to form the exam
committee. The exam will be scheduled between July and August in the end
of their second academic year. It requires at least 2/3 of the members to
agree on passing the exam. Students who fail the first exam can retake the
exam after 3 months and before 6 months of the date of the first exam by
using the same topic or different topic approved by the committee.
Students, who still fail in the second exam, will be disqualified from the
Program.
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2. Thesis Progress Report (from 3rd year)
a. Students, who are registered in NTU or NTHU, and who have entered their
third academic year and passed qualify exams, are eligible to request their
thesis advisor to form a Thesis Progress Report Committee composed by
three to five members with ranks of assistant fellow/professor and up.
(Before the end of their first academic year, students must choose
their thesis advisors.) The Committee members can be from the outside
of our Program. And, at least one Committee member should come from
the University where the student is registered. This Committee member is
the joint thesis advisor for the student’s Ph.D. thesis, unless the student’s
thesis advisor is also the faculty member of the student’s registered
University.
b. Students, from the third academic year onward, must annually submit to
the Committee a research progress report. The annual research progress
reports are to be kept in the administration office as references.
3. Ph.D. Thesis Defense Exam
a. Students, who fulfill above four requirements, are eligible to apply
for Ph.D. thesis defense exam.
b. To apply for Ph.D. thesis defense exam, students need to provide the
administration office with the
 TOFEL exam record (with 550 grade or more),
 Course record report,
 Qualify exam record,
 Thesis progress reports,
 Published papers, (NTU and NTHU/Chemustry : two papers with
one-first author)
 Abstract of Ph.D. thesis.
Application form-enclosed with these documents-will be assessed by
the University where they are registered for exam permission.
a. A Ph.D. Thesis Defense Exam Committee composed by five
members (usually including the Thesis Progress Report Committee
members) with ranks of assistant fellow/professor and up is called
by the TIGP-CBMB Director. At least one Committee member
should come from the University where the student is registered.
Student’s thesis advisor, though is not excluded, should not be the
chairman of the Committee. The Committee chairman is decided
by all Committee members.
b. Each Committee member will give a score for pass or fail of the
examination, on the basis of student’s thesis contents and oral
presentation. The full and passing marks will be 100 and 70,
respectively. The final score will be an average of all scores by
individual members. However, the examination should be
recognized as fail if more than 1/3 of the examiners ( 2 persons)
grade the result of examination less than 70.
e. There will be one make-up examination, if the student fails the first examination. The
make-up examination must be completed before the end of the student’s seventh
academic year. The minimum and maximum of the duration of Ph.D. study is
two and seven years, respectively.
f. Students, who pass the exam, will be rewarded with Ph.D. degree. Whereas
Students, who fail the Ph.D. thesis defense exam, will have to comply with the
graduate regulations of the University where they are registered. The regulations
include:
(a) Students, who are registered with a Master degree in the Chemistry Department
of NTHU, pass the qualify exam, but fail the Ph.D. thesis defense exam, will be
disqualified from staying in the Program.
(b) Students, who are registered with a Bachelor degree in the Chemistry
Department of NTHU, pass the qualify exam, but fail the Ph.D. thesis defense
exam, will be rewarded with Master degree, if their Ph.D. thesis is approved by
the Ph.D. Thesis Defense Exam Committee as qualified for it.
(c) Students, who are registered in the College of Life Science of NTHU, pass the
qualify exam, but fail the Ph.D. thesis defense exam, will be rewarded with
Master degree, if their Ph.D. thesis is approved by the Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Exam Committee as qualified for it.
(d) Students, who are registered in the Institute of Biochemical Sciences of NTU,
pass the qualify exam, but fail the Ph.D. thesis defense exam, will be disqualified
from staying in the Program.
6. The Change of Thesis Advisor
a. If the student decides to change his/her thesis advisor, he/she has to
obtain a mutually signed agreement between his/her thesis advisor and the
would-be thesis advisor. If the student has any difficulty in obtaining the
mutual agreement, he/she is advised to approach the General Affair
Committee for the matter. The duration of his/her Ph.D. study is ranged
from 2 to 7 years and not extended due to any change of his/her thesis
advisor.
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