ANNUAL CMB GRADUATE STUDENT
PROGRESS REPORT FORM
Student's Name: Date:
Sections I to VII (Completed by the Student)
Sections VIII to X (Completed by the Advisor and Chair of Dissertation Committee)
I. General Information.
Date of Enrollment:
Advisor's Name:
Cumulative GPA:
Dates of Dissertation Committee meetings (please include all dates):
Members of Dissertation Committee:
Note: Minimum of 4 members of the Graduate Faculty (including the Student’s Advisor). The
Chair of the Dissertation Committee must come from a Department that is distinct from the
advisor’s primary or secondary Departmental appointment(s).
II. Lab Rotations.
Rotation Title of Rotation Project Dates Advisor
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III. Coursework.
Course Requirements are complete (Check if Yes)
A. Core Required Courses
Course Number Course Title Grade Credits Year
BIOC 301 General Biochemistry I 3
BIOC 302 General Biochemistry II 3
CLBI 301 Cell Biology 3
BIOC 325/MPBP Data Analysis & Presentation I 2
325 (Fall)
BIOC 326/MPBP Date Analysis & Presentation II 2
326 (Spring)
MMG 211, or CLBI Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics, OR 2-4
396, or BIOL Short Course in Molecular Biology, OR
204/205, or BIOL Advanced Genetics Laboratory, OR
263, or BIOL 265, or Genetics of Cell Cycle Regulation, OR
MMG 233, or MMG Developmental Molecular Genetics, OR
312 Genetics and Genomics
NSCI 327 or Responsible Conduct in Biomedical 1
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MMG/PBIO 295 Research or a similar Ethics Course
MPBP 395 Grant Writing 1
B. Courses in Advanced Training Areas (6-8 credits)
Biochemistry, Structural Biology & Biophysics
Course Number Course Title Grade Credits Year
BIOC 370 or MPBP Physical Biochemistry OR Biophysical 3 or 4
323 Techniques
BIOC 351, or Proteins I: Structure & Function, OR 3
BIOC/MMG 352, or Protein/Nucleic Acid Interactions, OR
BIOC 353 Proteins II: Enzymology
Genetics, Cell & Molecular Biology
Course Number Course Title Grade Credits Year
Must take 2 of the Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics, Methods 3
following: MMG in Bioinformatics, Molecular Control of
312, MMG 232, the Cell
MPBP 310
Microbiology & Immunology
Course Number Course Title Grade Credits Year
MMG 320 Cellular Microbiology 4
SURG 301 Immunology/Host Defense 3
Physiology & Pharmacology
Course Number Course Title Grade Credits Year
MPBP 301 Human Physiology & Pharmacology I 4
MPBP 302 Human Physiology & Pharmacology II 4
C. Elective Courses (4-6 credits)
Must be level 200 or above to receive graduate credit.
Course Number Course Title Grade Credits Year
D. Total Credits (75 required by UVM, minimal allowable credits for GTA/GRA: 23/year)
A minimum of 30 credits must be obtained from coursework and 20 credits from dissertation
research. The remaining credits can come from either coursework or research.
Course Credits: _____
Research Credits: _____
Total Credits: _____
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IV. Teaching.
Two semesters of teaching are required.
Course Number Course Title Semester Year
Teaching Evaluation Summary:
V. Annual CMB Student Seminar.
Date Seminar Title
VI. Comprehensive Qualifying Examinations.
Phase I (oral, general knowledge of first year curriculum) Date Completed _______________
Phase II (written, on-topic grant proposal) Date Completed _______________
VII. Dissertation Research Project.
Attach written progress report (2-3 pages) summarizing specific aims, results achieved, and
plans for the upcoming year. Include citations for accepted peer-reviewed publications and
abstracts presented at scientific meetings.
VIII. Estimation of Percent Completion of Dissertation Research Project.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Anticipated graduation date _______________________
IX. Comment(s) of Advisor:
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X. Comments of Dissertation Committee Chair:
Signatures:
______________________________ Date __________________________
Chair, Dissertation Committee
______________________________ Date __________________________
Advisor
______________________________ Date __________________________
Student
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