Transcript Why Have a Graduate School? City of Hope Mission Statement

Irell and Manella
Graduate School of
Biological Sciences
Founded 1994
Accredited by WASC in
2001
Began with 4 students in
1994, presently ca 80
students on campus, over 90
graduates.
City of Hope is recognized
worldwide for its compassionate
patient care, innovative science and
translational research, which rapidly
turns laboratory breakthroughs into
promising new therapies.
Why Have a Graduate School?
City of Hope Mission Statement:
“City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research,
treatment and educational institution…”
Beckman Research Institute Mission Statement:
“The objective of the Beckman Research Institute of
the City of Hope is to support innovative and
creative research and to educate future scientists in
the biological sciences.”
Why Have a Graduate School?
“Graduate students are the
engines that drive progress
in biomedical research.”
Tom Cech, PhD, HHMI
Science (2000)
City of Hope students have been
authors on 300+ publications.
Alumni
• Postdocs at Harvard, Stanford, Scripps, UCSF, USC,
Caltech, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCI, UCSD, Vanderbilt,
Harvard, MRC Edinburgh, University of Texas, Burnham
Institute—Other institutes
• Leading research teams at Pfizer-Wyeth and
Genaissance
• Senior scientists at ISIS and Allergan
• Director of Research at the Stem
Cell Research Institute of California
• Teaching at Pomona College, Cal State
LA and Cal State Northridge
Finances
Students pay no tuition and receive a $30,0000 stipend, plus
health and dental insurance
• Students beyond second year are supported by research
grants
•Graduate School Endowment has c.$ 10 million
Graduate School Building (Beckman
Bldg)
• Classrooms
• Teaching Lab
• Lounge
• Bistro
• Study Space
Office Space
Student Housing
• Several apartments and
houses, can accommodate all in
coming students
400/month rent includes
utilities
Students / Recruitment
• Entering class varies from 10 to 15 / year out of an
applicant pool of approximately 200 per year.
• Students need good grades, excellent GRE scores,
strong letters of recommendation and undergraduate
research experience.
Curriculum
• Biological Sciences-Immunology,
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cancer Biology,
Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology,
Molecular Medicine, Neurosciences
• New chemical and structural biology track
this year.
• DVM-Ph.D. program
The Graduate School fulfills City of
Hope’s mission and increases the
productivity of research.
We are training the scientists of the
future in biomedical research.
The 21st century is the century of
biology.
http://www.cityofhope.org/education/grad-school/Pages/home.aspx
How Do I apply? Electronic Application Form-will need
transcripts, GRE scores and three letters of
recommendation
The Graff Library
Overview
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Instructional support
Outreach services
Partnerships and collaborations
Mainstay library services
Communication and information
dissemination
• Scholarly communication
Instruction: How the Library
Supports Our Students and Faculty
• Part of student orientation
• Integrated into two core courses:
– Bioinformatics
– Fundamentals of Scientific Research
Outreach Services: How the Library
Brings the Services to Our Students
and Faculty
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Library Office Hours
Scholarly Communication Office Hours
Back to School annual event
Librarians attend graduate school events
and other events aimed at graduate students
Mainstay Library Services:
Going Back to Basics
• Free interlibrary loans
• Free printing and copying
• Library as place
– 24/7/365 access to the Graff Library building
– Their own reading room; a quiet place
– Study rooms
• Journal and book collections
– Very vocal about what they need and why they
need it; let the library know when access is
down
Partnerships and Collaborations:
Working Together
• Library Advisory Committee
• 2011 focus group
• Collections
– Dissertations highlighted in catalog
– Career and Professional Development book
collection
• Encourage a culture of feedback
Library Video
Communication and Information
Dissemination: Multiple Channels
Mean More Opportunities
• Graff Library monthly newsletter via email
• Library events listed on campus master
calendar
• Highlights from Graff Library, the library
blog
• Facebook presence
• Informal conversations
Scholarly Communication: A
Relatively New Realm
• Support student use of Turnitin, plagiarism detection
software
• Assist with uploading dissertations via Proquest/UMI
• Provide consultations and training on EndNote (COH
has a site license)
• Help faculty with NIH Public Access Policy
compliance
• Promote tools that help students/faculty find a journal
to submit their manuscript
• Developing an institutional repository for publications
Acknowledgments
Andrea Lynch-Scholarly Communication Librarian
Steve Novak-Associate Dean for Assessment