CMB Trainee & Faculty Expectations

1. Sign the AAMC Compact Between Biomedical Graduate Students and Their Research Advisors (PDF)
2. Attend a “Center of Open Science” Workshop of reproducible science
3. Attend and Participate in the CMB data dinner
4. Present a poster or give a talk at each CMB retreat
5. Attend two Medical Center hours per year and participate in a “Walker Elementary School STEM night”
6. Join the CMB Hike
7. Class requirements
   • Statistics Class
   • Advanced topics in Cell and Molecular Biology (Cell 8301)
   • Effective Science Writing for Grants and Fellowships (Cell 8405)

CMB Trainee Opportunities

• Attend a Research Conference
• Invite and Host a Scientific Speaker

• Attend a BIMS mentor training course at least once ever 3 years
• Coach a CMB student from another department in the Data dinner presentation and provide feedback on this presentation
• Participation in the CMB programmatic activities especially the CMB retreat
• Active participation in one of four categories:
  1. Directing a graduate student course or teach in the two CMB sponsored classes: Advanced Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology or Advanced Writing Skills
  2. Acting on a graduate student recruitment or admissions committees
  3. Participation in URM mentoring programs
  4. Teach in ethics training or contributing to UVA’s continuing efforts to ensure a diverse student population

Bryce Pascal, Ph.D. (Program Director)

Alaattin Kaya, Ph.D

Bettina Winckler, Ph.D. 

Eyleen Jorgelina O’Rourke, Ph.D. 

Harris Thurl, Ph.D.

Ilya Levental, Ph.D.

Lucy Pemberton, Ph.D.

Peter Todd Stukenberg, Ph.D.