Biomedical Sciences

Subject abbreviation: BMSC Division of Biomedical Sciences

G. Richard Olds, M.D., Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine

Monica Carson, Ph.D., Interim Senior Associate Dean, Research, UCR School of Medicine and Chair, Division of Biomedical Sciences

Neal L. Schiller, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean, Student Affairs, UCR School of Medicine, and Director, Thomas Haider Program at the UCR School of Medicine

Ameae Walker, Ph.D., Chair of the Faculty, School of Medicine

Biological Sciences Graduate Student Affairs Center, 1140 Batchelor Hall,

• (951) 827-4716;

medschool.ucr.edu/graduate

Professors Iryna M. Ethell, Ph.D. Biology/Biochemistry David Lo, M.D., Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Genetics G. Richard Olds, M.D., FACP, Infectious Diseases Paul M. Quinton, Ph.D. Physiology, Nancy MacCracken Chair in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine Neal L. Schiller, Ph.D. Distinguished Teaching Professor, Microbiology/Immunology Ameae M. Walker, Ph.D. Distinguished Teaching Professor, Microanatomy Professors Emeriti Mary Ann Baker, Ph.D. Neurosciences Craig V. Byus, Ph.D. Pharmocology (Biomedical Sciences/Biochemistry) David A. Johnson, Ph.D. Pharmocology Richard A. Luben, Ph.D. Endocrinology (Biomedical Sciences/Biochemistry) Anthony W. Norman, Ph.D. Endocrinology (Biomedical Sciences/Biochemistry) Michael B. Stemerman, M.D. Biomedical Sciences Daniel S. Straus, Ph.D. Human Genetics (Biomedical Sciences) Associate Professors Monica J. Carson, Ph.D. Neuroimmunology Kathryn DeFea, Ph.D. Cell Biology/Biochemistry Christian Y. Lytle, Ph.D. Physiology Illhem Messaoudi, Ph.D. Immunology/ Microbiology/Aging Assistant Professor Djurdjica Coss, Ph.D. Endocrinology, Neuroscience Declan McCole, Ph.D. Physiology, Pharmacology Meera G. Nair, Ph.D. Infectious Diseases, Mucosal Immunology Emma Wilson, Ph.D. Parasite Immunologist ** Associate Professor in Residence Devin Binder, M.D., Clinical Neuroscience Adjunct Professor John Y.-J. Shyy, Ph.D. Pharmocology/Physiology

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Colleges and Programs section.

The following major requirements apply only to students who, in truly exceptional cases, matriculate into the Thomas Haider Program at the UCR School of Medicine without a UCR baccalaureate degree. These students are eligible to receive a B.S. degree in Biomedical Sciences upon satisfactory completion of the first year of the curriculum leading to the M.D. degree.

• 1. Biological Sciences Core Curriculum (65-68

units)

• a) BIOL 005A, BIOL 05LA, BIOL 005B, BIOL 005C or equivalent

• b) CHEM 001A, CHEM 001B, CHEM 001C,

CHEM 01LA, CHEM 01LB, CHEM 01LC, CHEM 112A, CHEM 112B, CHEM 112C or equivalent

• c) PHYS 002A, PHYS 002B, PHYS 002C,

PHYS 02LA, PHYS 02LB, PHYS 02LC or equivalent

• d) MATH 008B or MATH 009A, MATH 009B

or equivalent

• e) STAT 100A or equivalent

• f) BCH 100 or BCH 110A or equivalent

• 2. Courses taken during the first year of

medical school (59 units) BMSC 231, BMSC 231M, BMSC 232, BMSC 232M, BMSC 233, BMSC 233M, BMSC 234, BMSC 234M, BMSC 235, BMSC 235M