Biomedical Sciences

Subject abbreviation: BMSC Division of Biomedical Sciences

Neal L. Schiller, Ph.D., Interim Dean, UCR School of Medicine, Senior Associate Dean, Student Affairs, UCR School of Medicine; Director, Thomas Haider Program at the UCR School of Medicine; and Salma Haider Endowed Chair in Biomedical Sciences

David Lo, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean, Research

Monica J. Carson, Ph.D., Chair Division of Biomedical Sciences

Biological Sciences Graduate Student Affairs Center, 1140 Batchelor Hall,

• (951) 827-4716;

medschool.ucr.edu/graduate Professors

Monica J. Carson, Ph.D. Neuroimmunology Iryna M. Ethell, Ph.D. Biology/Biochemistry David Lo, M.D., Ph.D. Distinguished Professor,

Genetics 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

Djurdjica Coss, Ph.D. Endocrinology, Neuroscience Kathryn DeFea, Ph.D. Cell Biology/Biochemistry Martín I. García-Castro, Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences Christian Y. Lytle, Ph.D. Physiology Declan McCole, Ph.D. Physiology, Pharmacology Illhem Messaoudi, Ph.D. Immunology/

Microbiology/Aging Seema K. Tiwari-Woodruff, Ph.D.

Neurodegenerative Diseases/Glia Biology Emma Wilson, Ph.D. Parasite Immunologist Assistant Professor

Nicholas V. DiPatrizio, Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences Meera G. Nair, Ph.D. Infectious Diseases, Mucosal

Immunology Sika Zheng, Ph.D. Neurobiology/Molecular

Genetics

** 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