Biomedical Sciences

Subject abbreviation: BMSC Division of Biomedical Sciences

Deborah Deas, M.D., M.P.H., Vice Chancellor,

Health Sciences; the Mark and Pam Rubin Dean, UCR School of Medicine

Monica J. Carson, Ph.D., Chair,

S. Sue Johnson Presidential Endowed Chair in Glial-Neuronal Interactions

Division of Biomedical Sciences 1212 Webber Hall

• (951) 827-4540;

biomed.ucr.edu

Professors

Monica J. Carson, Ph.D. Neuroimmunology Djurdjica Coss, Ph.D. Endocrinology,

Neuroscience Nicholas V. DiPatrizio, Ph.D. Biomedical

Sciences lryna M. Ethell, Ph.D. Neuroscience Martin I. Garcia-Castro, Ph.D. Biomedical

Sciences Adam Godzik, Ph.D. Bruce D. and Nancy B.

Varner Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research Marcus Kaul, Ph.D. Neuroscience David Lo, M.D., Ph.D. Distinguished

Professor, Genetics and Mucosa/ Immunity Declan McCole, Ph.D. Physiology,

Pharmacology Meera G. Nair, Ph.D. Infectious Diseases,

Mucosa/Immunology Andre Obenaus, Ph.D., Neuroimaging,

Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration Scott Pegan, Ph.D. Innate Immunity Maurizio Pellecchia, Ph.D., Daniel Hays

Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, Drug Discovery Seema K. Tiwari-Woodruff, Ph.D.

Neurodegenerative Diseases/Glia Biology Emma Wilson, Ph.D. Parasite Immunologist Sika Zheng, Ph.D. Neurobiology/Molecular

Genetics Changcheng Zhou, Ph.D. Xenobiotics,

Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease

Professors Emeriti

Mary Ann Baker, Ph.D. Neurosciences

Craig V. Byus, Ph.D. Pharmacology

(Biomedical Sciences/Biochemistry) Kathryn DeFea, Ph.D. Cell

Biology/Biochemistry David A. Johnson, Ph.D. Pharmacology Richard A. Luben, Ph.D. Endocrinology

(Biomedical Sciences/Biochemistry) Christian Y. Lytle, Ph.D. Physiology Neal L. Schiller, Ph.D. Distinguished Teaching

Professor, Microbiology/Immunology Michael B. Stemerman, M.D. Biomedical

Sciences Daniel S. Straus, Ph.D. Human Genetics

(Biomedical Sciences) Ameae M. Walker, Ph.D. Distinguished

Teaching Professor, Microanatomy

Associate Professor

Milton Hamblin, Ph.D, Vascular Biology

Assistant Professors

Erica Heinrich, Ph.D. Integrative Physiology,

Hypoxia and High Altitude Medicine Jean-Pyo Lee, PhD. Stroke, Cardiovascular

Disease, and Stem Cells Joy S. Xiang, Ph.D., RNA Biology & Therapeutics Natalie Zlebnik, Ph.D. Addiction

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Professor in Residence Devin Binder, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical Neuroscience

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