Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (MSTM) A Joint Program with Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Student Handbook 2019-2020 Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 4 MISSION STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 6 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN ............................................................................................................ 7 MESSAGE FROM THE PROGRAM CO-DIRECTORS ........................................................................... 8 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES ................................................................................................. 9 PROGRAM OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. 10 GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................ 11 MSTM PROGRAM LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE ....................................................................... 12 MSTM RESEARCH MENTORS 2019-2020 ...................................................................................... 13 CURRENT MASTERS STUDENT LIST ............................................................................................... 21 CURRICULUM AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................... 22 COURSE INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 23 MSTM ACADEMIC CALENDAR AT CITY OF HOPE .......................................................................... 26 MSTM RESEARCH THESIS .............................................................................................................. 28 THESIS COMMITTEE .................................................................................................................. 28 THESIS DOCUMENT FORMAT .................................................................................................... 28 THESIS FINAL DRAFT ................................................................................................................. 28 LABORATORY NOTEBOOK ......................................................................................................... 29 GRADING SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................... 30 GRADE CHANGE POLICY ............................................................................................................ 30 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ......................................................................................................... 31 ATTENDANCE ............................................................................................................................ 31 Leaves of absence ................................................................................................................. 31 Holidays ................................................................................................................................. 31 International Students: Attendance and Traveling .............................................................. 31 MANDATORY COMPLIANCE TRAINING ..................................................................................... 32 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FEE ........................................................................................................ 32 REPLACEMENT DIPLOMAS FEE ................................................................................................. 32 LAPTOPS .................................................................................................................................... 32 WELLNESS ................................................................................................................................. 32 ACADEMIC STANDARDS ............................................................................................................ 33 1 ACADEMIC STANDING ............................................................................................................... 33 Satisfactory Academic Progress ............................................................................................ 33 Unsatisfactory Progress ........................................................................................................ 34 FAILURE TO MEET ACADEMIC STANDARDS .............................................................................. 34 EXCEPTIONS TO ACADEMIC REGULATIONS .............................................................................. 35 SANCTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 35 Warning ................................................................................................................................. 35 Probation .............................................................................................................................. 35 Mandatory Leave of Absence ............................................................................................... 35 Termination ........................................................................................................................... 35 DISMISSAL AND SUSPENSION POLICIES .................................................................................... 36 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES ....................................................................................... 36 USE OF ALCOHOL / ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES ................................................................................ 36 Alcohol .................................................................................................................................. 37 Drug Policy ............................................................................................................................ 37 Tobacco Policy....................................................................................................................... 37 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................... 37 TITLE IX EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES .......................................................................... 38 Harassment / Discrimination ................................................................................................ 38 Reasonable Accommodation ................................................................................................ 39 FERPA-FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT ....................................................... 39 ANTI-BULLYING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................... 40 PREGNANCY AND/OR PARENTAL LEAVES OF ABSENCE............................................................ 41 Pregnancy anti-discrimination policy.................................................................................... 41 Childbirth Accommodation ................................................................................................... 42 Support for Expecting and New Parents ............................................................................... 42 RESPECTFUL TREATMENT OF OTHERS ...................................................................................... 42 GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT .......................................................................................... 43 MSTM TUITION, FEES AND FINANCIAL AID................................................................................... 44 APPENDIX A: PRELIMINARY THESIS EVALUATION FORM ............................................................. 45 APPENDIX B: MSTM PRELIMINARY THESIS RUBRIC ...................................................................... 47 APPENDIX C: MSTM ORAL DEFENSE COMMITTEE REPORT .......................................................... 49 2 APPENDIX D: MSTM FINAL THESIS RUBRIC ................................................................................... 51 APPENDIX E: MSTM THESIS CONTRACT ........................................................................................ 54 APPENDIX F: ABSENCE REQUEST FORM ....................................................................................... 56 APPENDIX G: GRADUATE STUDENT LAPTOP POLICY .................................................................... 58 APPENDIX H: LAPTOP CHECKOUT AGREEMENT FORM ................................................................ 61 APPENDIX I: ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE EXCEPTION FORM .................................................... 63 APPENDIX J: FEDERAL COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................. 65 APPENDIX K: GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM OVERVIEW ................................ 72 3 INTRODUCTION City of Hope was founded in 1913, in Duarte, California, by working-class men and women who believed in helping those less fortunate than themselves. Although initially a tuberculosis sanatorium, research programs were initiated at City of Hope in 1951 and expanded rapidly until by the late 1970s approximately 130 Ph.D.-level investigators were conducting a broad range of research programs