ACADEMIC SENATE: SAN DIEGO DIVISION, 0002 UCSD, LA JOLLA, CA 92093-0002 (858) 534-3640 FAX (858) 534-4528 October 27, 2020 PROFESSOR STEPHEN HEDRICK, Professor Division of Biological Sciences PROFESSOR MITCHELL KRONENBERG, Professor Division of Biological Sciences PROFESSOR KIT POGLIANO, Dean Division of Biological Sciences PROFESSOR ASA GUSTAFSSON, Chair Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program SUBJECT: Proposal to establish PhD Specialization in Immunology At its October 12, 2020 meeting, the Graduate Council approved the proposal to establish a PhD specialization in Immunology, to be offered to students in the Division of Biological Sciences and the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program. The Council supports the creation of the following degree titles: PhD in Biology with a Specialization in Immunology PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a Specialization in Immunology Final approval from the Representative Assembly is required to establish the new degree titles. Prior to forwarding the proposal for placement on an upcoming Representative Assembly agenda, please provide an addendum to the proposal that clarifies the requirements for doctoral committee membership for the specialization to Senate Associate Director Lori Hullings ([email protected]). Rather than provide links to the committee membership for each program, please clearly state the committee membership for a student in the Immunology specialization. It would be helpful to include if a co-chair is required if the Immunology faculty advisor is not from the student’s home department and who is eligible to serve as the tenured outside member. If approved, the new degree titles will be available to students in Fall Quarter 2021. Sincerely, Lynn Russell, Chair Graduate Council cc: M. Allen J. Antony S. Constable S. Garfin T. Javidi C. Lyons R. Rodriguez Hullings, Lori From: Hullings, Lori Sent: Monday, November 2, 2020 9:20 AM To: Hedrick, Stephen Cc: Talia Delamare; Mitchell Kronenberg; Antony, James; Allen, Mary; Russell, Lynn; Pogliano, Kit; Gustafsson, Asa; Constable, Steven; Javidi, Tara; Rodriguez, Ray Subject: PhD Specialization in Immunology: Addendum to doctoral committee requirements Dear Professor Hedrick, The Graduate Council approved the addendum (copied below) clarifying the doctoral committee requirements for the PhD Specialization in Immunology with one modification (underlined in the text below). I will add this to the proposal. Thank you for quickly responding to the Graduate Council’s request. Best, Lori The composition of the Doctoral Committee for students in the PhD specialization in Immunology will be enforced in accordance with University and home department regulations. The committee must have a minimum of five members and adhere to the requirements established by Biological Sciences or Biomedical Sciences. The chair of the committee will be a member of the respective graduate programs, either Biological Sciences or Biomedical Sciences. We expect the chair of the committee should also be a member of the Program in Immunology faculty; however, the directors will consider a petition for an outside mentor subject to the same criteria used for Program membership: Appointment at UC San Diego; an interest in some field of study related to immunology; and stable funding consistent with support of a pre-doctoral fellow’s research. The dissertation committee will be chosen by the dissertation advisor and the student, consistent with the requirements set forth by the two graduate programs and the Dean of Graduate Division. We recommend that two faculty members affiliated with the Program in Immunology be included in the committee, though this is not an absolute requirement. From: Hedrick, Stephen Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 12:07 PM To: Hullings, Lori <[email protected]> Cc: Talia Delamare <[email protected]>; Mitchell Kronenberg <[email protected]> Subject: Addendum to doctoral committee requirements Dear Lori: Please find an attached addendum or clarification of our requirements for a doctoral committee in the Specialization in Immunology. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at one of the coordinates listed below. Best regards, Steve 1 UC San Diego Administrative Cover Sheet: New Academic Degree Programs/Remote Courses DOCUMENT TYPE AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Proposal for a Specialization in Immunology within the Biological and Biomedical Sciences PhD programs. HEAD OF INITIATING OFFICE: Stephen Hedrick, PhD Distinguished Professor Molecular Biology and [email protected] Cell & Mol. Medicine Signature: RETURN DOCUMENT TO: Talia Delamare 858-752-6548 [email protected] Mail Code ROUTING TITLE DATE IN ORDER SIGNATURE DATE OUT Executive Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs 10 7/23/20 Vice Chancellor - Health Sciences Vice Chancellor - Marine Sciences Office of Resource Administration: Steve Ross Steven Ross 9 Steven Ross (Jun 16, 2020 17:17 PDT) Office of Resource Administration: Name, Title Dean of Undergraduate Education Dean of the Graduate Division - Mary Allen in case 8 of Dean Antony 7 Dean: Kit Pogliano - Biological Sciences STEVEN R GARFIN,MD 6 Dean: Steve Garfin - Biomedical Sciences STEVEN R GARFIN,MD (Jul 14, 2020 10:06 PDT) 5 Teaching + Learning Commons: Name, Title Department Chair: Name, Department 4 Department Chair: Name, Department 3 1 Other: Name, Title 1 Other: Name, Title Please refer to Procedures for Administrative Review of New Academic Programs and Remote Courses for appropriate routing details Ph.D. Degree in Biological or Biomedical Sciences with a Specialization in Immunology Program Information Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biological Sciences (BS) or Biomedical Sciences (BMS) with a specialization in Immunology Proposed Start Date 09/01/2020 Brief description of the program This proposed graduate study program will award a Ph.D. with a specialization in Immunology as part of graduate training in the UC San Diego BMS and BS graduate programs. Students will be accepted to one of these two programs, and they will satisfy all of the requirements of their chosen program. In addition, the specialization will promote an immersive educational experience in immunology that includes participation in immunology coursework, original research, seminars given by renowned speakers, biweekly research presentations by peers, a weekly journal club, and a yearly area-wide immunology conference. The specialization will be overseen by the Program in Immunology; a newly-established Center that represents a lasting partnership between UC San Diego and the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI). It is composed of more than 70 world-class faculty members, with 23 from LJI, and the remainder from UC San Diego across campus departments and Health Sciences. The Ph.D. specialization in Immunology will blend existing and new courses designed to familiarize students with the program faculty and expose them to facilities and techniques that are widely used in the field. New courses include “Bioinformatics for Immunologists” that has been developed and “Immunological Basis of Disease” that is being planned and will be developed to complement courses currently given. The coursework is intended to provide a sound theoretical foundation to the broad aspects of immunology along with opportunities for sub-specialization. All necessary resources are in place to support this specialization. We propose to allow existing students to enroll in the specialization beginning Fall 2020 and to admit the first new class of students Fall 2021. Modality of the program On-Site Name of the institution’s two most closely related programs to the proposed program Immunology is presently an area of emphasis or track within the BMS program. Immunology thesis research is available to students in laboratories in the BS program; but without any designation that this is an area of interest. Anecdotal reports and interviews with present students indicate, however, that student applicants with an interest in immunology often do not target UC San Diego for graduate school. Number of new courses being required for this program “Bioinformatics for Immunologists” - This course has been approved by the Health Sciences Graduate Programs Education Committee (GPEC). Number of new faculty members required for this program: 0 Significant additional equipment or facilities needed for this program: None Significant additional financial resources needed: None Significant additional library/learning resources needed: None A proposal for an interdisciplinary Ph.D. Specialization in Immunology Supported by the As part of the graduate programs in the Biomedical Sciences (BMS) and the Division of Biological Sciences (BS) at UC San Diego Date of preparation: August 10, 2020 Contact Information Sheet Program Directors: Stephen M. Hedrick Mitchell Kronenberg Distinguished Professor President and Chief Scientific Officer Molecular Biology La Jolla Institute for Immunology Cellular and Molecular Medicine Adjunct Professor, Div. Biological Sciences University of California San Diego University of California San Diego [email protected] [email protected] 5121 Natural Sciences Building 9420 Athena Circle 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 La Jolla, CA 92093-0377 858-752-6540-office 858-534-6269-office 858-353-6702-mobile 858-353-1807-mobile Proposal for a Graduate Specialization in Immunology-UC San Diego Other Contacts: Lanisa Medina Talia Delamare cMAV Program Manager Project Manager, Executive Offices University of California, San