Graduate Programs in the
School of Biological Sciences, UC Irvine
R. Michael Mulligan, Prof. & Associate Dean
Department of Developmental & Cell Biology
School of Biological Sciences
University of California
Irvine, CA 92697-2300
email: rmmullig@uci.edu
UC Irvine Minority Science Program
Received Presidential Award for Excellence
NSF-PAESMEM Organization Award
Strategic Interventions in K-12 to Graduate Program
Level
H.S. Sophomores
Freshmen
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Graduate
Students
K-12
Community
College
Science
Education
H.S. Seniors
% URM
11.8
11
College Freshmen
11.8
College Juniors
6.5
B.S. Degrees
6.3
Graduate
Students
4.2
M.S. Degrees
4.3
Ph.D.s
3.5
K-12 and Science Education Initiatives
Strategic Intervention in the URM Pipeline
Science Fair
Freshmen
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Graduate
Students
K-12
Community
College
Teacher
Professional
Development
Future
Teacher
Highway
Science
Education
Graduate & Research Training Initiatives
NSF-AGEP
NIH-Minority International Research Training (MIRT)
NIH-Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)
Freshmen
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Graduate
Students
K-12
Community
College
Science
Education
NIH Bridges to Baccalaureate
Graduate Outreach Recruitment &
Retention Strategy
Promote UCI
UCI Minority Graduate
Research Conference
Recruit the
Best Students
Recruitment Weekends
Perqs (Housing)
Enriched
Initial Experience
Competitive Edge
Summer Program
Continued
Fellowship Support
NIH-MBRS
NIH Training Grants (T32)
GAANN
NSF pre-doc
UCI Minority Graduate Research
Conference in Biomedical Sciences
One day program to promote graduate
research opportunities at UCI,
advertised: SACNAS, ABRCMS, Partnerships
100 participants from BS & MS programs
Travel funding for 12 students (San Francisco to
Puerto Rico), students screened to match UCI’s
programs,
Application, recruitment & matriculation tracked
Program Agenda: Keynote Speaker, Tour, Faculty
Luncheon, Faculty & Student Panels, Grad
Program Research Opportunities, Application
Graduate Program Recruitment Weekends
Th
Fri
Dinner with Faculty
Orientation & Overview
Track Faculty Representatives
Lunch- Faculty & Grad Students
Interview/Recruit with Faculty (3)
Facilities Open House:
UCI Micro Array Facility Optical Biology Core Facility
Robotic Facility
Transgenic Mouse Facility
NMR facility
X-Ray Crystallography
Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility
Sat
Poster Session
Lunch
Graduate Housing, Recreational Facilities
Visit Local Beaches, Parks with Grad
Students, Dinner with Students
Competitive-Edge Summer Program in
Biological Sciences (NSF-AGEP/NIH-MBRS)
Summer fellowships (~15 students) prior to
the 1st quarter entering graduate program
Group experience with peer cohort
Advanced intro to UCI:
faculty, campus resources
Acquisition of critical skills:
rotation in research lab
journal club
faculty lectures
workshops
Summer stipend
Mentoring
URM Graduate Recruitment in the
School of Biological Sciences
Recruitment
80
60
40
20
0
F '99
F '00
F '01
F '02
F '03
F '04
F '05
Total Recruitment
42
58
71
79
70
79
84
UR M Recruitment
3
10
9
12
11
7
12
URM Cohort Assessment: Retention, Advancement
to Candidacy and Publication Record
Advanced
To
Ph.D
Candid.
Class
Yr
Matric.
URMs
Retained
/Degree
Granted
F ’99
3
3
2
F ’00
10
9
7
F ’01
9
8
F ’02
12
10
F ’03
11
F ’04
F ’05
Withdrew
# Pubs/
Student
1
0
3.3
1
1
1.8
7
1
1.0
1
2
1.0
7
4
0.4
7
6
1
0.5
12
12
0
0.0
Continued Fellowship Support: Pre- & Postdoc Training Grants in Bio Sci & Medicine
Project Title
Pre-docs Post-docs
Synthesis/Struct. Biol. Macromolecules
12
Training Program in Neural Plasticity
3
Develop Mechanisms in Congenital Defects
1
2
Training Program in Cell and Mol Neurosci
4
Biomedical Informatics Training Program
20
6
A Training Program In Carcinogenesis
4
8
Molecular Biology of Eukaryotic Viruses
3
Training in the Neurobiology of Aging
3
5
GAANN Department of Education
5
MBRS Program NIH-NIGMS
5
Stem Cell Research Training Grant
8
4
Training Grant in Exercise Science
6
Immunology
3
1
Medical Scientist Training Program
6
Total
77
32
NIH Training Grant Reporting
Mentor, Trainees, Period Training @ UCI, on TG, Funding Sources
(Total period at UCI), Current Position Title/Current Institution
Report of all trainees during the previous 10 year period
37 Training Faculty, 34 Post-doc Trainees, 29 Pre-doc Trainees
Carcinogenesis Training Grant PI: Hung Fan
Entry for Training Faculty: Nancy Albritton
Student
UCI
Gavin M. (Post) 98-03
TG
Prior Degree
11/98-9/00 Ph.D.
Stanford Univ.
Funding Sources
NIH CA 78858
NCI 5 T32 CA09054
NIH NS 39310
NIH CA 91216
NIH GM 57015
Current Position
Research and
Development
Scientist
Invitrogen,
San Diego, CA
Joseph S. (Pre) 96-02
1/00-12/02 BS UC Irvine
NCI 5 T32 CA09054
NIH NS 39310
NIH GM 57015
Postdoc Fellow
Vollum Institute
HHMI Univ Oregon