Development, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
About the Program
Graduate Program Information Request Form

Gage Crump, Ph.D.
Program Chair
DSR Program Requirements
Degree Unit Requirement: 60 units
PIBBS Requirement: Completion of PIBBS required core curriculum (29 units)
Required CBG Courses:
- DSR 542 – Principles of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 units)
- DSR 574 – Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar Series (1 unit) – every fall and spring semester
- DSR 790 – Research (varies)
- DSR 794a/b – Doctoral Dissertation (at least 4 units)
- INTD577 – Writing for the Biomedical and Biological Sciences (1 unit) – year 2; Fall semester
Complete 2 units from the following:
- DSR 610 – Current Topics in Regenerative Medicine (1 unit)
- DSR 620 – Current Topics in Stem Cell Biology and Organogenesis (1 unit)
- INTD 504 – Molecular Biology of Cancer (4 units)
- Other courses may be allowed with consultation from the Director if they benefit the student’s research project
Qualifying Exam:
Students must pass both the written and oral portions of the qualifying exam during the second year of study. The written portion will require students to write a research grant proposal, in a format modeled after an NIH F31 fellowship application. The oral defense portion will include both a formal presentation of the grant proposal, as well as an open forum in which the guidance committee asks general questions related to the student’s research.
Dissertation:
Each student’s research is reported in a dissertation written under the guidance of the student’s mentor and the dissertation committee. The dissertation must demonstrate the student’s capacity for independent research, scholarly achievement and technical mastery of a specific field.