Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS)
Several faculty members oversee the administration of the Cellular and Structural Biology Graduate Program. Each of the leaders of the four tracks in CSB are also members.
The members of COGS (Committee on Graduate Studies) are:
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Chair of COGS, who convenes all meetings of the
COGS and oversees the efficient execution of all activities of COGS so
that the Graduate Program is carried out in an organized fashion;
Student Advisor who advises students, carries out student evaluations, supervises student rotations, monitors course requirements, and assures that deadlines and committee appointments are met;
Admissions Chair who appoints and works with a committee to select qualified candidates for the Cellular and Structural Biology Graduate Program.
In addition, the Journal Club Chair and the Student Seminar Chair oversee individual aspects of the graduate program. Lastly, the graduate students select an individual to serve as the Student Representative to COGS.
Current COGS members:
| Chair of COGS | Kay Oyajobi |
| Student Advisor | Damon Herbert |
| MS Degree Admissions Chair | Manjeet Rao |
| Biology of Aging (BA) Track leaders | Suzette Tardif & Peter Hornsby |
| Cancer Biology (CB) Track leaders | Alex Pertsemlidis & Kay Oyajobi |
| Cell & Molecular Medicine (CMM) Track leaders | Jim Lechleiter & Renee Yew |
| Genetics, Genomics & Development (GGD) Track leaders | Phil LoVerde & Robin Leach |
| CSB Chair | Christi Walter |
| Student Seminar Chair | Brent Thompson |
| Journal Club Chair | Robert Marciniak |
| Awards Committee Chair | Erzsebet Kokovay |
| Anatomy Liaison | Linda Johnson |
| Student Representative | Sealy Hambright |
| Coordinator | Donna Navarro |
