Founded 1994

Accredited by WASC in 2001

Began with 4 students in 1994, presently ca 80 students on campus, over 90 graduates.

Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences

City of Hope is recognized worldwide for its compassionate patient care, innovative science and translational research, which rapidly turns laboratory breakthroughs into promising new therapies.

Why Have a Graduate School?

City of Hope Mission Statement:

“City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution…”

Beckman Research Institute Mission Statement:

“The objective of the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope is to support innovative and creative research and to educate future scientists in the biological sciences.”

“Graduate students are the engines that drive progress in biomedical research.” Tom Cech, PhD, HHMI Science (2000)

City of Hope students have been authors on 300+ publications.

Why Have a Graduate School?

Alumni• Postdocs at Harvard, Stanford, Scripps, UCSF, USC,

Caltech, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCI, UCSD, Vanderbilt, Harvard, MRC Edinburgh, University of Texas, Burnham Institute—Other institutes

• Leading research teams at Pfizer-Wyeth and Genaissance

• Senior scientists at ISIS and Allergan• Director of Research at the Stem

Cell Research Institute of California• Teaching at Pomona College, Cal State

LA and Cal State Northridge

Students pay no tuition and receive a $30,0000 stipend, plus health and dental insurance• Students beyond second year are supported by research

grants • Graduate School Endowment has c.$ 10 million

Finances

Graduate School Building (Beckman Bldg)

• Classrooms

• Teaching Lab

• Lounge

• Bistro

• Study Space

Office Space

Student Housing

• Several apartments and houses, can accommodate all in coming students

400/month rent includes utilities

Students / Recruitment

• Entering class varies from 10 to 15 / year out of an applicant pool of approximately 200 per year.

• Students need good grades, excellent GRE scores, strong letters of recommendation and undergraduate research experience.

Curriculum

• Biological Sciences-Immunology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cancer Biology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Molecular Medicine, Neurosciences

• New chemical and structural biology track this year.

• DVM-Ph.D. program

The Graduate School fulfills City of Hope’s mission and increases the productivity of research.

We are training the scientists of the future in biomedical research.

The 21st century is the century of biology.

How Do I apply? Electronic Application Form-will need transcripts, GRE scores and three letters of recommendation

http://www.cityofhope.org/education/grad-school/Pages/home.aspx

The Graff Library

Overview

• Instructional support• Outreach services• Partnerships and collaborations• Mainstay library services• Communication and information

dissemination• Scholarly communication

Instruction: How the Library Supports Our Students and Faculty

• Part of student orientation• Integrated into two core courses:

– Bioinformatics– Fundamentals of Scientific Research

Outreach Services: How the Library Brings the Services to Our Students

and Faculty• Library Office Hours • Scholarly Communication Office Hours• Back to School annual event• Librarians attend graduate school events

and other events aimed at graduate students

Mainstay Library Services: Going Back to Basics

• Free interlibrary loans• Free printing and copying• Library as place

– 24/7/365 access to the Graff Library building– Their own reading room; a quiet place– Study rooms

• Journal and book collections– Very vocal about what they need and why they

need it; let the library know when access is down

Partnerships and Collaborations: Working Together

• Library Advisory Committee• 2011 focus group• Collections

– Dissertations highlighted in catalog– Career and Professional Development book

collection• Encourage a culture of feedback

Library Video

Communication and Information Dissemination: Multiple Channels

Mean More Opportunities• Graff Library monthly newsletter via email • Library events listed on campus master

calendar• Highlights from Graff Library, the library

blog• Facebook presence• Informal conversations

Scholarly Communication: A Relatively New Realm

• Support student use of Turnitin, plagiarism detection software

• Assist with uploading dissertations via Proquest/UMI• Provide consultations and training on EndNote (COH

has a site license)• Help faculty with NIH Public Access Policy

compliance• Promote tools that help students/faculty find a journal

to submit their manuscript• Developing an institutional repository for publications

Acknowledgments

Andrea Lynch-Scholarly Communication Librarian

Steve Novak-Associate Dean for Assessment