{"id":3464,"date":"2008-01-31T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-31T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:05:06","slug":"for-current-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines for Current Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Please find below our guide to your time in our department. The graduate school describes policies that apply to all graduate students, <a href=\"http:\/\/handbook.unc.edu\">which can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/professional-development-funds\/\">Professional Development Funds<\/a>: Our department will allocate <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">$1500 <\/span> per student in the BCBP PhD program to be used for professional development expenses during the course of their training. (click to read details)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/getting-started\">Getting Started<\/a>: From here you can get information about obtaining ID cards, keys, and links to other resources.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/rotations\">Rotations<\/a>: List of department faculty who are accepting rotation students.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/important-deadlines\">Important Deadlines<\/a>: Provides a timeline for students to stay on track for graduation.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/degree-requirements\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Departmental Requirements<\/a>: Outlines the requirements for students in the department regardless of track, as well track-specific requirements.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/courses-grades\">Courses and Grades<\/a>: Provides a list of course offerings and explains grading guidelines.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/student-committees\">Student Committees<\/a>: How are they chosen? When should meetings occur? What is an Individual Development Plan? What is the role of each student&#8217;s committee chair?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/research-advisor\">Research Advisor<\/a>: This section explains the student&#8217;s selection process of a research advisor.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/comprehensive-exams\">Comprehensive Exam<\/a>: This section provides information on the format and schedule for the comprehensive exams.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/fellowships-and-training-programs\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fellowships and Training programs<\/a>: This section identifies external fellowships (during Years 1 and 2) and training programs that can help support the student&#8217;s research and training<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/leave-policy\">Leave Policy<\/a>: 2011+ policy<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/publication-requirement\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publication Requirement<\/a>: Describes the publication requirement<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/your-thesis\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your thesis<\/a>: Brief description of thesis requirement, and link to graduate school formatting guidelines<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bbsp.unc.edu\/current-students\/resources\/\">Resources for all current students<\/a> This page contains information and links to UNC offices, guides, policies, and contacts relevant to bioscience graduate students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community expectations:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/office-of-graduate-education-issues-expectations-of-research-advisors-and-students\/\">Expectations of Research Advisors and Students<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/reporting-mistreatment-and-resources\/\">Student Mistreatment and Learning Environment Concern. <\/a>Our goal is to provide an environment for students that is conducive to learning and free of all forms of harassment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"alert alert-grey\">\n<h4>Resources<\/h4>\n<p><b><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/directory\/bergmeier\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Director of Graduate Studies<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:bergmeie@email.unc.edu\">bergmeie@email.unc.edu<\/a><br \/>\n8212 MEJ, #962-7331<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/directory\/kuhlman\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Kuhlman, PhD<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<i>Dir. of Biophysics Program<\/i><br \/>\n3044 GMB, #843-0188<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/directory\/holly-shepherd\/\"><strong>Holly Shepherd<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Student Services Manager<\/i><br \/>\n3024 GMB, #843-9737<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"alert alert-grey\">\n<h4>Required Form<\/h4>\n<p>Click here to access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2022\/02\/IDPandAnnualMeetingReport.docx\">IDPandAnnualMeetingReport<\/a> for student committee meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<section class=\"widget directory nav_menu-7 widget_nav_menu amr_widget\"><h3>Useful Forms<\/h3><ul id=\"menu-graduate-program\" class=\"menu\"><li class=\"menu-equipment-repair-or-surplus\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/equipment-facilities-service-request\/\">Equipment Repair or Surplus<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-online-proposal-submission-request\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ramses2.research.unc.edu\/rasr\/index.cfm?event=general.login\">Online Proposal Submission Request<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-seminar-speaker-nominations\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/seminar-speaker-nomination-form\/\">Seminar Speaker Nominations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-som-mcu-approval-form\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fbo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/827\/2025\/04\/SOM-MCU-Approval-Form_Apr2025-2.pdf\">SOM MCU Approval Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-join-us\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/join-us\/\">Join Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics! Professional Development Funds: Our department will allocate $1500 per student in the BCBP PhD program to be used for professional development expenses during the course of their training. 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