Introduction
The Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (GDCB) considers graduate education to be a cornerstone of the university and is a major participant in the development and offering of several excellent interdepartmental graduate majors, including BCB, Genetics and Genomics, Microbiology, MCDB, Neuroscience, Plant Biology, and Toxicology. GDCB is responsible for the development of graduate-level courses, in consultation with the Directors of Graduate Education (DOGE) for the interdepartmental graduate majors; and with the administration of these courses and with providing instructors.
The DOGE for an interdepartmental graduate program is usually appointed to a two-year term. Currently, GDCB has two faculty members participating in the role of DOGE for an interdepartmental program: Associate Professor Mohan Gupta and Associate Professor Marna Yandeau-Nelson.
Associate Professor Mohan Gupta
Associate Professor Mohan Gupta became the director of graduate education (DOGE) for the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Interdepartmental Graduate Program. His term is effective from 2020-2025.
The Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Interdepartmental Graduate Program is a multidisciplinary major that allows students to explore the mechanisms of life processes in cutting-edge research labs. MCDB students perform independent research under the guidance of top faculty investigating a diverse range of questions in the sciences of molecular, cellular and developmental biology.
Associate Professor Marna Yandeau-Nelson
Associate Professor Marna Yandeau-Nelson is the DOGE and Chair for the Interdepartmental Plant Biology Graduate Program. Her term is from 2024-2027.
The Interdepartmental Plant Biology (IPB) Graduate Program, previously Interdepartmental Plant Physiology Major (IPPM), educates scientists in basic plant biology, including but not limiting to plant molecular biology, plant cell biology, plant physiology, and plant organismal biology and provides training in the most state-of-the-art methods and technologies.