PMB: Year Two Curriculum

Year Two:

As PMB students enter their second year, they must be advised or co-advised by one PMB track faculty member for the duration of their Ph.D. thesis. If co-advised, the primary advisor (thesis mentor) has to be a member of the PMB track. The proposed prospectus committee must contain at least one PMB member (not including the thesis mentor).  As a member of the PMB, we expect students to also attend and present one research talk at the weekly Botany seminar series, and present a lecture or poster at the annual plant biology retreat (spring semester).

  • PMB students must be advised or co-advised by one PMB track faculty member for the duration of their Ph.D. thesis. If co-advised, the primary advisor (thesis mentor) has to be a member of the PMB track. 
  • Prospectus Exam: The proposed prospectus committee must contain at least one PMB member (not including the thesis mentor).
  • Attend and present one research talk at the weekly PMB seminar series, and present talk or poster at the annual plant biology retreat (Spring Semester).
  • Complete remaining coursework