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Dissertation Research & Committees

For all students

Thesis Committees

  • Thesis committees are composed of five UNC faculty members with expertise in the proposed research area, the majority of whom must have an official affiliation in Pharmacology.
  • The Chair must also hold a primary affiliation in Pharmacology.
  • Students may select professors outside of UNC to serve as one of their five committee members, with an approved CV (CV must be sent to Christy Aaron at PHCO_graduate@med.unc.edu before committee is approved). The committee must maintain a majority of members with primary affiliations in Pharmacology.

Selecting Approved Faculty for Thesis Committees

Thesis Committee Meetings

  • Meetings must occur on a yearly basis, as mandated by the graduate school.
  • After each annual committee meeting (but not the final public thesis defense), this form must be completed, signed, and sent to Christy Aaron (PHCO_graduate@med.unc.edu).

Scheduling Meetings

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Tips on sending out a poll:

  1. Send the poll out as soon as possible so your attendees’ schedules won’t get filled up. Two to three months in advance is our usual recommendation.
  2. Give the attendees 3-7 days (depending on your timeline) to fill out the poll, and as soon as it closes, make sure to book their calendar so that you don’t have something come up on their schedule during your planned time.
  3. Only give the attendees no more than 10-15 options and try to pick different days and times

Room Reservations

Room Reservations/Scheduling | School of Medicine IT (unc.edu)

From this site, you can look at the room availability and make reservations

You can also look at the room descriptions

  • To book GMB 4007 or GMB 4095, you will need to contact Christy Aaron (PHCO_graduate@med.unc.edu).

You will receive an email when your reservation has been received by IT and another when the room has been booked