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. 2008 Oct;21(4):403-10.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2008.11928438.

History of the biomedical studies PhD program: a joint graduate program of the Baylor Health Care system and Baylor University

Christine R Morel  1 , Joshua M Horton, Han Peng, Kangling Xu, Sushil K Batra, Jonathan P Miles, Robert R Kane
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History of the biomedical studies PhD program: a joint graduate program of the Baylor Health Care system and Baylor University

Christine R Morel et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2008 Oct.

Abstract

On a sweltering summer morning, throngs of people filed into Jones Theatre at Baylor University in Waco for the graduate student orientation. One could look around and notice the diversity of not only the student population, but also the disciplines being represented. Many students had stepped off planes only hours prior, but even those who had been traveling for days could not contain their excitement. As for me, I was nowhere near any of this. I was still 40 miles north of Waco in Waxahachie, having been pulled over for speeding. After 4 days of traveling with my life in my Volkswagon Jetta, all the way from San Francisco, on one of the most important days of my life, I was late. When I finally arrived at the Hooper Schafer Fine Arts Auditorium, out of breath from running all the way from the parking structure, all of the graduate students were quietly listening to the first introductory speech. I snuck into the back and sat down. My mind was racing, as I knew very little about Waco and Baylor University except for the growing accomplishments of the biomedical studies program. What little I did know about Baylor seemed so different from my very liberal upbringing in California. What would this experience be like for me? But, as I listened to the talks, met with other students, and finally met the entire biomedical studies entering class of 2007, I knew that I had made the right decision in coming to Baylor. This would be an experience unlike any other, and I was wholeheartedly open to embracing it. -Christine Morel, PhD candidate, Institute of Biomedical Studies.

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William D. Hillis, MD.
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Les Matthews (right) with George Race (chairman of the board, Baylor Research Foundation).
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The Lieberman Building housing the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas.
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Dr. Chun-I Yu (PhD, 2008) working at BIIR. Dr. Yu was the first IBS student to complete the requirements for the PhD at BIIR.
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The Baylor Sciences Building in Waco soon after its dedication in 2004.
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Breakdown of student job type after graduation.
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Informal “Molecular Waco” presentation at the Kearney home.
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Dr. Erica Gomes (PhD, 2006) and Dr. Margret Rodrigues (PhD, 2006) present posters at the fall 2004 Center for Drug Discovery Student Research Symposium.
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