In this 8th Biannual Special Interest Subgroup Meeting, we propose to bring together a group of investigators using systematic genetic and chemical methods. Annual Committee Meetings: Annual meetings of the thesis committee are mandatory for all doctoral students in their third year and beyond.The meeting will survey progress in several biological fields, including neuroscience, developmental biology, evolutionary biology, and cell biology. Prepare for a career as an independent investigator with a Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology from the graduate program at Van Andel Institute. Student progress will be assessed using the BCMB student rubric at mandatory annual meetings between each student and the dissertation committee. Only students who intend to complete both a bachelor's and a master's degree at Michigan Tech are eligible to enroll in the accelerated program. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.