Application for Candidacy for Honors in Research

Candidate Information

Applications due by March 1
Student Name*

Student First NameStudent Last Name
Student ID*
Student BIO GPA
Minimum Requirement 2.70. check
Date*

YearMonthDay
Student Email*
UR accounts only
Student Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Student Major*
Open to officially declared Biology Majors
Student Class*
Open in Seniors
Track Coordinator for Major
Field should auto-populate based on major specificed on first page of form
Track Coordinator Email*
Field will autopoulate (note all BNS majors will forward to Dr. Miller)
Please describe any previous independent research experience (395) or describe the research experience in the lab where you doing your thesis. (Please include the date you started working in the lab you are expecting to receive the honors in.)
List past 395 courses and/or state how long you have been working in the current lab.

Thesis

Details
The scientific content within the thesis is subject to the approval of the student's biology track advisor and the UPBM Faculty Committee.

To qualify for candidacy, students must have developed a novel body of work from research data gathered through independent research, internships, and positions internal and external to URochester, as long as a UR Teaching Faculty member agrees to oversee the thesis writing and defense. In addition, all Honors in Research candidates must have completed a minimum of 2 semesters of research.

The writing of the senior thesis must be derived from the data of research projects that are hypothesis-driven and non-clinical in nature (data not generated from patient studies.) The only exception to this rule are Clinical & Translational Sciences majors, who are permitted to use clinical data within their thesis.

IMPORTANT: A copy of your thesis will need to be distributed to both your committee members and the UPBM office at least one week in advance of the date of the defense. Therefore, your committee will need time to prepare their evaluation. If the committee needs more time to prepare an assessment, please note that the defense is at risk of cancellation.
Thesis Title*
Can be tentative, notify UPBM office of changes
Thesis Description
Only a few sentences to describe the project. May upload a separate file below instead. Please indicate to see attached.
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Was all research collected and analyzed at URochester? If not please indicate institution and supervisor name*

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Research Mentor

Information
Research mentors must be a member of URochester's teaching faculty.
Research Mentor*

Research Mentor PrefixResearch Mentor First NameResearch Mentor Last Name
Research Mentor Email*
Check UR Faculty / Staff Directory (https://info.rochester.edu/FacultyStaffDirectory/)
Research Mentor Title*
i.e.: Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor (Check UR Faculty / Staff Directory https://info.rochester.edu/FacultyStaffDirectory/)
Research Mentor Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Research Mentor Department*
i.e.: Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, (Check UR Faculty / Staff Directory https://info.rochester.edu/FacultyStaffDirectory/)

Defense Committee

Recommendations for Committee Members
SENIOR THESIS DEFENSE COMMITTEES:

A defense committee for a senior thesis consists of three URochester faculty members who work within a relevant field of study and are qualified to examine the candidate's thesis.

The selection of the faculty who will serve on the defense committee is a collaborative effort between the student, research mentors, and major biology advisors. However, the biology advisor will have the final approval of the members serving on the candidate's committee.

The research mentor will chair one of the three seats on the defense committee. Honors candidates should work with their research mentors to identify the names of one to two faculty members who can chair the other two seats on the defense committee. Faculty members should work within a relevant field of study and are members of the teaching faculty. It is up to the biology advisor whether or not they will chair one of the seats on the committee.
Committee Member #1 - Research Mentor
Research Advisor (Field will auto-populate based on major seletion from previous question.)
Committee Member #2 - Recommendation

Committee Member #2 PrefixCommittee Member #2 NameCommittee Member #2 TitleCommittee Member #2 UR email addressCommittee Member #2 Department
Committee Member #3 - Recommendation

Committee Member #3 PrefixCommittee Member #3 NameCommittee Member #3 Title Committee Member #3 UR email address Committee Member #3 Department
Committee member #4 - if Necessary

Committee Member #4 PrefixCommittee Member #4 NameCommittee Member #4 TitleCommittee Member #4 UR Email AddressCommittee Member #4 Department
Comments
Feel free to make any notes
Terms and Conditions Agreement; I agree to:*

Coordinate a mutually agreeable date and time for the defense once the committee is approved by the major advisor. Send a copy of the thesis to each committee member at least one week in advance of defense. Complete defense and communicate results to the UPBM office by the first Friday in May.

cfratian@ur.rochester.edu
example@example.com
jfry@ur.rochester.edu
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rbickel@ur.rochester.edu
example@example.com
Approved Committee
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Candidate Information

Thesis

Research Mentor

Defense Committee