Program Requirements
In addition to meeting the requirements of the University and Colleges, students must meet the course and program requirements specified below:
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Three 10-week laboratory rotations to facilitate selection of a thesis advisor.
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Participation in a weekly Research Forum (non-credit expectation)
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Students in the BMS program will be required to take 4 courses in their first two semesters. Two of these courses must be selected from the main course list below, using the course requirements for the PhD program she/he is likely to join at the end of the first year as a guide. The remaining 2 courses can be selected from the main or supplemental course listings below.
Exceptions to these requirements require approval by the Director.
Main Course List
BMB 801: Molecular Biology
BMB 805: Protein Structure, Design, and Mechanism
BMB 825: Cell Structure and Function
BMB 829: Methods of Macromolecular Analysis and Synthesis
MMG 801: Integrative Microbial Biology
MMG 833: Microbial Genetics
MMG 835: Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics
PHM 827: Physiology and Pharmacology of Excitable Cells
PHM 819: Principle of Drug-Tissue Interaction
PLB 865: Plant Growth and Development
PSL 828: Cellular and Integrative Physiology
PSL 910: Molecular Basis of Human Disease and Therapies
Supplemental Course List
BMB 802: Metabolic Regulation and Signal Transduction
BMB 856: Plant Molecular and Omic Biology
BMB 864: Plant Biochemistry
MMG 813: Molecular Virology
MMG 851: Immunology
MMG 861: Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis
PHM 820: Cellular and Molecular Integrative Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology
PHM 830: Experimental Design & Data Analysis
