Course Requirements

Year 1

The first year curriculum is described in detail at Integrated Studies Program: Core Curriculum.

• Graduate Biochemistry
• Molecular Cell Biology I
• Molecular Cell Biology II
• Biochemistry of Gene Expression and Signal Transduction
• ISP Journal Club
• Graduate Seminar
• (4) 10 Week Laboratory Rotations

In June of the first year, students choose their thesis laboratory and program of specialization.

Year 2

Students in Cellular and Molecular Physiology take:

• Pathobiology
• Elective Course
• Journal Club
• Graduate Seminar
• Graduate Research

As a requirement for the Ph.D. degree, all students must pass a qualifying examination during their second year. The qualifying examination consists of:

A written research proposal in an area other than the student’s (or thesis advisor’s) primary interest and

An oral defense of the written proposal

Year 3

• Applied Ethics for Scientists
• Elective Course
• Journal Club
• Graduate Seminar
• Graduate Research

Commonly Elected Courses

• Bioinformatics and Genomics in Biomedical Research
• Special Topics in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
• Organ Systems Physiology
• Cancer Genetics
• Immunology