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Ph.D. in Biomedical
Sciences Curriculum
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The multidisciplinary training of
this program prepares students for research careers in the biomedical
sciences. The core course work and lab rotations provide students with a
broad background; advanced training is individualized depending on the
student’s interests. Fields of study focus on the molecular, cellular or
organismal basis of human diseases, including cancer biology,
cardiovascular physiology, endocrinology, infectious disease,
neurobiology and reproduction.
The goal of this program is the
development of graduates who will pursue careers as independent
investigators with an appreciation for both basic and clinical aspects
of biomedical research.
 Sample Curriculum
First-Year Core
Curriculum
- Fall Semester: Medical
Molecular and Cell Biology, Research Techniques, Introduction to the
Laboratory, Lab Rotation 1, Introduction to Research Literature,
Research Ethics
- Spring Semester:
Medical Biochemistry, Concepts in Cell Biology and Physiology, Lab
Rotation 2, Lab Rotation 3, Biomedical Sciences Seminar
- Summer Session:
Bioinformatics, Advanced Electives and Research
Second Year
- Fall Semester:
Advanced Electives, Biomedical Sciences Seminar, Research
- Spring Semester:
Statistics, Advanced Electives, Biomedical Sciences Seminar,
Research
- Summer Session:
Research
Third and Subsequent
Years
This part of the curriculum consists of original dissertation research,
writing of the dissertation, and the oral defense of the dissertation.
- Fall Semesters:
Research. Biomedical Sciences Seminar
- Spring Semesters:
Biomedical Sciences Seminar, Research
- Summer Semesters:
Research
Advanced Electives:
This listing is a sample of advanced electives that may be chosen.
Additional electives are developed based on the interests of students.
- Animal Virology
- Advanced
Cardiovascular Science
- Advanced Endocrinology
- Concepts in Research Design
- DNA Sequencing
- Gene Manipulation and
Expression
- Genomics and
Microarray Technology
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Mammalian Reproduction
- Medical Histology
- Medical Microbiology
- Medical Neuroscience
- Molecular and Cellular
Immunology
- Neurobiology of Sleep
- Neuropharmacology
- The Ovary
- Pharmacology
- Proteomics
- Radiation Biology
- Synaptic Function and
Molecular Biology
- Tumor Biology
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