Program Course Requirements
• Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Program in Biomathematics and Biostatistics
• Program in Cancer Biology
• Program in Cell and Regulatory Biology
• Program in Experimental Therapeutics
• Program in Genes and Development
• Program in Human and Molecular Genetics
• Program in Immunology
• Program in Medical Physics
• Program in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
• Program in Molecular Carcinogenesis
• Program in Molecular Pathology
• Program in Neuroscience
• Program in Virology and Gene Therapy
Program in Cell and Regulatory Biology Course Requirements
One or more required courses (indicated by asterisks) in each area will be selected with guidance from the student's Advisory Committee. Students may ask for approval from the Advisory Committee and the Cell and Regulatory Biology Program to place out of courses they have already taken.
Underlined headings indicate courses that satisfy GSBS area requirements.
CORE COURSES
Quantitative (*choose one)
- GS01 1014 Biomedical Statistics
- GS03 1102 Current Methods in Molecular Research
Molecular (*choose one)
- GS03 1015 Metabolic Biochemistry
- GS03 1024 Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- GS04 1123 Molecular Biology of Eukaryotic Cells
- GS13 1024 Molecular Basis of Cell Signaling
Cellular
- GS04 1013 Cell Biology*
Systems (*choose one)
- GS12 1254 Cell and Systems Physiology (recommended)
Other systems courses may be substituted; for example:
- GS04 1063 Cancer Biology
- GS04 1076 Developmental Biology
- GS14 1017 Neuroscience
- GS14 1017 Systems Neuroscience
TRACK REQUIREMENTS* AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Listed below are courses that are required (asterisk) or recommended, depending upon the track and the research goals of the student.
All Tracks
- GS04 1751 Seminar in Regulatory Biology* (take twice or once plus another seminar course)
Cell Biology Track
- GS13 1024 Molecular Basis of Cell Signaling*
- GS11 1032 Introduction to Genomics and Bioinformatics
- GS04 1111 Seminar in Cell Cycle, Apoptosis and Cell Signaling Transduction
Physiology Track
Course requirements are tailored for individual students by their faculty mentor and Advisory Committee. Examples include:
- GS13 1024 Molecular Basis of Cell Signaling
- GS12 1262 Cellular Basis of Cardiac Function
- GS14 1103 Cellular Neurobiology: Molecular and Developmental
- GS04 1123 Molecular Biology of Eukaryotic Cells
Pharmacology Track
- GS13 1024 Molecular Basis of Cell Signaling*
Also choose one of the following:*
- GS13 1013 Medical Pharmacology I, OR
- Advanced Pharmacology I and II (PCOL 6470 and PCOL 6471 at the University of Houston)
ELECTIVES
Other courses may be recommended by the student's advisory committee to provide interdisciplinary breadth and depth appropriate for the student's specific area of interest in cell and regulatory biology.
