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 Genes and Development Course Requirements

Underlined headings indicate courses that satisfy GSBS area requirements.

Molecular

• GS04 1123 Molecular Biology of Eukaryotic Cells AND EITHER
• GS03 1024 Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, OR
• GS03 1015 Metabolic Biochemistry

Systems

• GS04 1203 Experimental Genetics

Quantitative

Any course that satisfies the GSBS quantitative area course requirement;

• GS03 1102 Current Methods in Molecular Research, OR
• GS01 1014 Biomedical Statistics are recommended.

Other

• GS21 1051 The Ethical Dimensions of the Biomedical Sciences
• GS04 1801 Current Topics in Genes and Development Both Fall (scientific presentations) and Spring (scientific writing skills) semesters are required. Both semesters are required for students who enter GSBS on or after August 2006.
  AND EITHER
• GS04 1223 Fundamental mechanisms of Cancer Development OR
• GS04 1073 Developmental Biology
  

Note: This Program has modified GSBS area course requirements that are satisfied by the above courses.

ELECTIVES

In addition, formal courses from the following list will be recommended to students based on their individual needs.

• GS21 1061 Critical Thinking in Science
• GS01 1062 Introduction to Bioinformatics
• GS00 1620 Literature Survey
• GS04 1013 Cell Biology
• GS11 1023 Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Human Genetics
• GS12 1072 Developmental Anatomy

Before graduation, Genes & Development students are also required to participate in at least five seminar courses, journal clubs, departmental activities and/or other groups that require them to make an oral presentation. Some recommended courses that can satisfy this requirement include:

• GS04 1731 Seminar in Developmental Biology
• GS11 1631 Current Topics in Human and Molecular Genetics
• GS04 1761 Current Topics in Oncogene Research
• GS04 1771 Current Topics in Tumor Progression
• GS04 1791 Topics in Programmed Cell Death
• GS04 1812 Seminar in Molecular Mechanisms of Human Cancer