Suggested Courses for First Year Students by Program

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Cancer Biology
• Cell and Regulatory Biology
• Experimental Therapeutics
• Genes and Development
• Human and Molecular Genetics
• Immunology
• Medical Physics
• Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
• Molecular Carcinogenesis
• Neuroscience
• Virology and Gene Therapy

Program in Experimental Therapeutics

The Experimental Therapeutics Program conforms to the general GSBS requirements requiring 54 credit hours minimum to include one credit hour of the Ethical Dimensions of the Biomedical Sciences (GS21 1051), 12 credit hours of Tutorial Research Experience (GS00 1514), four required GSBS area requirement courses, and a minimum of one year of registration for research which includes Research in Biomedical Sciences (GS00 1520) and Dissertation for Doctor of Philosophy (GS00 1920).

GSBS Required Basic Courses

Section 1 - Quantitative (Choose 1)

• Biomedical Statistics (GS01 1014)
• Current Methods in Molecular Research (GS03 1102, two semesters required)

Section 2 – Molecular (Choose 1)

• Metabolic Biochemistry (GS03 1015)
• Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GS03 1024)
• Molecular Biology of Eukaryotic Cells (GS04 1123)

Section 3 – Cellular (Choose 1)

• Cancer Cell Signaling (GS04 1133)
• Cell Biology (GS04 1013)
• Immunology I (GS06 1014)

Section 4 – Systems (Choose 1)

• Cancer Biology (GS04 1063)
• Basic Concepts of Tumor Biology - Smithville, TX (GS04 1083)
• Developmental Biology (GS04 1073)
• Cell & Systems Physiology (GS12 1254)

Program Required Course

• Principles of Therapeutics (GS04 1103)

Seminar & Elective Courses

(Select at least two courses from the following list.)

• Mechanisms in Cancer Therapeutics (GS04 1213)
• Toxicology I: Principles of Toxicology (GS13 1063)
• Toxicology II: Toxic Agents (GS13 1083)
• Computer Aided Drug Design (GS13 1011)
• Medical Pharmacology I (GS13 1013)
• Cell & Systems Physiology (GS12 1254)
• Translational Sciences: Bench to the Bedside and Back (GS21 1232)
• Human Protocol Research (GS21 1132)
• Seminars in Clinical Cancer Research (GS21 1011)
• Seminars in Clinical Cancer Treatment (GS21 1031)