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Required and Recommended Courses for the MS and PhD in Cell Biology

The specific courses each student takes will ultimately be determined by the student's Thesis Committee. You should form a committee as soon as possible and consult with them before registering for courses beyond the first year.

REQUIRED COURSES
CREDITS
SEMESTER OFFERED
MCB 5217 Gene Expression  
(1)
MCB 5280 Advanced Cell Biology  
(2)
MCB 5896-062 Cell Biology of Membrane Proteins  
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MCB 5899-002 Introduction to Faculty Research  
(1)
MCB 5899-001 Graduate Seminar  
(1,2)
MCB 6897 Research  
(1,2)
     
OTHER COURSES  
   
Cell and Developmental Biology:  

MCB5240 Virology

MCB 4219 Developmental Biology

MCB 5255 Cellular Immunology

MCB 5210 Molecular Endocrinology

MCB 5681 Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenicity

PNB 5347 Electron Microscopy

PNB 5351 Advanced Electron Microscopy 		 

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Biochemistry/Biophysics :  

MCB 5001 Biochemistry

MCB 5008 Theory of Biophysical Techniques

MCB 5011 Enzyme Structure and Function

MCB 5012 Foundations of Structural Biochemistry

MCB 5013 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules

MCB 5002 Biochemistry Laboratory

MCB 5025 Structure and Function of Biological Membranes

MCB 5034 Human Disease and Metabolism

MCB 5038 Techniques in Structural Biology

MCB5896-041 Biochemistry

MCB 5896 Introduction to Mathematical Biophysics

MCB 5896-059 Special Topics : Structure and Dynamics of Cellular Machines

  

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Genetics :  

MCB 5434 Molecular Aspects of Genetics

MCB 5621 Molecular Biology and Genetics of Procaryotes

MCB 5427 Laboratory Techniques in Functional Genomics (Lab)

MCB 5426 Genetic Engineering & Functional Genomics

MCB 5449 Molecular Genetics

MCB 5452 Problems in the Genetics of Eukaryotes

 

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Seminars :  

MCB 5299 Current Topics in Cell Biology (Journal Club)

MCB 5893 Special Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology

MCB 5896-051 Seminar in Genetics

MCB 5896-042 Frontiers in Applied Genomics (Seminar)

 

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Typical First Semester Registration


Normal load is 9 credits with no assistantship or 6 credits with an assistantship. For PhD students, there is no need to sign up for more than 6 credits. You will have plenty of credits by the time you are ready to graduate.


MCB 5899-001 Graduate Seminar (1 credit)- This is a seminar series given by graduate students to learn the art of presenting seminars and to hear what other students are doing in the lab. Cell Biology students are required to present once each year.

MCB 5899-002 Introduction to Faculty Research (1 credit)- Presentations by faculty members who have openings in their labs about their research projects.

MCB 6897 Research (variable credits) - This is the course number for research credit if you have not yet chosen a lab for your thesis work. You should register for 1 credit so that you can begin a research project in a lab even if you are rotating through the lab. Once you are doing thesis research, you should sign up for GRAD 6950 (PhD) or GRAD 5950 (MS).

MCB 5217 Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids and Proteins (3 credits)- This is a core course and should be taken as soon as possible

Fill in the schedule with other seminar courses (5099, 5683, 5699) or courses that are of interest for you. Remember that seminar/journal club courses can be taken multiple times since topics change from year to year. Find out what the topic is for this semester from the instructor.

Other course numbers you need to know

GRAD 6960- You would use this number if you are a PhD student registering for credits in the summer because you are getting work study funds.

GRAD 6950- The normal course number for PhD thesis research

GRAD 5950- The normal course number for MS thesis research