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Courses for the PhD or Masters in Cell Biology

REQUIRED COURSES SEMESTER OFFERED
MCB 317- Gene Expression (1)
MCB 380- Advanced Cell Biology (2)
MCB 374- MCB Seminar (Both semesters)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED COURSES
CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY:

MCB 340 Virology

MCB 331 Developmental Biology

MCB396 Plant Cell and Molecular Biology Journal Club

MCB 323 Experiments in Molecular Genetics (Lab)

MCB396 Introduction to Mathematical Biophysics

MCB381 Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenicity

PNB 347 Electron Microscopy

PNB 351 Advanced Electron Microscopy

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Biochemistry/Biophysics :

MCB 301 Biochemistry

MCB 308 Theory of Biophysical Techniques

MCB 312 Foundations of Structural Biochemistry

MCB 313 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules

MCB 302 Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory (Lab)

MCB 325 Structure and Function of Biological Membranes

MCB334 Human Disease and Metabolism

MCB 338 Techniques in Structural Biology

MCB 396 Introduction to Mathematical Biophysics

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Genetics :

MCB 321 Molecular Biology and Genetics of Procaryotes

MCB 327 Laboratory Techniques in Functional Genomics (Lab)

MCB 326 Genetic Engineering & Functional Genomics

MCB 352 Problems in the Genetics of Eukaryotes

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Seminars :

MCB 393 Special Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology

MCB314 Current Topics in Cell Biology (Seminar)

MCB355 Cellular Immunology (Seminar)

MCB 396-042 Frontiers in Applied Genomics (Seminar)

MCB 396 Investigation of Special Topics: Molecular Endocrinology

MCB396 Seminar in Genetics

MCB396-059 Special Topics : Structure and Dynamics of Cellular Machines

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Typical First Semester Registration


Normal load is 9 credits with no assistantship or 6 credits with an assistantship

MCB 393 Special Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology (2 credits)- this is the departmental seminar series and should be taken by all new students

MCB 374 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 396 Investigation of Special Topics (variable) - This is the course number for research credit. You should register for 1-3 credits so that you can begin a research project in a lab even if you are rotating through the lab.

MCB 317 Gene expression (3 credits)- This is a core course and should be taken as soon as possible


Fill in the schedule with other seminar courses (339, 383, 394) or courses that are of interest for you. Remember that seminar 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.