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First Year Curriculum

Students entering through any of the eight themes in the Graduate Biomedical Sciences will have several common courses throughout their first year, including basic biosciences ,biostatistics, and ethics. Intermingled with these common courses will be theme-specific courses. Lab rotations (3) are unique to the individual, although everyone's rotations begin and end at the same time.

For the students entering in Fall 2012, the tentative lab rotation schedule is as follows:

  • 1st Lab Rotation - 27 August through 16 November 2012
         Poster Sessions - 15 and 16 November 2012
  • 2nd Lab Rotation - 17 November 2012 through 6 February 2013
         Poster Sessions - 4 and 6 February 2013
  • 3rd Lab Rotation - 7 February through 17 April 2013
         Poster Sessions - 15 and 17 April 2013


NOTES: Students making a C or lower (considered a failure) in any course must retake and pass the course the following year. Any student receiving two C's (or more) are subject to being dismissed by the program.


FALL SEMESTER 2012

All students in the GBS themes take three basic core courses, which meet M-F, 8 a.m.-10 a.m., in BBRB 170:

GBS 707 - Basic Biochemistry and Metabolism
14 August 2012 - 17 September 2012  


GBS 708 - Basic Genetics and Molecular Biology
18 September 2012 - 22 October 2012


GBS 709 - Basic Biological Organization
23 October 2012 - 19 November 2012 


After these courses, students break into their theme-specific coursework for the remainder of the Fall semester. Cancer Biology Theme students take:

  • GBS 710 - Cell Signaling (M-F, 8am-10am, 20 November - 19 December) 

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SPRING SEMESTER 2013

2 January - 28 January
     GBS 720 - Genomic Structure and Function    
          Course meets Monday-Friday, 8am-10am

29 January - 25 February
     GBS 774 - Cancer Immunology
          Course meets Monday-Friday, 8am-10am

26 February - 25 March
     GBS 770 - Pathogenesis & Pathobiology
          Course meets Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-10 a.m.

26 March - 22 April
     GBS 753 - Pharmacology & Molecular Medicine
          Course meets Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-10 a.m.

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SUMMER SEMESTER 2013

Students register for 9 hours of Lab Rotation 3 (if student entered theme in Summer 2012, she must register for 9 hours of nondissertation research hours, GBS 798)

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FALL SEMESTER 2013
GRD 717 - Bioethics (required for all GBS students beginning their 2nd year)
BY 755 - Biometry (stats course that meets Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 2-3pm)

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Other advanced program requirements:

  • Seminar every Fall and Spring semester (GBS 777 - Cancer Biology Seminar) 
  • Journal club every Fall and Spring semester
  • 3 advanced courses chosen by the student and permanent mentor
  • Thesis committee formed early during second year
  • Defense of thesis proposal between October and March of student's third year (official Qualifying Exam)
  • 2 first authored papers