GMS 6001 Foundation in Biomedical Sciences
A multidisciplinary course in the cellular, molecular, biochemical, and genetic basis of biomedical sciences, designed as a comprehensive first semester course for most incoming biomedical sciences graduate students.
GMS 6091 Responsible Conduct & Success Skills for Emerging Biomedical Scientists
This course will introduce the tasks and skills required of a successful biomedical graduate student and their responsibilities and rights as a scientists. Issues of ethical and responsible conduct will be emphasized throughout.
PHC 6050 Biostatistics I
Concepts, principles, and methods of statistics applied to public health issues.
GMS 7930 Laboratory Rotations in MBS Research
Students will actively participate in experiments performed within several laboratories in the College of Medicine.
BCH 6888 Bioinformatics
An introduction to computer software applications for research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Emphasis on database searching and submission, data analysis and graphical presentation, DNA and protein sequence analysis and molecular modeling. Lec./Pro.
GMS 7910 Directed Research (ends when CQE completed)
GMS 7980 Doctoral Dissertation Research (starts when CQE completed)
GMS 7939 Graduate Seminar
This course is a seminar series in which each student will give one formal presentation of his/her research.
GMS 6135C Methods in Molecular Medicine
An introduction to modern molecular biological techniques and instrumentation. Lec. Lab.
BCH 6935 Scientific Writing and Ethics
An introduction to principles of scientific writing of research articles and grants and discussion of ethical issues relevant to biomedical research.
GMS 6107 Advances in Virology
Lecture, directed literature readings, and discussion form the basis to instruct graduate and advanced undergraduate students in Medical Virology. The course will now cover pathobiology and molecular biology of medically important viruses.
GMS 6100 Core Course in Medical Microbiology
Lecture, directed literature readings, and discussion form the basis to instuct graduate and advanced undergraduate students in Medical Microbiology. The course will now cover pathobiology and molecular biology of medically important bacteria.
BCH 6889 Bioinformatics II
Bioinformatics II focuses on four aspects: genome analysis; software suites; homology modeling and DNA micro arrays; all of which have become essential tools in modern day analyses of both genome organization and protein structure-function relationships.
GMS 6104 Cellular Immunology
An overview of Cellular Immunology as it relates to human health and disease.
GMS 6110 Host-parasite interactions
This course is for students who wish to further advance their knowledge of Medical Microbiology and Immunology.
BCH 6411 Medical Genomics and Genetics
An overview of Biomedical Genomics & Genetics and current and potential applications in biology & medicine, including identification of gene defects and the use of genetic tools for diagnosis and treatment of disease.
BCH 6627 Metabolic and Genetic Basis of Disease
The course will deal with the genetic, molecular, and biochemical basis of human diseases.
GMS 6130 Molecular Biology of Tumor Viruses
A detailed study of human oncogenic viruses designed for students with working knowledge of Virology.
GMS 6101 Molecular & Cellular Immunology
Lecture, directed literature readings, and discussion form the basis to instruct graduate and advanced undergraduate students in development, function, regulation, pathobiology, and conduct of research in medically relevant immunity.
BCH 6746 Proteomics and Structural Biology
The theory and application of modern physical biochemical techniques.
BSC 6436 Introduction to Biotechnology
The course introduces students to the growing area of science that integrates the fields of biology and technology. The rapid growth in the application of biotechnology to genomics, agriculture, engineering and medicine has resulted in the development of a wide array of improved products and services in addition to contributing an increasingly important role in the study of biological and biomedical problems.
GMS 6940 Supervised teaching
This course is designed for Ph.D. students who passed their qualifying examination and wish to participate teaching in a course related to their thesis project.
GMS 6114 Vaccines and Applied Immunology
A detailed study of vaccine design and strategy for students with working knowledge of Microbiology and Immunology.
GMS 6200 Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The overall objective of this course is to provide students with a solid foundation of the principles that underlie normal cellular and physiological processes
GMS 6847: Translational Biotechnology
The course provides students with an overview of the diverse areas where the results of biological, biomedical and bioengineering research are translated into applicable procedures and products. The topics are highly interdisciplinary and classes are taught by instructors from academia, industry and business organizations. Also included are site visits of local non-profit and for-profit biotech institutions.
GMSGMS 7930: Biotechnology Internship
The internship teaches, hands-on, how the results of biological, biomedical and bioengineering research are translated into the development of drugs, devices, diagnostics, therapies, services or patents and licenses. Potential internship sites are for example scientific research laboratories, pharmaceutical or device manufacturing companies, offices for intellectual properties or departments related to biotech business administration.
