FALL SEMESTER
Foundation in Biomedical Sciences I (BMSC 7005)
This course introduces students to fundamental topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Pharmacology and Toxicology as preparation for research in the biomedical sciences.
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Molecular and Cell Biology (MCBI 7410/ANAT 7202)
This course is designed to provide a conceptual framework for the mass of information that is now known about cells, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic, and an introduction to topics, including control of gene expression, recombinant DNA technology, vesicular trafficking, biogenesis of intracellular organelles, cytoskeletal dynamics, cell junctions, stem cells, cell signaling, and cell division.
SPRING SEMESTER
Research Proposal Strategies & Preparation (ANAT 7365/BIOC 7365)
This course is designed to prepare graduate students with the knowledge and skills necessary to generate a testable hypothesis, then create an organized and convincing research proposal around Specific Aims designed to test this hypothesis. The course is a workshop in which graduate students will produce a draft of their grant proposals.
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Medical Neuroscience (ANAT 7215)
Comprehensive survey and function of human nervous system, including introduction to clinical neuroscience.