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Program Structure
The Program is focused on research training which begins
in the first year as rotations in different laboratories
and continues as the student begins potential thesis projects
in a chosen mentor's laboratory. The Ph.D. thesis research
involves critical thinking and the execution
of ideas in the laboratory through the use of sound scientific
method. Students are guided by their mentors and a selected
thesis research committee, which meets on a routine basis
throughout the training experience.
In the first year of the program students complete Foundations
in Biomedical Sciences, a course that lays the foundation
in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.
They then proceed to basic courses in Genetics, followed
by more advanced specialized training. Additional credit
hours of elective courses are available, and are generally
geared to meet the individual needs of students as they move
into the specific areas of their thesis research. Course
requirements are completed by the end of the 2nd year and
students spend an average of another 2-3 years to complete
their individual thesis projects. Throughout their experience,
students take part in weekly journal clubs, attend seminars,
and have many opportunities to present and discuss their
work with both faculty and students at TJU and at national
scientific meetings.
Curriculum
First Year:
- GC 550 Foundations in
Biomedical Sciences
- GC 640 Research Ethics
- GE 511 Experimental Methods I
- GE 521 Experimental Methods II
- GE 531 Experimental Methods III
- GE 612 Genetics of Model Organisms
- GE 637 Advanced Human Genetics
- GE 710 Seminar in Genetics I
- GE 720 Seminar in Genetics II
- GE 730 Seminar in Genetics III
- GE 910 Research
- GE 920 Research
- GE 930 Research
- BI 525 Biochemistry II – Genetic Information
- "Fundamentals*" Course or elective
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Second Year:
- GC 660 Statistical Methods
- GC 633 Topics in Bioinformatics
- GE 636 Regulation of Cell Cycle
and Apoptosis
- GE 651 Pathobiology of Cancer
- GE 652 Molecular Basis of Cancer
- GE 710 Seminar in Genetics
- GE 720 Seminar in Genetics II
- GE 730 Seminar in Genetics III
- GE 910 Research
- GE 920 Research
- GE 930 Research
- "Fundamentals*" Courses and/or electives
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"Fundamentals" Courses are: IMP 505, IMP 600 and PR 680
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