Integrative Physiology

College

College of Life Sciences

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Campus

Center City

Format

On Campus

Duration

4 - 5 Years

Starting Term

Fall

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Contact Information

Name: Lawrence Goldfinger, PhD
Position: Director & Professor, Integrative Physiology PhD Program

1020 Locust Street, Suite 394
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Name: Danielle Park
Position: Program Coordinator

1020 Locust Street
M-46 JAH
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Curriculum

Note: Credits for the 910, 920, 930 and 940 Research courses and Electives are variable. Assign credits to Research to equal target number of credits for each semester.

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 550 Foundations of Biomedical Science 10
GC 760 PhD Laboratory Rotation 3
PS 710 Seminar 1
PS 730 Current Topics 1
PS 910 Research Variable
Winter Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 550D Rudiments of Computational Biology and Computational Medicine      1
PS 940 Research  Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 640 Research Ethics 1
GC 770/780 PhD Laboratory Rotations 3 each
NS 740 Applied Statistics 2
PS 655 Fundamentals of Integrative Physiology 3
PS 656 Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology  3
PS 720 Seminar 1
PS 731 Current topics 1
PS 920 Research Variable
Summer Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 930 Research Variable

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 665 Cell Signaling 4
Elective (Chosen from the suggested list) Variable
PS 710 Seminar 1
PS 730 Current Topics 1
PS 910 Research Variable
Winter Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 940 Research  Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 730  Planning & Writing Research Grant 1
Elective (Chosen from the suggested list) Variable
PS 720 Seminar 1
PS 731 Current Topics 1
PS 920 Research Variable
Summer Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 930 Research Variable

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 710 Seminar 1
PS 730 Current Topics 1
PS 910 Research Variable
Winter Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 940 Research  Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 720 Seminar 1
PS 731 Current Topics 1
PS 920 Research Variable
Summer Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 930 Research Variable

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 640 Research Ethics 1
GC 665 Cell Signaling 4
GC 710 MDPhD Translational Seminar & Journal Club 1
GC 725 Enrich Clinical Skills 1
PS 710 Seminar 1
PS 730 Current Topics 1
PS 910 Resaerch Variable
Winter Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 940 Research  Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 712 MDPHD Translational Seminar & Journal Club 1
GC 725 Enrich Clinical Skills 1
GC 730 Planning & Writing a Research Grant 1
PS 655 Fundamentals of Integrative Physiology 3
PS 656 Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology  3
NS 740 Applied Statistics 2
PS 720 Seminar 1
PS 731 Current Topics 1
PS 920 Research Variable
Summer Semester
Course Title Credits
PS 930 Research Variable

Course Title

 Semester

Credits
BI 525 Biochemistry – Genetics Information Transfer Spring 3
CB 615 Developmental Biology I - Embryology Fall 3
GC 520 Cultural Humility for the Life Sciences Fall, Spring 2
GC 630 Fundamentals of Clinical Trials Fall 3
GC 645 Genomics and Bioinformatics Spring 3
GC 665 Cell Signaling Fall 4
GE 612 Genetics of Model Organisms Spring 3
GE 636 Tumor Signaling & Cell Cycle Fall 3
GE 637 Advanced Human Genetics Spring 3
GE 651 Pathobiology of Cancer Spring  2
IMP 505A Fundamentals of Immunology Spring 2
IMP 505B Immune System in Health & Disease Summer 2
NS 700 Cellular Neurophysiology Spring  4
NS 715 Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience Spring  3
PR 522 General Pharmacology Spring 3
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