Program Description
The PhD Program in Genetics, Genomics & Cancer Biology provides aspiring students with the background, training and experience necessary to launch careers as independent scientific investigators and scholars in the field of molecular genetics of disease, genomics and cancer biology.
The Program is designed to take a multidisciplinary approach to the field by providing the student with a strong basic knowledge of genetics, biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology, with additional exposure to other areas of related interest. Additionally, the Program provides sufficient flexibility so that. graduating students can pursue research careers in either an academic or industrial setting.
Areas of Research Include
- Animal Models of Human Disease
- Cancer Biology & Genetics
- Cell Cycle Genetics
- Cell Invasion & Metastasis
- Computational Biology
- Connective Tissue Genetics
- Drosophila Genetics
- Epigenetics
- Functional Genomics
- Gene Expression & Transcriptional Regulation
- Genetics of Solid Tumors
- Hematopoiesis
- Human Genetics
- Mitochondrial Genetics
- Molecular Genetics
- Signal Transduction
- Stem Cells
- Tumor Cell Biology
- Tumor Microenvironment
Curriculum: 5.5 years, 180 credits
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| GC 550 | Found in Biomedical Sciences | 10 |
| GC 570 | Profiles in Research | 2 |
| GC 640 | Research Ethics | 1 |
| GC 760 | PhD Laborator Rotation II | 3 |
| GE 710 | Current Literature in GGCB | 1 |
| GE 715 | Seminar | 1 |
| GE 910 | Research | V |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| GC 770 | PhD Laboratory Rotation | 3 |
| IMP 505A | Fundamentals of Immunology | 2 |
| GE 637 | Human Genetics | 2 |
| GE 720 | Current Literature in GGCB II | 1 |
| GE 725 | Seminar II | 1 |
| GE 920 | Research | V |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Summer | ||
| GC 750 | PhD Laboratory Rotation I | 3 |
| GE 735 | Seminar III | 1 |
| GE 930 | Research | V |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GE 636 | Tumor Cell Signaling&CellCycle | 3 |
| GE 710 | Current Literature in GGCB | 1 |
| GE 715 | Seminar | 1 |
| GE 910 | Research | V |
| General Elective | V | |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Spring | ||
| GC 730 | Planning&Writing ResearchGrant | 1 |
| GC 742 APPLIED STATISTICS | ||
| GC 675 | Cancer Immunology | 2 |
| GE 720 | Current Literature in GGCB II | 1 |
| GE 725 | Seminar II | 1 |
| GE 920 | Research (Applied Statistics) | 2 |
| General Elective | V | |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Summer | ||
| GE 735 | Seminar III | 1 |
| GE 930 | Research | V |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Total Credits | 44 | |