Courses

Core Curriculum (24 credits):

• MCB 503 Molecular Genetics (Fall, 3 credits)
• MCB 520 Graduate Biochemistry I (Fall, 3 credits)
• MCB 656 Cell Biology (Spring, 4 credits)
• BCB 551 Introduction to Research in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Integrity in Science (Fall, 2 credits)
• BCB 552 Advanced Laboratory Methods in Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Fall, 3 credits)
• BCB 559 MS Research Practicum in Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer, 4 credits.) Note that one semester of BCB 559 is required for the MS but this course, in which students earn credit for their lab research, can be repeated for additional 0-4 elective credits/semester)
• BCB 599 MS Thesis in Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer, 3  credits)
• MCB 601 Colloquium in Molecular and Cellular Biology (Fall, 1 credit)
• MCB 602 Colloquium in Molecular and Cellular Biology (Spring, 1 credit)

Electives

• MCB 601 or 602 Colloquium in Molecular and Cellular Biology (1 credit, may be repeated for elective)
• BCB 559 MS Research Practicum in Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Fall or Spring, may be repeated for elective, 4 credits)
• BIO 558 Biological Basis of Human Evolution and Behavior (Fall, Spring & Summer)

(Fall only)

• BME 501 Engineering Principles in Cell, Tissue, and Organ Systems (3 credits)
• BME 503 Cell and Molecular Imaging (3 credits)
• BME 572 Biomolecular Analysis (3 credits)
• BME 606 Drug Gene Delivery (Fall alternate years, 3 credits)
• BSB 515 Computational Methods in Biochemistry and Structural Biology (1 credit)
• CHE 535 Introduction to Computational Structural Biology and Drug Design (0-3 credits)
• CHE 541 Biomolecular Structure and Analysis (3 credits)
• HBP 533 Immunology (3 credits)
• HBY 530 Cellular Physiology and Biophysics ( 4 credits)
• MCB 517 Membrane Biochemistry (1 credit)
• MCB 529 Organelle Development (Fall alternate years, 3 credits)
• MCB 657 Principles of Development (3 credits)

(Spring only)

• BEE 552 Biometry (3 credits)
• BGE 510 Graduate Genetics (3 credits)
• BME 509 Fundamentals of the Bioscience Industry (3 credits)
• BSB 512 Introduction to Structural Biology (2 credits)
• BSB 580 Advanced Structural Biology (1 credit)
• CHE 536 Molecular Modeling of Biological Molecules (0-3 credits)
• CHE 542 Chemical Biology (3 credits)
• HBM 522 Biology of Cancer ( 2 credits)
• HBP 531 General Pathology (3 credits)
• HBY 565 Mathematical Models of Physiological and Biophysical Systems (3 credits)

• CHE 559/AMS 537 - Biological Dynamics & NetworksHBH 550 Statistics in Life Sciences

• HBH 550 Statistics in Life Sciences

(Summer and intermittent electives)

• AMS 533 Numerical Methods and Algorithms in Computational Biology (3 credits)
• AMS 537 Dynamic Models of Gene Regulation and Biological Pattern Formation (3 credits)