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Curriculum: Second Year Curriculum and beyond:
Please note that students whose research involves animals must take Essentials
for Animal Research (GC 470). In addition, some students will profit from
a course in statistics.
- Anatomy & Cellular Biology
Six credit hours of 500 level courses appropriate to the general
area of the dissertation are usually taken in the second year.
Please see representative courses available (www.uic.edu/depts/mcan)
to find 6 credits in 500 level electives.
Students will also take basic departmental courses that are most directly
related to success in their research program or preliminary examination.
All students are required to register for Seminar and Journal Club-
ANAT 595 throughout their time in the graduate program.
Students interested in joining the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology should take GCLS 501 - Biochemisty, GCLS 502 - Molecular Biology, and GCLS 503 - Cell Biology in Semester I of their first year; and are urged to take in Semester II of their first year: GCLS 510 - Integrative Biology, GCLS 515 - Receptor Pharmacology and Cell Signaling. Other courses may be substituted based on a student's background and research interests.
- Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics - BCMG 575 (3 credits)
One additional 500 level elective (3 credits)
Students will also participate in student research seminars and journal
clubs throughout their time in the department..
Recommendation for first year courses: Students interested
in joining the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics should take GCLS 501 - Biochemisty, GCLS 502 - Molecular Biology, and GCLS 503 - Cell Biology in Semester I of their first year; and are urged to take two of the following three courses in Semester II of their first year: GCLS 510 - Integrative Biology, GCLS 511 - Molecular Genetics and BCHE 513 - Structure of Biopolymers. Other courses may be substituted based on a student's background and interests.
- Microbiology & Immunology
Molecular Biology of Viruses - MIM 553 (2 credits)
Advanced Immunology - MIM 551 (2 credits)
Topics in Bacterial Pathogenesis - MIM 560 (2 credits)
Special Topics - MIM 594 (1 credit)
Other courses may be substituted or added based on a student's background
and interests.
Recommendation for first year courses: Students interested
in joining the Department of Microbiology and Immunology are urged
to take GCLS 510 - Integrative Biology : Development, Cancer, Immunology and GCLS 511 - Molecular Genetics
as core electives in Semester II of the first year. Other courses
may be substituted based on a student's background and interests.
- Pharmacology
Medical Pharmacology II - PCOL 502 (3 credits)
One 500 Level Elective chosen from the following:
Molecular Pharmacology of the Cardiovascular System and Platelets
- PCOL 510 (2 credits)
Pharmacology and Biology of the Vessel Wall - PCOL 530 (2 credits)
Ion channels - PCOL 540 (2 credits)
Recommendations for first year courses: First semester core courses are selected on student's background and interests in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies. Students interested
in joining the Department of Pharmacology shall take Receptor
Pharmacology and Cell Signaling - GCLS 515 (3 credits) and Medical Pharmacology (3 credits) as their
core electives in Semester II of the first year.
- Physiology & Biophysics
Semester I:
Third Selective from Semester I First Year Curriculum (3 credits)
Cell Physiology - PHYB 586 (3 credits)
Seminar in Physiology PHYB 591 (required every semester for remainder of program)
Semester II:
Electives
Seminar in Physiology PHYB 591 (required every semester for remainder of program)
Recommendations for first year courses: Students interested in joining the Department of Physiology and Biophysics are strongly urged to take Advanced Physiology - PHYB 552 (3 credits) and Integrative Biology - GCLS 510 (3 credits) in Semester II of the first year. If not taken in the first year, students must take these courses in subsequent semesters.
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