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COURSES

Chemistry Ph.D. Student (Bio-Organic Chemistry)
Chemistry Ph.D. Student (Chemistry Biology)
Biological Chemistry Ph.D. Student
Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D. Student (Organic)
Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D. Student (Biological)
Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D. Student (Biophysical)
Pharmacology Ph.D. Student
CBI Training Program Course Electives

Pharmacology Ph.D. Curriculum

Representative Course Schedule for a Pharmacology Student

 

 

YEAR 1

Fall

Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Phys 510

Chemical Biology I

Chem Biol 501

Research Responsibilities and Ethics

PIBS 503

Lab Rotation

PIBS 600

 

 

Winter

From Molecules to Patients: Basic Quantitative

 

Principles of Pharmacology

Pharm 601

Autonomic Pharmacology

Pharm 614

Chemical Biology II

Chem Biol 502

Lab Rotation

PIBS 600

 

 

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Antimicrobial and Cancer Pharmacology

Pharm 612

Neuropharmacology

Pharm 615

Seminar

Pharm 646

Research

Pharm 990

CBI Seminar Course

Chem 548

 

 

Winter

Endocrine Pharmacology

Pharm 616

Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Pharm 617

Seminar

Pharm 646

Research

Pharm 990

CBI Seminar Course

Chem 548

Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D. Curriculum

Representative Course Schedule for a Medicinal Chemistry (Organic Track) Student

 

 

YEAR 1

Fall

Bioorganic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 532

Research Rotation

Med Chem 573

Organic Principles

Chem 540

Mechanistic Organic Chemistry

Chem 543

 

 

Winter

Survey of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 533 or Med Chem 534

Research Rotation

Med Chem 573

Organic Synthesis

Chem 541

Organic Spectroscopy

Chem 542

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Elective (Chemical Biology for Biol Track)

Chem Biol 501 or BiolChem 550

Elective

 

Elective

 

Research

Med Chem 990

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 

 

Winter

Survey of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 533 or Med Chem 534

Elective

 

Research

Med Chem 990

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 

Representative Course Schedule for a Medicinal Chemistry (Biochemical Track) Student

 

 

YEAR 1

Fall

Bioorganic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 532

Research Rotation

Med Chem 573

Organic Principles

Chem 540

Chemical Biology I

Chem Biol 501

 

 

Winter

Survey of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 533 or Med Chem 534

Research Rotation

Med Chem 573

Chemical Biology II

Chem Biol 502

Elective

 

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Elective (Chemical Biology for Biol Track)

Chem Biol 501 or BiolChem 550

Elective

 

Elective

 

Research

Med Chem 990

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 

 

Winter

Survey of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 533 or Med Chem 534

Elective

 

Research

Med Chem 990

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 

Representative Course Schedule for a Medicinal Chemistry (Biophysical Track) Student

 

 

YEAR 1

Fall

Bioorganic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 532

Research Rotation

Med Chem 573

Protein Structure and Function

Biol Chem 550

Energetics, Interactions and Dynamics of Biomacromolecules

Bio Phys 520

 

 

Winter

Survey of Medicinal Chemistry

Medchem 533 or Med Chem 534

Research Rotation

Med Chem 573

Physical Methods for the Study of Biomacromolecules

Bio Phys 521

Elective

 

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Elective (Chemical Biology for Biol Track)

Chem Biol 501 or BiolChem 550

Elective

 

Elective

 

Research

Med Chem 990

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 

 

Winter

Survey of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 533 or Med Chem 534

Elective

 

Research

Med Chem 990

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 

Representative Course Schedule for a Medicinal Chemistry (Bioinformatics Track) Student

 

 

YEAR 1

Fall

Bioorganic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 532

Research Rotation

Med Chem 573

Organic Principles

Chem 540

Introduction to Bioinformatics and

Bioinf 527

Computational Biology

 

 

 

Winter

Survey of Medicinal Chemistry

Medchem 533 or Med Chem 534

Research Rotation

Med Chem 573

Proteome Informatics

Bioinf 551

Programming Laboratory in Bioinformatics

Bioinf 575

 

 

* Medchem 533 and 534 are offered in the winter term, alternate years

 

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Elective (Chemical Biology for Biol Track)

Chem Biol 501 or BiolChem 550

Elective

 

Elective

 

Research

Med Chem 990

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 

 

Winter

Survey of Medicinal Chemistry

Med Chem 533 or Med Chem 534

Elective

 

Research

Med Chem 990

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 


Chemistry Ph.D. Curriculum

Representative Course Schedule for a Chemistry Student
with a Concentration Focusing on Bio-Organic Chemistry

YEAR 1

Fall

Physical Organic Chemistry OR Mechanistic Organic Chemistry

Chem 540 OR Chem 543

Chemical Biology

ChemBiol 501

Research Course

 

Research Ethics Course

 

 

 

Winter

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Chem 541

Chemical Biology

ChemBiol 502

Research Course

 

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Elective in Chemistry, Biophysical Chemical, Molecular Biology, Immunology or Cell Biology

 

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 

 

Winter

Elective in Chemistry, Biophysical Chemical, Molecular Biology, Immunology or Cell Biology

 

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

Representative Course Schedule for a Chemistry Student
with a Concentration Focusing on Chemical Biology

 

YEAR 1

Fall

Chemical Biology

ChemBiol 501

Protein structure and function

Biol Chem 550

Research Course

 

Research Ethics Course

 

 

 

Winter

Chemical Biology

ChemBiol 502

Biology & Chemistry of Protein Cofactors

BiolChem/Chem 528

Ligand Binding and Enzyme Kinetics

BiolChem 570

Research Course

 

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Elective in Chemistry, Biophysical Chemical, Molecular Biology, Immunology or Cell Biology

 

CBI Seminar Core Course

 

 

 

Winter

Elective in Chemistry, Biophysical Chemical, Molecular Biology, Immunology or Cell Biology

 

CBI Seminar Core Course

 


Biological Chemistry Ph.D. Curriculum 

Representative Course Schedule for a Biological Chemistry Student

 

 

YEAR 1

Fall

Research Responsibility and Ethics

PIBS 503

Chemical Biology I

Chem Biol 501

Molecular Genetics OR Cell Biology

Hum Gen 541 OR CDB 530

Laboratory Rotation

PIBS 600

 

 

Winter

Critical Analysis

Biol Chem 597

Chemical Biology II

Chem Biol 502

Laboratory Rotation

PIBS 600

Electives

 

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Graduate Seminar

Biol Chem 711

Dissertation Research

Biol Chem 990

Electives

 

 

 

Winter

Graduate Seminar

Biol Chem 711

Dissertation Research

Biol Chem 990

Electives

 

Introduction to Scientific Communication

Pharm 502

 


Chemical Biology Ph.D. Curriculum 

Representative Course Schedule for a Program in Chemical Biology Student

 

 

YEAR 1

Fall

Macromolecular structure and function

Chemical Biology 501

Critical analysis of the current literature

Chemical Biology 601

Research Rotation

Chemical Biology 599

Research Responsibilities & Ethics

PIBS 503

Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Biophysics or other course in consultation with the program advisor

 

 

 

Winter

Protein translation, signal transduction and combinational methods

Chemical Biology 502

Critical analysis of the current literature

Chemical Biology 602

Research Rotation

Chemical Biology 599

Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Biophysics or other course in consultation with the program advisor

 

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Cell Biology, human genetics, immunology, transcription, cancer biology or other in consultation with thesis advisor

 

Thesis research

 

 

 

Winter

Program Seminar on your research

Chemical Biology 800

Elective

 

Thesis research

 

Doctoral candidacy examination

 


Molecular and Cellular Pathology Ph.D. Curriculum

Representative Course Schedule for a Molecular & Cellular Pathology Ph.D. Student

 

 

YEAR 1

Fall

Molecular Genetics

HumGen 541

Cell Biology

CDB 530

Macromolecular structure and function

Chemical Biology 501

Research Responsibilities and Ethics

PIBS 503

Research rotation

PIBS 600

 

 

Winter

Tissue, Cellular and Molecular Basis of Diseases

PATH 581

Current Topics in Pathology

PATH 850

Protein translation, signal transduction

Chemical Biology 502

Research rotation

PIBS 600

 

 

YEAR 2

Fall

Current Topics in Molecular Pathology

PATH 582

Non-dissertation Research in Pathology

PATH 599

Current Topics in Pathology

PATH 850

Other Electives

 

 

 

Winter

Current Topics in Pathology

PATH850

Other Electives

 


 

CBI Training Program Course Electives

   

Cell Biology

Anatomy & Cell Biology 530

Critical Discussions in Bioinformatics

Biological Chemistry 511

Survey in Bioinformatics

Biological Chemistry 501,502 (aka 525,526)

Biology & Chemistry of Protein Cofactors

Biological Chemistry 528

Protein Structure and Function

Biological Chemistry 550

Ligand Binding and Enzyme Kinetics

Biological Chemistry 570

Signal Transduction

Biological Chemistry 576

Cell Cycle Regulation

Biological Chemistry 585

Special Topics in Signal Transduction

Biological Chemistry 590, 591

Signal Transduction and Regulation of Gene Expression

Biological Chemistry 645

During Development

 

Prokaryotic Gene Expression

Biological Chemistry 651

Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Biological Chemistry 652

Kinetics and Mechanism

Biological Chemistry 673

Enzyme Mechanism

Biological Chemistry 674

Advanced Topics in the Secretary Endocytic Pathway

Biological Chemistry 675

Inorganic Chemistry

Chemistry 507

Biophysical Chemistry

Chemistry 520

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Chemistry 541

Applied Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry

Chemistry 542

Reaction Mechanisms

Chemistry 543

Molecular Genetics

Human Genetics 541

Gene Expression Modules III

Human Genetics 653

Bioorganic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry 532

Survey of Medicinal Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry 533

Modern Tools of Drug Discovery

Medicinal Chemistry 534

Gene Expression Modules I

Microbiology 651

Principles of Pharmacology

Pharmacology 611