Graduate Program in Pathobiology
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Courses of Study
The first year is spent in coursework designed to equip all students with a firm grounding in the biology of disease, the ways in which disease affects the systems of the body, and the fundamental scientific approaches and tools needed to study a disease process in depth. In the first year, each student also experiences a minimum of 3 three-month research rotations with program faculty. By the end of the first year, students select a thesis mentor. Under supervision of his/her thesis mentor and advisory committee a student decides upon a dissertation topic in one of the broad range of areas that relate to the pathobiology of diseases. Most students are expected to complete their studies in four to six years.
| Summer 1 (July and August) | Semester 1 (End of August through December) | Semester 2 (January through mid June) |
|---|---|---|
| Research in Pathobiology - Rotation 1. (recommended) | Research in Pathobiology - Rotation 2. | Research in Pathobiology - Rotation 3. |
| Journal Club | Journal Club | |
| *Pathology for Graduate Students: Basic Mechanisms | Pathways and Regulations | |
| Macromolecular Structures and Analysis | Cell Structure and Dynamics | |
| Molecular Biology and Genomics | Graduate Immunology | |
| Genetics | Pathology for Graduate Students: Cancer | |
| Bioinformatics | Pathobiology for Graduate Students: Immunology and Infectious Disease | |
| Journal Club | Pathobiology for Graduate Students: Neuropathology | |
| Pathobiology and Disease Mechanisms |
*NOTE: Students who have already taken a satisfactory medical or veterinary pathology course may not be required to take Pathology for Graduate Students: Basic Mechanisms.
| Summer 2 | Semester 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Research in Pathobiology - Thesis Research | Research in Pathobiology - Thesis Research | Research in Pathobiology - Thesis Research |
| Translational Research Rotation 1 | Grant Writing 101 | |
| Journal Club | Journal Club | |
| **Course in Research Ethics | ||
**Students may take one of the other research ethics courses offered by the school.
| Year Three and Beyond |
|---|
| Research in Pathobiology -Thesis Research |
| Translational Research Rotation 2 |
| Journal Club |
| One elective course each year |
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