curriculum

MCBB PhD Electives

Courses are not offered every year. Check current course listings in the current Graduate Student Bulletin for course availability

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Spring

  • MB 701/702 Graduate Readings in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry
  • BB 522 Molecular Biology Laboratory (4 cr)
Bioinformatics

Fall

  • BF 527 Bioinformatics Applications (4 cr)
Biology

Fall

  • BI 505 Evolution and Development
  • BI 544 Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton (4 cr)
  • BI 557 Biological Transport Mechanisms (4 cr)
  • BI 575 Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (4 cr)
  • BI 581 Seminar in Biology (2 cr)
  • BI 610 Cellular Aspects of Development and Differentiation (4 cr)
  • BI 642 Physiology and Biochemistry of Reproduction (4 cr)
  • BI 645 Neurophysiology (4 cr)
  • BI 646 Biology of the Cell Cycle (4 cr)
  • BI 647 Vascular Physiology (4 cr)

Spring

  • BI 545 Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior (4 cr)
  • BI 554 Neuroendocrinology (4 cr)
  • BI 555 Techniques in Cell Biology (4 cr)
  • BI 556 Membrane Biochemistry (4 cr)
  • BI 572 Advanced Genetics (4 cr)
  • BI 582 Seminar in Biology
  • BI 655 Developmental Neurobiology (4 cr)
  • BI 681 Molecular Biology of the Neuron (4 cr)
  • BI 708 Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Development (4 cr)
  • BI 753 Advanced Molecular Biology
Chemistry

Fall

  • CH 634 Metallobiochemistry
  • CH 722 Protein Chemistry (4 cr)

Spring

  • CH 525 Physical Biochemistry (4 cr)
  • CH 612 Separation Methods in Chemistry and Biochemistry (4 cr)
  • CH 634 Metallobiochemistry
  • CH 721 Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanisms (4 cr)
  • CH 722 Protein Chemistry (4cr)
  • CH 723 Physical Chemistry of Biological Macromolecules
Physics

Spring

  • PY 771 Concepts in Biophysics (4 cr)
Engineering

Fall

  • ENG BE 512 Biomedical Instrumentation Design (4 cr)
  • ENG BE 561 DNA Protein Sequence Analysis (4 cr)
  • ENG BE 726 Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering I (4 cr)

Spring

  • ENG BE 508 Quantitative Studies of the Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems (4 cr)
  • ENG BE 560 Biomolecular Architecture (4 cr)
  • ENG BE 565 Introduction to Biochemical and Genetic Engineering (4 cr)
  • ENG BE 727 Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering II (4 cr)

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