Typical Curriculum for Masters Students
Tumor Biology Curriculum for M.S. Students (30 Credits)
There are two tracks to choose from – Standard Track or Cancer Systems Biology Track
Standard Track (30 Credits)
Fall Semester
TBIO 508 – Cellular & Molecular Aspects of the Transformed Cell (4)
TBIO 510 – Biochemistry for Cancer Research (4)
TBIO 705 – Cancer Research Techniques (3)
Electives (4)
Spring Semester
BIST 501 – Introductory Biostatistics (3)
TBIO 520 – Cancer Prevention, Control, & Epidemiology (3)
TBIO 535 – Cancer Pharmacology I & II (4)
TBIO 706 – Cancer Research Techniques (3)
Electives (2)
Cancer Systems Biology Track (30 Credits)
Fall Semester
TBIO 508 – Cellular & Molecular Aspects of the Transformed Cell (4)
TBIO 510 – Biochemistry for Cancer Research (4)
TBIO 540 – Biomedical informatics (3)
TBIO 705 – Cancer Research Techniques (3)
Electives (1)
Spring Semester
BIST 501 – Introductory Biostatistics (3)
TBIO 530 – Systems Biology and Bioinformatics (3)
BCHB 594 – Translational Bioinformatics (2)
TBIO 706 – Cancer Research Techniques (3)
Electives (4)
Note: Courses in bold are required only for the Systems Biology track
Standard Tumor Biology Track – Spring 2015 Required Courses
(15 Credits)
BIST-501: Intro. Biostatistics: Experimental Design & Analysis (3 Credits)
Course ID: BIST-501-01
CRN: 20565
Title: Intro BIST: Exp Des/Anlys
Credits: 3
Type: LEC
Instructor: A. Dragomir, M. Tan
Days/Times: Wednesdays 10:30am – 1:00pm
Location: Basic Sciences Building, Room 239
TBIO-520: Cancer Prevention, Control & Epidemiology (3 Credits)
Course ID: TBIO-520-01
CRN: 15377
Title: Cancer Prevent/Control/Epidem
Credits: 3
Type: LEC
Instructor: S. O’Neill, J. Wang, S. de Assis
Days/Times: Mondays 1:15pm – 2:45pm
Location: Research Building, W302
TBIO-536: Cancer Pharmacology I & II (4 Credits)
Course ID: TBIO-536-01
CRN: 15377
Title: Cancer Pharmacology I & II
Credits: 4
Type: LEC
Instructor: R. Glazer
Days/Times: Tuesdays 1:00pm – 2:50pm
Location: Research Building, W302
TBIO-706: Cancer Research Techniques (3 Credits)
Course ID: TBIO-706-01
CRN: 15388
Title: Cancer Research Techniques
Credits: 3
Type: LAB
Instructor: Ayesha Shajahan-Haq
Days/Times: N/A
Location: N/A
**ELECTIVES (2 Credits)
See list of approved elective courses.
Cancer Systems Biology Track – Spring 2015 Required Courses
(15 Credits)
BIST-501: Intro. Biostatistics: Experimental Design & Analysis (3 Credits)
Course ID: BIST-501-01
CRN: 20565
Title: Intro BIST: Exp Des/Anlys
Credits: 3
Type: LEC
Instructor: A. Dragomir, M. Tan
Days/Times: Wednesdays 10:30am – 1:00pm
Location: Basic Sciences Building, Room 239
BCHB-594: Translational Bioinformatics (2 Credits)
Course ID: BCHB-594-01
CRN: 23068
Title: Translational Bioinformatics
Credits: 2
Type: LEC
Instructor: S. Vasudevan, A. Shajahan
Days/Times: Tuesdays 3:00pm – 4:25pm
Location: Basic Sciences Building, Room 341
TBIO-530: Systems Biology & Bioinformatics (3 Credits)
Course ID: TBIO-530-01
CRN: 22973
Title: Systems Biology & Bioinformati
Credits: 3
Type: LEC
Instructor: N. Edwards, R. Goldman, H. Ressom
Days/Times: Mondays 1:30pm – 2:50pm
Location: TBA
TBIO-706: Cancer Research Techniques (3 Credits)
Course ID: TBIO-706-01
CRN: 15388
Title: Cancer Research Techniques
Credits: 3
Type: LAB
Instructor: A. Shajahan-Haq
Days/Times: N/A
Location: N/A
**ELECTIVES (4 Credits)
See list of approved elective courses.
M.S. Approved elective courses – spring 2015 |
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BCHB 594 – Translational Bioinformatics (2) |
BCHB 596 – Clinical Metabolomics (2) |
PHAR 534 – Ethical Issues in Scientific Research (2)
TBIO 513 – Clinical Conf on Breast Research (2) TBIO 520 – Cancer Prevent/Control/Epidem (3) TBIO 523 – Cancer Epigenetics (2) TBIO 530 – Systems Biology and Bioinformatics (3) – (may be taken in Units) Unit 1: TBIO 585 – Transcriptomics: Microarray Analysis (1) Unit 2: TBIO 586 – Proteomics: Mass Spectrometry Data Analysis (1) Unit 3: TBIO 587 – Systems Biology: Pathway & Network Data Analysis (1) TBIO 532 – Princ. & Practices of Behavioral Sci in Cancer Control (2) TBIO 535 – Cancer Pharmacology I (2) TBIO 536 – Cancer Pharmacology I & II (4) TBIO 568 – Minority Health & Health Disparities (2) TBIO 572 – Pathological Basis of Cancer (2) TBIO 591 – Signal Transduction of Journal Club (1) *Requires permission of instructor |