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Cancer Biology Program Academics

Core Requirements (Year 1) | Emphasis Tracks (Year 2)

Requirements

First Year PhD Students: In year one, the program builds on the core curriculum that is common to the Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group with our two-semester flagship course Concepts in Cancer Biology (CAMB 5120). This approach provides all students with foundational knowledge in genetics, cell, and molecular biology of normal cells and then colors that with a deep dive into the cellular and molecular processes that underlie cancer etiology and cancer therapy. The courses are as follows:

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Typical CB Course Timetable
  Fall Spring Summer
Year 1

BIOM 6000
CAMB 5120
Two Lab Rotations

 BIOM 5550
CAMB 5120
Lab Rotation or
Pre-Dissertation Research		 Pre-Dissertation Research
Data Camp - non-course requirement
(completed now or after year 2)
Year 2

Elective
Pre-Dissertation Research
Candidacy Examination

 BIOM 5200
Dissertation research

Dissertation research
Data Camp non-course requirement
(if not completed in year 1)
Year 3+ Dissertation research Dissertation research Dissertation research

MD/PhD and VMD/PhD Students

First year Fall:
•Topics in Molecular Medicine (CAMB 5420)

First year Spring:
CAMB elective is encouraged.

Second year Fall:
•Case Studies in Translational Research (BIOM 5100)

Second year Spring:
No required CAMB/CB Program Activity

Third Year MD/PhD and VMD/PhD Students: Fall
•***BIOM 6000: Cell Biology & Biochemistry
•Concepts in Cancer Biology I (CAMB 5120)

Third Year MD/PhD and VMD/PhD Students: Spring
•Regulation of the Genome (BIOM 5550)
•Concepts in Cancer Biology II (CAMB 5120)

 

*** BIOM6000 can be substituted for elective coursework with the approval of the program chair. Demonstrated cell and molecular biology proficiency that covers the extensive array of topics in BIOM6000 via prior coursework is required