Track Leader: Dr. Robert Eoff
Year 1 Fall (12 credit hours)
GPIBS Core Curriculum
Year 1 Spring (10 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (BIOC 5105)
1 credit hour Scientific Communication and Ethics II (PCOL 5119)
3 credit hours Methods in Biomedical and Translational Sciences (BIOC 5109)
3 credit hours Current Trends in Biomedical Sciences (BIOC 5106)
2 credit hours Research (BIOC 5104)
Year 1 Summer (1 credit hour)
1 credit hour Research (BIOC 5104)
Year 2 Fall (10 credit hours)
2 credit hours Seminar (BIOC 5105)
1 credit hour Scientific Communication and Ethics III (PCOL 5120)
3 credit hours Biostatistics I (BIOS 5013)
4 credit hours Elective and/or Research
Year 2 Spring (10 credit hours)
2 credit hour Seminar (BIOC 5105)
1 credit hour Scientific Communication and Ethics IV (PCOL 5121)
8 credit hours Elective and/or Research
Students must take a total of 4 credit hours of Special Topics in Biochemistry or Electives from outside the Track. A variety of Special Topics courses are offered and students should choose, with the advice and consent of their advisory committee, Elective coursework that will enhance their development as a scientist. Courses administered by the Biochemistry Track that could be used to satisfy the Elective requirements include:
Special Topics in Biochemistry-Proteomics (BIOC 6102, 2 credit hours)
Special Topics in Biochemistry-Cancer Biology (BIOC 6102, 2 credit hours)
Special Topics in Biochemistry-Proteins and Enzymes (BIOC 6102, 2 credit hours)
Year 2 Summer
Candidacy Exam (research proposal submitted to committee followed by oral defense)
Years 3 – Until Degree Completion
2 credit hours of Seminar (BIOC 5105) each semester excluding summer and the semester in which the student plans to defend.
8 credit hours of Doctoral Dissertation (BIOC 6104, until they reach the 18 required for graduation) and/or Research (BIOC5104)
Students must successfully defend their research project in written and oral format prior to the completion of the degree.