Required Courses
Required Biomedical Science courses
For the first year, students take common courses with other Biomedical Science students. There is an elective in each semester the first year. Students with a strong interest in cancer are encouraged to take electives which are cancer related and/or fill gaps in knowledge.
FALL SEMESTER
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BMED: 5207 | Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology | 3 s.h. |
| BMED: 5208 | Topics in Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology | 1 s.h. |
| BMED: 7777 | Biomedical Science Seminar | 1 s.h. |
| BMED: 7888 | Biomedical Science Research | 5+ s.h. |
| PCOL: 5204 | Basic Biostatistics & Experimental Design | 1 s.h. |
| OR | ||
| BIOS: 4120 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 s.h. |
| Elective | (Related to Cancer Biology) |
SPRING SEMESTER
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MMED: 6260 | Methods for Molecular/ Translational Medicine | 1 s.h. |
| FRRB: 7001 | Molecular & Cellular Biology of Cancer | 3 s.h. |
| PHAR: 6504 | Mastering Reproducible Science | 1 s.h. |
| BMED: 7777 | Biomedical Science seminar | 1 s.h. |
| BMED: 7888 | Biomedical Science Research | 5+ s.h. |
| Elective | (Related to Cancer Biology) |
Required Core CBIO Courses
Graduate students are required to complete these CBIO Program core courses (listed below) prior to taking the Comprehensive Examination. Based on courses undertaken prior to entering the CBIO Program, some core CBIO course requirements may be waived.
Topics in Cancer Biology (CBIO: 5500) and Seminar: Cancer Biology (CBIO: 6000) are repeated every fall and spring semester until they pass their Comprehensive Exam. Students are expected to continue to participate in these as no credit courses.
This course teaches fundamental aspects of oncology at cellular and molecular levels; mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression, oncogene action, DNA damage and repair, carcinogenesis by radiation, chemicals, viruses; tumor immunology, anticancer therapies.
| Course Number | Hours |
|---|---|
| FRRB:7001 | 3 s.h. |
Students arrange clinical shadowing experiences with oncologists who are treating cancer patients and attend tumor board meetings at UI Health Care.
| Course Number | Hours |
|---|---|
| CBIO:7000 | 1 s.h. |
This course provides training for students in the areas of scientific writing and the development of a scientific proposal. The proposal developed by the students in this course will be related to, but not identical to the proposal for the comprehensive exam.
| Course Number | Hours |
|---|---|
| CBIO:7500 | 1 s.h. |
In a journal club format, students discuss scientific literature in cancer biology fields and learn how to evaluate and critically interpret scientific literature, data, and conclusions.
| Course Number | Hours |
|---|---|
| CBIO:5500 | 1 s.h. |
Seminar presentations of cutting-edge science in the field of cancer biology; presentations by experts in the field and trainees.
| Course Number | Hours |
|---|---|
| CBIO:6000 | 1 s.h. |
Training in principles of scholarly integrity and the responsible conduct of research; facilitated discussions of case studies; student/mentor responsibilities in pursuit of scholarly work; student/mentor relationships and intellectual dialogues; student responsibilities to institution/scholarly community/society.
| Course Number | Hours |
|---|---|
| BMED: 7270 and 7271 (Fall and Spring) | 0 s.h. |