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The advanced concentration in molecular cell biology (MCB) prepares
investigators for careers in biomedical research in academic or
industrial settings. This multidisciplinary specialization has more
than 50 participating faculty members and offers an extraordinary
range of opportunities for advanced study of life at the molecular
and cellular levels. The Graduate Faculty share common interests in
the molecular interactions that account for functionally integrated
subcellular, cellular, and tissue organization found in living
organisms. The model systems in use range from yeast and cellular
lime molds through Drosophila to birds and mammals. These
systems are manipulated and analyzed using a wide range of
powerful molecular, genetic, protein chemical, immunological,
pharmacological, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and
microscopic imaging strategies. Students who select MCB take
advanced course work and initiate independent research during the
second year. This approach provides broad-based vision early in the
program and the appropriate degree of specialization later on.
GMS 5905: Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences(1-4; max: 4)
Analysis and discussion of contemporary topics and the
development of biomedical sciences.
GMS 6013: Developmental Genetics (1; max: 3) Prereq: GMS
6001 or consent of instructor. Theoretical framework for
understanding the fundamentals of developmental genetics.
Advantages and limitations of several model systems and their
application to the study of development.
GMS 6061: Nuclear Structure and Dynamics (1) Prereq: GMS
6001 or consent of instructor. Cell biology of the nucleus. Offered in
odd-numbered years.
GMS 6062: Protein Trafficking (1) Prereq: GMS 6001 or consent
of instructor. Movement of proteins in cell. Offered in evennumbered
years.
GMS 6063: Mechanisms of Aging (1) Prereq: GMS 6001 or
consent of instructor. Recent developments in the field of aging.
GMS 6064: Tumor Biology (1) Prereq: GMS 6001 or consent of
instructor. Current understanding of the molecular basis of cancer.
Offered in odd-numbered years.
GMS 6065: Fundamentals of Cancer Biology (2) Prereq: GMS
6001 or consent of instructor. Broad-based introduction into causes
of cancer, molecular and biological processes involved in
malignancies, and current cancer treatment approaches.
GMS 6331: Stem Cell Biology(1) Prereq: GMS 6001 or consent of
instructor. Recent progress in mammalian stem cell research.
GMS 6335: Advanced Stem Cell Biology: Tissue Engineering
(1) Prereq: GMS 6331 and GMS 6336 Current state of the art in
using stem cells and other technologies to engineer tissues and
organs for therapeutic use.
GMS 6336: Advanced Stem Cell Biology: Regenerative
Medicine (1) Prereq: GMS 6331. Potential clinical applications of
tissue-specific, adult stem cells; derivation, manipulation, uses, and