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GMS 7593: Topics in Pharmacology and Toxicology (1-3; max:
12) Seminars, informal conferences, or laboratory work on selected
topics.
Core Courses--IDP
GMS 6001: Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences I (5) Prereq:
consent of instructor. Integrated approach to cellular, molecular,
biochemical, and genetic aspects of cell function.
GMS 6003: Fundamentals of Graduate Research and
Professional Development (1; max: 2) Prereq: consent of
instructor. Designed for new graduate students. Coreq: GMS 6001.
Practical knowledge and understanding of issues to increase chances
for a successful graduate education and professional career in
biomedical sciences. S/U.
GMS 6004: IDP Practical Laboratory (2) Five weeks of laboratory
instruction complemented with supporting theoretical lectures and
workshops on radiation safety, biosafety, and library resources.
Practical laboratory experience in proteins and nucleic acids,
including DNA cloning, PCR, Southern blotting, protein purification
and characterization, and RNA methods for cDNA cloning.
GMS 6005: Fundamentals of Developmental Biology (2)
Prereq: GMS 6001 or consent of instructor. Designed for first-year
graduate students. Integrated overview of mechanistic principles of
development deriving from experimental analysis of nematode
worm, fruit fly, chick, and mouse.
GMS 6006: Fundamentals of Immunology and Microbiology
(1) Prereq: GMS 6001 or consent of instructor. Designed for firstyear
graduate students. Integrated approach to immunology,
microbiology, and immune response to infection.
GMS 6007: Fundamentals of Neuroscience (2) Prereq: GMS
6001 or consent of instructor. Designed for first-year graduate
students. Fundamental concepts on development, structure,
function, and plasticity of nervous system.
GMS 6008: Fundamentals of Physiology and Functional
Genomics (2) Prereq: GMS 6001 or consent of instructor. Designed
for first-year graduate students. Fundamental physiological
concepts. Emphasizes the impact of functional genomics technology
on contemporary physiology.
GMS 6009: Principles of Drug Action (1) Prereq: GMS 6001 or
consent of instructor. Designed for first-year graduate students.
Fundamental concepts of drug action, receptor structure and
function, and pharmacokinetics.
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 6090: Research in Medical Sciences (1-10; max: 10)
Supervised research other than that for the thesis or dissertation in
biochemistry and molecular biology, genetics, immunology and