Program Curriculum


Rotations

During their first year, students will rotate through three independent laboratories. Those rotations will allow students to attain experimental knowledge in various disciplines within cancer biology. At the end of those three rotations students will select a laboratory for their dissertation research.

Courses

Required courses are typically completed by the second year. Courses include Principles of Cancer Biology, Introductory Graduate Seminar, Values in Science & Bioethics, Advanced Graduate Seminar, Hypothesis Design and Grant Writing, Cancer Pharmacology, Advanced Graduate Research, Design & Analysis of Experiments (Biostatistics), Cancer Clinical Colloquium. Elective courses include Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization/Function, Human Genetics, Bioinformatics, Population Biology and Evolution of Disease, and Genetic Epidemiology.

Year 1 - Fall

Course #Course Name/NotesCredits*Credits AS**

CB 533

Principles of Cancer Biology I

7

7

CB 570r

Introductory Graduate Seminar

2

2

CB 597r

Laboratory Rotations***

2

2

CB790r

Advanced Graduate Seminar

2

2

JPE 600

Jones Program in Ethics (1 day)

 0

 0


Year 1 - Spring

Course #Course Name/NotesCredits*Credits AS**

CB 534

Principles of Cancer Biology II

7

7

CB 570r

Introductory Graduate Seminar

2

2

CB 597r

Laboratory Rotations***

2

2

CB790r

Advanced Graduate Seminar

2

2


Year 1 - Summer

Course #Course Name/NotesCredits*Credits AS**

CB699r

Advanced Research (until approved for candidacy)
Advisor chosen, dissertation research underway, TATTO training
Part 1 Qualifying Exam (May/June)

 9

9


Year 2 - Fall

Course #Course Name/NotesCredits*Credits AS**

IBS 761

Cancer Pharmacology

3

3

IBS 790r

Advanced Graduate Seminar

2

2

IBS 699r

Advanced Research (until approved for candidacy)

4

0

IBS XXX

Elective #

3-4

3-4


Year 2 - Spring

Course #Course Name/NotesCredits*Credits AS**

IBS 790r

Advanced Graduate Seminar

2

2

IBS 522r

Hypothesis Design and Grant Writing

4

4

IBS 562

Advanced Topics  - Cancer Clinical Colloquium

2

2

CB 699r

Advanced Research (until approved for candidacy)

3

0

IBS XXX

Elective # : Part 2 Qualifying Exam (to be completed by June)

3-4

3-4


Year 2 - Summer

Course #Course Name/NotesCredits*Credits AS**
CB 799r

Dissertation Research
Dissertation committee chosen; first committee meeting scheduled for Fall

9

9


Year 3 and Beyond

Course #Course Name/NotesCredits*Credits AS**

CB 799r

Dissertation Research

variable/to make total units = 9 per semester

0

IBS 790r

Advanced Graduate Seminar

2

2


Recommended Electives (Fall)

Course #Course Name/Notes
IBS 746

Graduate Human Genetics

IBS 500rIntro Data Analytics
IBS 542Concepts of Immunology

Recommended Electives (Spring)

Course #Course Name/Notes
IBS 538

Design and Analysis of Experiments

IBS 561

Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization/Function

IBS 574

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

IBS 522

Hypothesis Design and Grant Writing

IBS 746

Human Genetics

Note About Electives:

The list of available courses is continually changing so students must consult the current Laney Graduate School Course Atlas to obtain accurate information. Not every elective course is offered every semester or every year.

*Credits = Credits counting toward full-time status for that semester (must total at least 9 per semester)

**Credits to AS = Credits acknowledged by Laney Graduate School that count toward the 24 needed to achieve Advanced Standing

**Credits to Cn = Course credits acknowledged by Laney Graduate School that count toward 16 needed to achieve Candidacy

***Credits for Fall Term Laboratory Rotations are awarded in Spring Term, when final grade is determined after completion of all 3 rotations. # Students will be required to take two Elective courses totaling at least 7 credit hours in year 2 which will be applied toward their requirement for candidacy