The course requirement specific to the Cell and Developmental Biology program is a one-credit CDB seminar or MBS mini course in the second year of the curriculum. 

Students may fulfill remaining credits with courses from the Cell and Developmental Biology program or the broader Molecular Biosciences umbrella.  Students may use their lab rotation credits to fulfill their formal course credit requirement. A list of pre-approved courses and seminars will be provided at the beginning of each academic year (AY).  Any other courses or seminars that are of interest should be approved by the Graduate Program Director. 

Research in Biology is required each semester (16:148:701/702). (24 credits minimum/40 credits suggested)

Subsequent year courses required by all programs of the Molecular Biosciences:

One of three statistics courses, preferably in the second or third year: (16:115:557 or 16:125:578, or 16:960:501)

3 credits

Graduate Student Research Seminar every semester of every year (16:695:600)

0 credits

Ethical Scientific Conduct refresher required for 5th year PhD students and MD/PhDs in third year of PhD (16:115:556)

0 credit