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The Program in Molecular Genetics & Microbiology (MGM) provides excellent research training opportunities for graduate students in the biomedical sciences with an emphasis in:
- contemporary molecular biology.
- bacterial and yeast genetics.
- eukaryotic gene expression.
- molecular and cellular immunology.
- virology and bacterial pathogenesis.
The department maintains close ties with the Program in Immunology & Virology, the Cancer Center and the Program in Molecular Medicine.
Through coursework, seminar series and supervised research, students are equipped with the academic background, experimental expertise and analytical skills required to conduct independent research and teach modern biology.
A weekly seminar series attracts distinguished lecturers from around the world, while faculty, students and postdoctoral fellows also participate in a weekly seminar series focused on the research in progress in the Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology.
Requirements for Specialization
The program has no specific course requirements beyond those that apply to all GSBS students.
During the first and second years, students select advanced courses according to their needs and background, in consultation with the graduate advisor and/or the research advisor.
Students in their second year are required to participate in a journal club at which they give an oral presentation.
Students in the third year and beyond are required to give a yearly research presentation in the internal seminar program; the student's thesis defense fulfills this requirement for the final year.
The qualifying exam, normally taken during the spring semester of the second year, may be prepared on a topic related to the student's thesis research or some other topic.
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