MMPHD - Molecular Medicine

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The Graduate Program in Molecular Medicine (GPMM) requires 36 credits of coursework (18 or more graded units, plus 9 credits for the minor, of which 5 must be graded) for the Doctorate of Philosophy degree, per the UA Graduate College.  All GPMM students will take a minimum of 11-12 core, required units of program courses. Students will then take at least 6 additional credits of emphasis among three disciplines: Cell Biology, Immunobiology, or Medical Biophysics.

In addition to the credit breakdown above, GPMM students are required to take a minimum of 6 credits of Seminar, 6 credits of Student Seminar (dependent on track), and 6 credits of Journal Club - one per semester of enrollment.  Finally, 12 units of Research and 18 credits of Dissertation are required. With the approval of the graduate mentor, students may take additional courses beyond what is set forth for their emphasis track for credit.

CORE COURSES: 34 Units

• course / course: Principles of Cell Biology (4)

• course / course: Science, Society, & Ethics (1)

• course: Scientific Grantsmanship (2)

• One of the following:

  • course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • course: Bioinformatics and Functional Genomic Analysis (3)

  • course: Big Data in Molecular Biology and Medicine (3)

  • course: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Solving Biological Problems (4)

• course: Student Seminar (1) OR course: Trainee Research Seminar (1) - taken 6 times

• Colloquium/Journal Club Course from below: taken 6 times for 6 units

  • course: IMB - Journal Club (1)

  • course: Journal Club (1)

  • course: Seminar in Cardiovascular Biology (1) 

  • course: Seminar in Protein Trafficking (1)

  • course: Scientific Writing for Predoctoral Students (1)

• course / course: Research (6) - taken twice for 12 units

• course / course: Dissertation (6) - taken 3 times for 18 units

Immunobiology track - Examples of elective courses

• course: Basic and Advanced Immunology (3)

• course: Principles and Molecular Mechanisms of Microbe-Host Interactions (3)

• course: Medical Immunology and Infectious Disease (4)

• course / course: Advanced Topics: Modulation of the Biology of Aging by Inflammation, Infection and Immunity (1)

• course: Evolution of Infectious Disease (3)

• course: Nucleic Acids, Metabolism, and Signaling (4)

• course: Principles of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (4)

• course: Introduction to Systems Biology (3)

• course: Crash Course in Bioinformatics for Biologists (1)

Cell Biology track - Examples of elective courses

• course: Problems in Biology of Complex Diseases (2)

• course: Introduction to Systems Biology (3) 

• course: Nucleic Acids, Metabolism, and Signaling (4)

• course: Cancer Biology (4)

• course: Mechanisms of Human Disease (4)

• course: Cell Systems (4)

• course: Medical Immunology and Infectious Diseases (4)

• course: Principles of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (4)

• course: Genetics and Molecular Networks (4) 

• course: Advanced Analysis of Human Genetic Disease: From Chief Complaint to Drug Discovery (3) 

• course / course: Advanced Topics: Modulation of the Biology of Aging by Inflammation, Infection and Immunity (1)

• course: Crash Course in Bioinformatics for Biologists (1)

Medical Biophysics track - Examples of elective courses

• course / course: Cardiovascular Muscle Biology and Disease (3)

• course: Methods of Physical Biochemistry (3)

• course: Biological Structure I (4)

• course: Problems in Biology of Complex Diseases (2)

• course: Biostatistics of Research (3)

• course: Proteins and Enzymes (3)

• course: Introduction to Systems Biology (3) 

• course: Nucleic Acids, Metabolism, and Signaling (4)

• course: Crash Course in Bioinformatics for Biologists (1)

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A minor in Molecular Medicine is suggested, but not required. Students may seek a minor in other departments with the approval of their graduate mentor and the GPMM Directors. Coursework requirements for a Minor in another department must be approved by the minor department. The Graduate College requires 9 credit hours of courses for a Minor requirement and at least 5 of these must be graded.  Additionally, one representative from the student's minor must sit on both the student's Comprehensive Exam and Dissertation Committees.

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.