Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease Doctoral Program Curriculum
All PhD students in the Immunology, Pathology and Infectious Disease doctoral program must:
Enroll in PAMM 992 - Advanced Topics, continuously during their degree program. This required course is a study of current concepts and findings in selected areas of pathobiology, including a review of current literature and research.
Enroll in PAMM 970 - Seminar course during their degree program. They are required to attend each seminar as well as present a seminar of their own research activities.
Take all three core IGPBS courses in the first semester:
- IPBS 801 - Fundamentals of Biomolecules
- IPBS 802 - Molecular Cell Biology
- IPBS 803 - Fundamentals of Receptors & Cell Signaling
Note: MD/PhD students may substitute Medical School Biochemistry for this requirement; Click here for IPBS course descriptions.
Take a minimum of four of the following courses:
- PAMM 857 - Introductory Immunobiology
- PAMM 871 - Antibiotics: Mechanisms of Action & Resistance
- PAMM 880 / CRGP 880 - Principles & Methodology in Cancer Research
- PAMM 890 - Molecular Biology of Viruses
- PAMM 898 - Bacterial Genetics
- PAMM 910 - Bacterial Pathogenesis
- PAMM 912 / PHAR 902 - Human-Specific Disease Modeling in Mice
- PAMM 930 / PHAR 930 - Neuroimmunology
- PAMM 940 - Molecular Basis of Human Disease
- PAMM 950 - Special Topics (Various topics offered)
- PAMM 955 - Advanced Immunology
- BIOS 806 - Biostatistics I
- BIOI 8866 - Bioinformatics Algorithms
- CRGP 910 - Intensive Training in Translational Cancer Research
- MGCB 815 - Tools and Algorithms in Bioinformatics
Additional courses may be taken due to student interest or on advise of the supervisory committee. Additional graduate course offerings include:
- PAMM 813 - Principles of Biosafety (Also listed as ENV 813, CPH 599)
- PAMM 825 - Introduction to R programming for Biomedicine
- PAMM 830 - Clinical Laboratory Management I
- PAMM 873 - Introduction to Genetic Sequence Analysis
- PAMM 956 - Advanced Immunology Laboratory
- CRGP 940 - Short Course in Cancer Biology
- CIP 814 - Scientific Writing
- CIP 817 - Applied Scientific Writing
- GCBA 907 - Teaching & Research Presentation Skills
- MMI 921 - Clinical Applications of Molecular Diagnostics
- MMI 922 - Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory Techniques
Other courses may also be offered in other programs that are of interest to the student.