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
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
*This course is taught in coordination with the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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.