The University of Iowa Biosciences Program

Study Plans by Area of Primary Interest


Andrea Flynn, Biosciences Program 2002 – 2003, Welsh Lab, Anatomy & Cell Biology PhD Program

Select a department/program of primary interest to view their study plan for each semester:

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Fall
156:201 Fundamentals of Gene Expression
156:202 Fundamentals of Protein Regulation
156:203 Fundamentals of Dynamic Cell Processes
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Anatomy & Cell Biology PhD Program

Anatomy & Cell Biology recommendation:

142:220 Protein Processing
142:221 Subcellular Motility
142:222 Organelle Biogenesis

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Anatomy & Cell Biology PhD Program

Anatomy & Cell Biology recommendations:

069:270 Pathogenesis of Major Human Diseases
077:222 Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine
127:191 Human Molecular Genetics
142:215 Transcription and multi-functional regulation by RNA
142:216 Chromatin structure and Disease
142:217 Epigenetic, Cancer and Genetic Manipulations in Mice
142:225 Growth Factor Receptor Signaling
142:226 Cell Cycle Control
142:227 Cell Fate Decisions
650:270 Principles of Scholarly Integrity

Biochemistry

Fall
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Biochemistry PhD Program

Biochemistry recommendations:

099:243 Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry
099:245 Protein Stability, Folding, and Dynamics
099:247 Binding and Macromolecular Interactions
156:201 Biostatistics for Biomedical Research

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Biochemistry PhD Program

Biochemistry recommendations:

099:226 Enzyme Kinetics & Bioorganic Mechanisms
099:246 Structure and Mechanism of Membrane Proteins
099:248 NMR of Biological Macromolecules
156:205 Practical Bioinformatics (wintrim)

Biology

Fall
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Biology PhD Program

Biology recommendations:

002:104 Intro. to Developmental Biology
002:128 Fundamental Genetics (section 00B for 3 Sem. Hrs.)
002:228 Fundamental Genetics – Graduate (for 1 Sem. Hr.)
002:131 Evolution
002:134 Ecology
002:143 Animal Behavior
002:169 Intro. to Bioinformatics
002:170 Bioinformatics
002:171 Molecular Genetics
002:180 Fundamental Neurobiology
002:191 Topics in Molecular Genetics
002:194 Topics in Cell & Development
002:195 Topics in Neurobiology

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Biology PhD Program

Biology recommendations:

002:133 Biogeography
002:114 Cell Biology
002:117 Plant Developmental Biology
002:128 Fundamental Genetics (for 4 Sem. Hrs.)
002:131 Evolution
002:145 Intro. to Neurobiology
002:155 Cell Physiology
002:160 Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution
002:162 Molecular Phylogenetics
002:168 Genes and Development
002:174 Computational Genomics
002:178 Genomics
002:184 Developmental Neurobiology
002:190 Topics in Evolution
002:192 Basic Biology of human Disease
002:193 Topics in Cell Motility
002:195 Topics in Neurobiology
002:200 Biology Colloquium
002:218 Microscopy for Biomedical Research

Biology will accept all elective credit except those noted below:

060:234 Medical Neuroscience
072:153 Human Physiology

Chemistry

Fall
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Chemistry PhD Program

Chemistry recommendations:

004:228 Mechanisms of Organic Reactions
004:234 Molecular Spectroscopy
052:275 Prespecticves in Biocatalysis
099:241 Biophysical Chemistry I

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Chemistry PhD Program

Chemistry recommendations:

004:221 Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry
099:242 Biophysical Chemistry II

Free Radical & Radiation Biology

Fall
156:201 Fundamentals of Gene Expression
156:202 Fundamentals of Protein Regulation
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Free Radical & Radiation Biology PhD Program

Free Radical & Radiation Biology recommendations:

046:214 Pharmaceutical & Chemical Toxicology
099:120 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I
069:133 Introduction to Human Pathology
198:180 Toxicology Seminar
198:201 Toxicology Research

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Free Radical & Radiation Biology PhD Program

Free Radical & Radiation Biology recommendations:

077:211 Medical Physics (even yrs)
077:222 Free Radicals in Biology & Medicine (odd yrs)
077:288 Mol & Cell Biology of Cancer (odd yrs)
077:546 Current topics in free radical biology
142:227 Cell Fate Decisions
142:225 Growth Factor Receptor Signaling
156:205 Practical Bioinformatics

Genetics

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Genetics PhD Program

Genetics recommendations:

127:150 Genetic Analysis of Biological Systems

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Genetics PhD Program

Genetics recommendations:

002:131 Evolution
127:191 Human Molecular Genetics OR
002:168 Genes and Development

Human Toxicology

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Human Toxicology PhD Program

Human Toxicology recommendations:

069:133 Intro to Human Pathology
171:161 Intro to Biostatistics
046:214 Pharmaceutical & Chemical Toxicology
175:197 Environmental Health

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Human Toxicology PhD Program

Human Toxicology recommendations:

175:260 Environmental Toxicology
046:137 Enzymatic Basis of Drug Metabolism (even years)
077:288 Molecular & Cellular Biology of Cancer

Immunology

Fall

156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Immunology PhD Program

Immunology recommendations:

061:247 Survey in Immunology (may be recommended in the Fall of year 1 by the Advisor if the student has not had sufficient background in immunology)
156:204 Biostatisctics for Biomedical Research

Students will take 6* sh (modules) of the following (fall/spring). If undecided, 156:201, 202, and 203 are highly recommended.

156:201 Fundamentals of Gene Expression*
156:202 Fundamentals of Protein Regulation*
156:203 Fundamentals of Dynamic Cell Processes*
142:220 Protein Processing *
142:221 Subcellular Motility*
142:222 Organelle Biogenesis*
148:211 Immunology Graduate Student Seminar; (1 sh awarded during the fall semester of year one and the spring semesters of years one and two
148:221 Advanced Topics in Immunology
148:211 Immunology Graduate Student Seminar; (1 sh awarded during the fall semester of year one and the spring semesters of years one and two

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Immunology PhD Program

Immunology recommendations:

142:215 Transcription, RNA*
142:216 Chromatin and Disease*
142:217 Mouse Models, Cancer*
142:225 Growth Factor Receptor Signaling*
142:226 Cell Cycle Control*
142:227 Cell Fate Decisions*

Immunology will accept all elective credit except those noted below:

004:205 Bioinorganic Chemistry
004:211 Chemical Catalysis in Biology
004:228 Mechanisms of Organic Reactions
099:226 Enzyme Kinetics & Bioorganic Mechanisms

Microbiology

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Microbiology PhD Program

Microbiology recommendations:

061:201 Graduate Immunology I
061:267 Graduate Intro Animal Viruses
061:270 Graduate Microbial Genetics
061:279 Graduate Bacterial Diversity (odd yrs)

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Microbiology PhD Program

Microbiology recommendations:

061:259 Graduate Pathogenic Bacteriology
061:260 Graduate Microbial Physiology
061:268 Molecular Biology of Animal Viruses

Microbiology will accept all elective credit except those noted below:

004:228 Mechanisms of Organic Reactions
060:234 Medical Neuroscience (same as 132:234)
072:153 Human Physiology
099:226 Enzyme Kinetics & Bioorganic Mechanisms
132:180 Fundamental Neuroscience
132:240 Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience

Molecular & Cellular Biology

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Molecular & Cellular Biology PhD Program

Molecular & Cellular Biology recommendations:

156:204 Biostatisctics for Biomedical Research
142:210 Prokaryotic Molecular Biology
142:220 Protein Processing
142:221 Subcellular Motility
142:222 Organelle Biogenesis

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by Molecular & Cellular Biology PhD Program

Molecular & Cellular Biology recommendations:

142:215 Transcription and multi-functional regulation by RNA
142:216 Chromatin structure and Disease
142:217 Epigenetic, Cancer and Genetic Manipulations in Mice
142:225 Growth Factor Receptor Signaling
142:226 Cell Cycle Control
142:227 Cell Fate Decisions
156:205 Practical Bioinformatics

Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Physiology & Biophysics PhD Program

Physiology & Biophysics recommendations:

132:180 Fundamental Neuroscience
142:220 Protein Processing
142:221 Subcellular Motility
142:222 Organelle Biogenesis

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Physiology & Biophysics PhD Program

Physiology & Biophysics recommendations:

132:181 Neurophysiology (odd yrs)
142:215 Transcription and multi-functional regulation by RNA
142:216 Chromatin structure and Disease
142:217 Epigenetic, Cancer and Genetic Manipulations in Mice
142:225 Growth Factor Receptor Signaling
142:226 Cell Cycle Control
142:227 Cell Fate Decisions

Molecular Physiology & Biophysics will accept all elective credit except those noted below:

002:233 Seminar Ecology

Neuroscience

Fall
156:201 Fundamentals of Gene Expression (Molecular Track)
156:202 Fundamentals of Protein Regulation (Molecular Track)
156:203 Fundamentals of Dynamic Cell Processes (Molecular Track)
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Neuroscience PhD Program

Neuroscience recommendations:

031:278 Principles of Neurpsychology (Cognitive Track)

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Neuroscience PhD Program

Neuroscience recommendations:

132:240 Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
132:234 Medical Neuroscience

Pharmacology

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Pharmacology PhD Program

Pharmacology recommendations:

072:153 Human Physiology

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Pharmacology PhD Program

Pharmacology recommendations:

071:135 Principles of Pharmacology

Speech & Hearing Science

Elective Choose any (1) from the approved Fall Electives or those recommended by the Speech & Hearing Science PhD Program

Speech & Hearing Science recommendations:

003:201 Principles of Voice Production
003:251 Biomechanics of Speech
132:180 Fundamental Neuroscience

Spring
156:265 Biosciences Critical Thinking & Communication
156:302 Biosciences Research

Elective Choose any (2) from the approved Spring Electives or those recommended by the Speech & Hearing Science PhD Program

Speech & Hearing Science recommendations:

003:256 Physiology of Hearing
003:230 Advanced Hearing Science & Speech Perception

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