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Faculty Contacts: The Genetics Track in Biomedical Sciences is part of the
Genetics Training Program at UCSD (http://www.genetics.ucsd.edu).
This is an advanced predoctoral training program that draws together students and faculty from the Biomedical Sciences,
Biological Sciences and Neurosciences graduate programs. Our goal is to train graduate students
for careers as academic or industrial scientists investigating genetic
mechanisms, or using genetic methods to understand biological problems important
for human health and welfare.
Biomedical Sciences students who choose the Genetics Training Track should enroll in the Genetics and Genomics course (BIOM 252) in the Winter of their first or second year. The Genetics Training Program appoints and begins training students at the beginning of the second year of graduate study after completion of the core curriculum. Students in the BMS Genetics track are strongly encouraged to participiate in this inter-departmental program. Participating BMS Faculty
Required Coursework for BMS students BMS students take a core curriculum that provides the foundation to allow them to specialize in any of the offered tracks, focus areas, or customized study. In the Fall quarter, "Molecules to Organisms" provides a systematic approach to current Biomedical Research, using analysis of selected topics to focus on the process of research discovery and its critical evaluation. "Seminar in Biomedical Research" includes attendance at one of the UCSD seminar series and is designed to provoke critical discussion of the presented findings and scientific approaches in a small group setting. BMS students also take short courses in statistical analysis of data and ethics in research in the third quarter of their first year. Specialized Coursework
Two electives from list below. If a student feels that there may be an elective which includes genetics as part of the course, they may submit a syllabus and it will be sent to the Genetics Training Program Steering Committee for approval. TA one genetics course Meet with Track/Program Director once a year to discuss progress Committee Meeting once a year Approved Electives (April 2004)
Required Seminar Series Students are required to attend the Contemporary Issues in Human Genetics and Genomics series (monthly) along with any departmental series seminar series as appropriate. Journal Club Students are required to participate continuously in the weekly Genetics Journal Club during Fall, Winter and Spring quarters. |
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Our faculty's vision of contemporary Genetics training builds on a foundation of basic biological and biomedical science. This foundation
supports a tripod of integrated principles of Genetics:
rigorous education in the classical principles and intellectual methods
of Genetics; research training in the newest methods of classical and
molecular Genetics including Genomics; and development of an appreciation
of the problems, outlooks, and ethical issues associated with modern clinical
and medical Genetics. We achieve these goals through a combination of first-rate research experiences, specialized coursework
that focuses on advanced topics and a Journal Club that glues the pieces together. The development of this
unique program has benefitted from expansion of our graduate programs and substantial new faculty recruitment in Genetics and Genomics. In addition,
new campus initiatives in Pharmacogenomics and Bioinformatics enrich the educational
activities of our students.