May 17, 2008

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  News

>>Akassoglou lab identifies critical receptor in liver regeneration

>>Kolodner honored with Landon-AACR Prize for Basic Cancer Research

>>Three more at UC San Diego receive California stem cell grants

>>Karin lab uncovers key role of inflammation in prostate cancer metastasis

>>UCSD’s Ajit Varki to receive glycobiology’s highest international honor

>>Goldstein Lab debates on NBC News

>>Seven at UCSD receive California stem cell grants

>>Desai lab solves two central mysteries of genome inheritance

>>Bourne and SDSC Colleagues Establish Connection Between Life Today and Ancient Changes in Ocean Chemistry

From UCSD SOM

>>UCSD School of Medicine ranks second in nation for faculty-member funding

>> Cavenee wins National Foundation for Cancer Research prize

>> Cleveland lab identifies new drug targets for cancer

>>Kelsoe to lead bipolar disorder association study

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 Biomedical Sciences Curriculum

BMS Students take the Core Courses (BIOM 200A and B) and Seminar in Biomedical Research (BIOM 201) in the Fall of their first year. Students select three Track Courses in the Winter and Spring quarter. Students from all tracks take Biostatistics and Ethics in Research in the Spring and complete Laboratory Rotations in each quarter of the first year.

Students may take elective courses at any time, but must complete 15 units (8 for a letter grade) prior to graduation. Track Courses not required by the students own track may be taken as electives.

Core Courses
Fall quarter
BIOM 200AMolecules to Organisms - Concepts
BIOM 200BMolecules to Organisms - Approaches
BIOM 201Seminar in Biomedical Research



Track Courses


Winter quarter two of:
BIOM 252 Genetics and Genomics
BIOM 254 Molecular and Cell Biology 1
BIOM 255 Drugs and Disease 1
PATH 221 Molecular Pathology of Cancer

and one of:
BIOM 272A Seminars in Genetics*
BIOM 274A Seminars in Cell Biology*
BIOM 275A Seminars in Pharmacology
PATH 225 Seminars in Molecular Pathology

*Note: For Winter, BIOM272A and 274A will be taught as one course. Students may register for either course title

Spring quarter one of:

BIOM 253 Pathogens and Host Defense
BIOM 254 Molecular and Cell Biology 2
BIOM 255 Drugs and Disease 2
and
BIOM 285Biostatistics
BIOM 231Ethics in Scientific Research

Elective Courses with web pages
BIOM 242 Seminar in Genetics (Fall, Winter, Spring)
PHARM 201 / Bioinformatics 1Biological Data Representation and Analysis (Fall)

BIOM 200A and B (8 units)
From the Molecule to the Organism: Concepts (A) and Approaches (B)
Course Directors: Alexandra Newton and Steve Dowdy
Syllabus

This course 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. The course progresses through 5 thematic modules that cover genes, building a cell, cellular responses,organogenesis and the processes that allow survival in the world.

  • Theme 1: Genes and Genomes - Fu and Hamilton
  • Theme 2: Building a Cell - Cleveland and Emr
  • Theme 3: Cells and Their Responses - Heller Brown and Wang
  • Theme 4: Organogenesis, organisms and systems - Barrett
  • Theme 5: Microbial Threats and Immune Defenses - Nizet and D. Spector

BIOM 201 (4 units)
Seminars in Biomedical Research
Course Director: Bruce Hamilton
Syllabus

This course includes attendance at seminars in the biomedical sciences and is designed to provoke critical discussion of the presented findings and scientific approaches in a small group setting.

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