Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Molecular Medicine

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Program Overview

The Molecular Medicine program combines the resources of basic science and clinical medicine for an interdisciplinary approach to understanding disease processes. The program includes approximately 30 faculty members drawn from clinical and basic science departments. Students are encouraged to design their own program of study according to their interests and in consultation with their faculty mentor and advisory committee. Focused on discovering the molecular basis of human disease, research opportunities are focused on immunology, molecular chaperones, regenerative medicine and reproductive medicine.

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Program Contact

Lynnette McCluskey, PhD

706-721-0588

Progression & Graduation Requirements

Students are admitted via a common admissions process to the Biomedical Sciences PhD program, not to a specific biomedical major. After completing the first-year common core course work and laboratory rotations, students choose a dissertation research mentor and enter one of nine Doctor of Philosophy majors.
The Doctor of Philosophy curriculum is not lock-step; students do not graduate as a class at the end of a specific semester. The average time to degree is approximately 5 years of full-time, year-round study; acceptable duration of the program is a minimum of 3 and maximum of 7 years. The number and type of advanced (2nd year and beyond) or elective courses vary, and may include courses within the Molecular Medicine program as well as courses in other disciplines.
In addition to specific course requirements, students must complete additional PhD degree requirements, including satisfactory performance on the Comprehensive Examination, development and approval of a research proposal, writing and approval of the doctoral dissertation, and satisfactory performance on the Final Oral Examination (dissertation defense). See PhD Student Guide for additional requirements and details.

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Biomedical Science Common Course Requirements

Selectives: 4 Hours

Select four credit hours from the following courses:

BIOM 8030 - Experimental Therapeutics (2 Credit Hours)
BIOM 8080 - Neuroscience I (4 Credit Hours) (Required for Neuroscience major)
BIOM 8090 - Fundamentals of Genomic Medicine (2 Credit Hours) (Required for Genomic Medicine major)
BIOM 8215 - Fundamentals of Oncology I (2 Credit Hours)
BIOM 8230 - Biology of Proteins in Disease (2 Credit Hours)
BIOM 8240 - Introduction to Immunology and Infectious Disease (2 Credit Hours)

Major Courses:

MOLM 9020 - Seminar in Molecular Medicine (1 Credit Hour)
Upon entering the Molecular Medicine major, this course must be taken in every Fall semester until dissertation requirements are complete.
MOLM 9030 - Seminar in Molecular Medicine (1 Credit Hour)
Upon entering the Molecular Medicine major, this course must be taken in every Spring semester until dissertation requirements are complete.
MOLM 9040 - Molecular Medicine Journal Club (1 Credit Hour)
Upon entering the Molecular Medicine major, this course must be taken in every Fall and Spring semester until dissertation requirements are complete.
MOLM 9210 - Investigation of a Problem (1 TO 12 Credit Hours)
Standard enrollment is 12 credit hours per semester.

Upon entering the Molecular Medicine major, this course must be taken every semester until admission to candidacy requirements are complete.
MOLM 9300 - Research (1 TO 12 Credit Hours)
Standard enrollment is 12 credit hours per semester.

Must be taken every semester after admission to candidacy until dissertation requirements are met.

Electives: 6 Hours Minimum

Select six credit hours from the following:

BCMB 8201 - Current Topics and Techniques in Molecular Biology (3 Credit Hours)
BIOM 8130 - Scientific Grant Writing (1 Credit Hour)
GNMD 8050 - Computational Methods in Genomics and Genetics (4 Credit Hours)
GNMD 8051 - Translational Genomics and Proteomics (3 Credit Hours)
GNMD 8052 - Functional Genomics and Proteomics Using Animal Models (3 Credit Hours)
MOLM 8030 - Biological Signaling (3 Credit Hours)
MOLM 8040 - Molecular Medicine (3 Credit Hours)
MOLM 8130 - Advanced Topics in Molecular and Cellular Immunology (3 Credit Hours)
MOLM 9010 - Advanced Seminar in Molecular Medicine (1 Credit Hour)
Upper level courses in another discipline or biomedical science major not included on the pre-approved elective listing may be taken as an elective with formal, advanced approval from mentor, program director, The Graduate School (and Office of the Registrar) per the official approval and course substitution process and form submission.

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