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Didactic course: A course that consists primarily of faculty-led lectures and discussions on related concepts.

Topics and Seminar courses: A course in which presentations and discussions of specialized topics are led by students, faculty and/or invited guests. The formats of these courses vary, so please check with the course coordinator for details.

Courses

Course Offerings of the General Faculty (top)

GS000514 -- Tutorial Research Experience
GS000520 -- Research in Biomedical Sciences
GS000530 -- Special Project: Research
GS000610 -- Special Project: Course
GS000620 -- Literature Survey
GS000910 -- Thesis for Master of Science
GS000920 -- Dissertation for Doctor of Philosophy

Course Offerings in Biomathematics and Biostatistics (top)

GS010011 -- Topics in Biostatistics
GS010013 -- Bayesian Data Analysis
GS010014 -- Biomedical Statistics
GS010023 -- Survival Analysis
GS010033 -- Introduction to Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
GS010053 -- Linear Regression and Statistical Computing
GS010083 -- Mathematical Statistics I
GS010093 -- Mathematical Probability I
GS010113 -- Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
GS010123 -- Integrative Bioinformatics
GS010124 -- Mathematical Biology
GS010133 -- Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics
GS010163 -- Analysis of Microarray Data
GS010183 -- Mathematical Statistics II
GS010213 -- Introduction to Mathematical Probability
GS010813 -- Topics in Clinical Trials

Course Offerings in Biophysics, Medical Physics, and Nuclear Medicine (top)

GS020012 -- Physics of Positron Emission Tomography
GS020022 -- Special Radiation Treatment Procedures
GS020032 -- Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
GS020033 -- Biomedical Signal Processing  
GS020042 -- Radiation Biology
GS020053 -- Radiation Detection, Instrumentation, and Data Analysis
GS020093 -- Introduction to Medical Physics I: Basic Interactions
GS020103 -- Introduction to Medical Physics II: Medical Imaging
GS020113 -- Introduction to Medical Physics III: Therapy
GS020133 -- Introduction to Radiation Protection
GS020142 -- Anatomy and Oncology for Medical Physicists
GS020154 -- Introductory Radiation Therapy Physics Rotation
GS020174 -- Introductory Diagnostic Imaging Rotation
GS020183 -- Mathematics for Medical Physicists
GS020193 -- Introduction to Medical Physics IV: The Physics of Nuclear Medicine
GS020203 -- Electronics for Medical Physicists
GS020731 -- Medical Physics Seminar

Course Offerings in Biochemistry (top)

GS030013 -- Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules
GS030014 -- Metabolic Biochemistry
GS030024 -- Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
GS030090 -- Introductory Biochemistry
GS030102 -- Current Methods in Molecular Research I
GS030112 -- Current Methods in Molecular Research II
GS030711 -- Seminars and Literature Study in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Course Offerings in Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology (top)

GS040013 -- Cell Biology
GS040022 -- Vascular Biology: Basic Science to Clinical Research
GS040032 -- Molecular Epidemiology
GS040033 -- Principles in Neoplastic Hematology
GS040041 -- Principles of Stem Cell Biology
GS040042 -- Stem Cells in Biomedicine
GS040043 -- Molecular Principles of Virology
GS040063 -- Cancer Biology
GS040071 -- Clinical Perspective of Malignant Disease
GS040073 -- Developmental Biology
GS040083 -- Basic Concepts of Tumor Biology
GS040101 -- Polypeptide Growth Factors
GS040103 -- Principles in Therapeutics
GS040111 -- Seminar in Cell Cycle, Apoptosis and Cell Signaling
GS040113 -- Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
GS040123 -- Eukaryotic Gene Expression
GS040133 -- Cancer Cell Signaling
GS040153 -- Human Gene Therapy: Basic Science to Clinical Trial
GS040181 -- The Molecular Basis of Programmed Cell Death
GS040203 -- Experimental Genetics
GS040213 -- Mechanisms in Cancer Therapeutics
GS040711 -- Seminar in Virology and Gene Therapy
GS040721 -- Seminar in Tumor Suppressor Genes
GS040731 -- Seminar in Developmental Biology
GS040741 -- Seminar in Applied Oncology Research
GS040751 -- Seminar in Regulatory Biology
GS040761 -- Current Topics in Oncogene Research
GS040771 -- Current Topics in Tumor Progression
GS040782 -- Topics in Extracellular Matrix
GS040791 -- Current Topics in Programmed Cell Death
GS040801 -- Current Topics in Genes and Development
GS040812 -- Seminars in Molecular Mechanisms of Human Cancer

Course Offerings in Immunology (top)

GS060014 -- Immunology I
GS060073 -- Cytokines and the Immune Response
GS060102 -- Immunology II: Regulation of Immune Responses
GS060112 -- Immunology III: Special Topics in Molecular Immunology
GS060133 -- Human Cancer Immunotherapy
GS060611 -- Advanced Topics in Immunology
GS060711 -- Seminar in Immunobiological Research

Course Offerings in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (top)

GS070011 -- Topics in Bioterrorism
GS070014 -- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics I
GS070023 -- Medical Microbiology - Medical Bacteriology
GS070024 -- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics II
GS070082 -- Microbial Sensing and Signal Transduction
GS070092 -- Molecular Basis of Microbial Pathogenesis
GS070731 -- Seminar in Infectious Diseases
GS070741 -- Literature Survey in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
GS070751 -- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Seminar Series

Course Offerings in Human Genetics (top)

GS110012 -- Cancer Genetic Counseling
GS110013 -- Genetics and Human Disease
GS110021 -- Psychosocial Genetic Counseling
GS110023 -- Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Human Genetics
GS110031 -- Contemporary Issues in Genetic Counseling
GS110032 -- Introduction to Genomics and Bioinformatics
GS110033 -- Methods in Genetic Epidemiology Linkage
GS110042 -- Population Genetics
GS110053 -- Data Mining Methodology
GS110062 -- Human DNA Variation
GS110072 -- Statistical Genetics
GS110082 -- Psychosocial Issues in Genetics
GS110083 -- Bioinformatics for Biologists
GS110092 -- Genetic Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
GS110103 -- Evolution of DNA and Protein Sequences
GS110112 -- Genetic Epidemiology: Association Studies
GS110122 -- Approaches to Research
GS110132 -- Introduction to Genetic Counseling
GS110173 -- Introductory Clinical Rotation in Genetic Counseling
GS110174 -- Advanced Clinical Rotation in Genetic Counseling
GS110611 -- Special Topics in Cytogenetics
GS110622 -- Topics in Medical Genetics I
GS110631 -- Current Topics in Human and Molecular Genetics
GS110642 -- Topics in Medical Genetics II
GS110711 -- Seminar in Genetics and Population Biology

Course Offerings in Physiology, Reproductive Biology,
Pathology and Comparative Medicine (top)

GS120041 -- Seminars in Experimental Pathology
GS120043 -- Principles in Pathology
GS120051 -- Seminars in Integrative Biology & Pharmacology
GS120055 -- Human Gross Anatomy
GS120063 -- Histology
GS120072 -- Developmental Anatomy
GS120083 -- Reproductive Biology
GS120104 -- Anatomy (Head and Neck)
GS120123 -- Advanced Reproductive Biology
GS120134 -- Functional Histology (formerly "Introduction to Histology")
GS120144 -- Introduction to Pathology
GS120232 -- Physiology of Pregnancy, Fetus, and Neonate
GS120254 -- Cell and Systems Physiology
GS120262 -- Cellular Basis of Cardiac Function
GS120721 -- Seminars in Molecular Basis of Human Cancer

Course Offerings in Pharmacology and Toxicology (top)

GS130013 -- Medical Pharmacology I
GS130024 -- Mechanisms of Hormone Action and Signal Transduction
GS130040 -- Pain and Analgesia
GS130063 -- Toxicology I: Principles of Toxicology
GS130073 -- Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis
GS130083 -- Toxicology II: Toxic Agents
GS130093 -- Cellular and Molecular Toxicology
GS130611 -- Contemporary Topics in Toxicology
GS130721 -- Seminar in Toxicology

Course Offerings in Neuroscience (top)

GS140014 -- Theory, Content, and Execution in Cognitive Neuroscience
GS140017 -- Neuroscience
GS140021 -- Current Topics in Neurobiology of Disease
GS140023 -- Cognitive Neuroscience I
GS140031 -- Advanced Seminar in Learning and Memory
GS140033 -- The Synaptic Basis for Learning and Memory: A Theoretical and Computational Approach
GS140041 -- Seminars in Neuroscience
GS140043 -- Experimental Analysis of Behavior
GS140051 -- Seminar in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
GS140053 -- Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
GS140061 -- Seminar in Molecular Neuroscience
GS140073 -- Visual Science I
GS140081 -- Seminar in Neural Coding and Behavior
GS140091 -- Current Topics in Neural Stem Cell Research
GS140101 -- Seminar in Human Neuroimaging
GS140103 -- Cellular Neurobiology: Molecular and Developmental
GS140111 -- Seminar in Theoretical & Computational Neuroscience
GS140113 -- System Neuroscience
GS140123 -- Cellular Neurobiology: Biophysical
GS140133 -- The Neurobiology of Somatosensation
GS140611 -- Current Topics in Neuroscience

Other Course Offerings (top)

GS210011 -- Seminars in Clinical Cancer Research
GS210014 -- Design and Management of Clinical Trials
GS210023 -- Biological Basis of Emerging Diseases
GS210024 -- Practicum in Teaching
GS210031 -- Seminars in Clinical Cancer Treatment
GS210032 -- Use of Experimental Animals in Biomedical Research
GS210033 -- Cellular Topics in Biomedical Sciences for Science Educators
GS210041 -- Topics in Translational Research
GS210051 -- The Ethical Dimensions of the Biomedical Sciences
GS210052 -- Introduction to Animal Models
GS210053 -- Law and Science
GS210063 -- Engineering Materials
GS210072 -- Biomaterials Testing Laboratory
GS210081 -- Oral Biomaterials I
GS210091 -- Oral Biomaterials II
GS210101 -- Succeeding in Science
GS210102 -- Ethics in Clinical Trials Research
GS210122 -- Introduction to Large Animal Models
GS210123 -- Disparities in Health in America: Working Toward Social Justice
GS210132 -- Human Protocol Research 
GS210232 -- Translational Research
GS210611 -- Topics in Molecular Medicine (Pass/Fail only)
GS210621 -- Topics in Cancer Prevention I
GS210631 -- Topics in Cancer Prevention II

NOTE: Course descriptions are intended as a general representation of the anticipated skills and knowledge that should accompany successful completion. No guarantee of achievement(s) by any specific student is included.

Certificate Programs

"Clinical Research for Biomedical Scientists", a certificate program for postdoctoral fellows at the UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Please contact Dr. Khandan Keyomarsi, kkeyomar@mdanderson.org.

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