Program in Cell and Regulatory Biology
Course Requirements

One or more required courses (indicated by asterisks) in each area will be selected with guidance from the student's Advisory Committee. Students may ask for approval from the Advisory Committee and the Cell and Regulatory Biology Program to place out of courses they have already taken.

Underlined headings indicate courses that satisfy GSBS area requirements.

CORE COURSES

Quantitative (*choose one)

• GS010014 Biomedical Statistics
• GS030102 Current Methods in Molecular Research

Molecular (*choose one)

• GS030014 Metabolic Biochemistry
• GS030024 Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• GS040123 Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Cellular

• GS040013 Cell Biology*

Systems (*choose one)

• GS120254 Cell and Systems Physiology (recommended)

Other systems courses may be substituted; for example:

• GS040063 Cancer Biology
• GS040076 Developmental Biology
• GS140017 Neuroscience

TRACK REQUIREMENTS* AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Listed below are courses that are required (asterisk) or recommended, depending upon the track and the research goals of the student.

All Tracks

• GS040751 Seminar in Regulatory Biology* (take twice or once plus another seminar course)

Cell Biology Track

• GS130024 Mechanisms of Hormone Action and Signal Transduction*
• GS110032 Introduction to Genomics and Bioinformatics
• GS040111 Seminar in Cell Cycle, Apoptosis and Cell Signaling Transduction

Physiology Track
Course requirements are tailored for individual students by their faculty mentor and Advisory Committee. Examples include:

• GS130024 Mechanisms of Hormone Action and Signal Transduction
• GS120262 Cellular Basis of Cardiac Function
• GS140103 Cellular Neurobiology: Molecular and Developmental
• GS040123 Eukakryotic Gene Expression

Pharmacology Track

• GS130024 Mechanisms of Hormone Action and Signal Transduction*

  Also choose one of the following:*

• GS130013 Medical Pharmacology I, OR
• Advanced Pharmacology I and II (PCOL 6470 and PCOL 6471 at the University of Houston)

ELECTIVES

Other courses may be recommended by the student's advisory committee to provide interdisciplinary breadth and depth appropriate for the student's specific area of interest in cell and regulatory biology.