Faculty, staff, and students socialize at a research retreat.

Course Requirements

• CMSB seminar
• pedagogy training
• one course from 3 of 4 core areas:
  • biochemistry
  • cell biology
  • molecular biology
  • structural biology
• additional seminars and courses as determined by the student and committee

Diagnostic Examinations

All Ph.D. students must pass a comprehensive examination and write and defend a dissertation research proposal.

All M.S. students must write and defend a thesis proposal. All students must present and defend their final dissertation or thesis.