ADVANCING TO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES PHD STUDY

NTP 700

Provides graduate students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in science. Topics which are covered include choosing a thesis advisor, grant writing, preparing a seminar presentation, etc.

BIOCORE 181

Orientation to biology research on campus, work in a research team to investigate a novel research question, and do biology research on a choice of topics: from ecology and physiology to cell biology. Emphasis is on critical thinking required in designing and conducting experiments, analyzing and interpreting data, and communicating findings orally and in writing.

GENETICS 705

Provides support, processes, and tools for advancing graduate research and refining individual research topics. Adjust and refine goals of a research topic to maximize the impact of doctoral research and learn how to navigate the shifting landscape of research throughout doctoral studies. Boost emerging graduate research plans by gaining operations skills in independent knowledge acquisition and technical skills in basic computational biology. Activities include shaping a research question, identifying barriers in the research process, building a reference bibliography of relevant background literature, using databases and other electronic resources that inform research, and operating basic tools to determine gene function.

BIOLOGY 699

Advanced directed study as arranged with a faculty member. Open only to students declared in Biology.

GENETICS 875

Special topics of current interest to graduate students.