Students who are admitted into the Ph.D. program in the emphasis area of Molecular and Cellular Biology will fulfill the degree requirements for a Ph.D. in Biology and will take the courses described below.
Required Courses: In addition to the courses required for the Ph.D. in Biology students in this emphasis area must complete three of the five courses listed below during their first two years in the graduate program
Biol 376 Topics in Biological Chemistry
(or Chem 372 - Advanced Biochemistry)
Biol 426 Advanced Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
Biol 428 Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology
Biol 435 Advanced Molecular Cell Biology
Biol 438 Advanced Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
Elective courses: The remaining coursework in this emphasis area must be chosen from the required courses listed above or from the courses listed below. Courses at Washington University, St. Louis University, and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville may be taken with permission of the student's advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies in Biology.
Biol 317 Immunobiology
Biol 320 Neurophysiology
Biol 322 Neurophysiology Laboratory
Biol 332 Advanced Development Laboratory
Biol 360 Techniques in Electron Microscopy
Biol 410 Advanced Cell Physiology
Biol 417 Advanced Immunology
Biol 429 Molecular Evolution
Biol 430 Advanced Topics in Development
Biol 434 Advanced Virology
Biol 444 Gene Activity During Development
Biol 4XX Advanced Molecular Biology of Plants
Biol 4XX Topics in Cellular, Molecular and
Developmental Biology 1