Genetics Training Program: Courses and Curriculum

Common Curriculum and Requirements:

  1. Human Genetics 541 Molecular Genetics, 3 credits, Fall term.
  2. Human Genetics 630 Genetics Short Course, 1 credit, Winter term. Students enroll for two semesters.
  3. Human Genetics 631 Genetics Program Student Seminar, 1 credit, Winter term. Students enroll for two semesters and present a seminar each semester.
  4. Human Genetics 632 Experimental Genetic Systems (Faculty Seminar), 1 credit, Fall term. Students enroll for two semesters.
  5. All GTP students must take the ethics classes required by their home departments (e.g., PIBS 503 or EEB/MCDB 499).
  6. Students must complete at least 2 credit hours of bioinformatics/computational biology coursework (e.g. Human Genetics 551). We welcome suggestions regarding courses to meet this requirement. Bioinf 524 was a new offering (3 credits) in Winter 2017 and consists of all three of the previous Bioinf 525 modules. Please contact Dr. Moran or Dr. Antonellis if you wish to take a bioinformatics course that is not in the below Electives list.
  7. GTP-approved elective courses, at least 6 credits required, over the course of the GTP appointment. See "Electives" course list below for options.
  8. Monthly student research presentations by senior GTP students and mandatory ethics discussions twice a year.
  9. Poster presentation at the annual retreat in September.
  10. GTP students are required to have a thesis committee meeting at least once every year. In addition to your mentor, this committee should include at least one additional GTP faculty member.
  11. Importantly, any publications arising from your thesis research should acknowledge GTP support by including the following statement: "[Student's initials] was supported by the following NIH training grant: "Michigan Predoctoral Training in Genetics (T32GM007544)."

Note: Students currently funded by the GTP must check with Ashley Andreae ([email protected]) before registering for courses.

Electives: 6 credits selected from the following course options:

  • Biolchem 515 Introductory Biochemistry (3 credits)
  • Biolchem 640 Regulatory RNA and Control of Gene Expression (2 credits)
  • Biolchem 650 Eukaryotic Gene Transcription (2 credits)
  • Biolchem 655/660 Molecules of life: Protein structure, function and dynamics (3 credits)
  • Biolchem 675 Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Membranes and Organelles (2 credits)
  • Biolchem 690 Biochemical Regulatory Mechanisms (2 credits)
  • Bioinf 524 (New in Winter '17) Foundations in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (3 modules, 3 credits) (see #6 above)
  • Bioinf 527 Introduction to Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (4 credits)
  • Bioinf 528 Advanced Applications of Bioinformatics (3 credits)
  • Bioinf 545 High-throughput Molecular Genomic and Epigenomic Data Analysis (3 credits)
  • Bioinf 575 Programming Laboratory in Bioinformatics (3 credits)
  • Biology 422 Cell and Molecular Neurobiology (3 credits)
  • Biostat 830 Advanced Topics in Bio-statistics (3 credits)
  • CDB 530 Cell Biology (3 credits)
  • CDB 581 Developmental Genetics (3 credits)
  • EEB 512 Molecular and Genomic Evolution (3 credits)
  • EEB 516 Principles of Evolution (4 credits)
  • Humgen 542 Molecular Basis of Human Genetic Disease (3 credits)
  • Humgen 544 Basic Concepts in Population and Statistical Genetics (2 credits)
  • Humgen 551 Computational Genomics (3 credits)
  • Humgen 580 Neurobiology of Developmental Disorders (3 credits)
  • Humgen 803 Advanced Topics in Genetics (2 credits)
  • MCDB 405 Molecular Basis of Development (3 credits)
  • MCDB 430 Molecular Biology of Plants (3 credits)
  • MCDB 451 Molecular Neurobiology of Health and Disease (3 credits)
  • MCDB 527 Experimental Molecular Biology (3 credits)
  • MCDB 600 Special Topics in MCDB
  • MCDB 614 Experimental Models in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (3 credits)
  • MCDB 615 Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology (3 credits)
  • Micrbiol 607 Microbial Pathogenesis (3 credits)
  • Micrbiol 612 Microbial Informatics (3 credits)
  • Micrbiol 615 Molecular and Cellular Determinants of Viral Pathogenesis (2 credits)
  • Micrbiol 619 Special Topics in Microbiology & Immunology (1 credit)
  • Micrbiol 640 Molecular & Cellular Immunology (3 credits)
  • Micrbiol 813 Science in the Clinics (1 credit)
  • Phrmacol 502 Introduction to Scientific Communication (2 credits)
  • Phrmacol 601 Principles of Pharmacology (3 credits)
  • Phrmacol 612 Seminars in Antimicrobial and Cancer Pharmacology (2 credits)
  • Phrmacol 616 Seminars in Cardiovascular Pharmacology (2 credits)
  • Phrmacol 617 Endocrine Pharmacology (2 credits)
  • Physiol 555 Method and Logic in Biomedical Science (3 credits)

Note: Please contact Dr. Moran or Dr. Antonellis if you wish to take an elective course that is not in this list.