GPiBS CURRICULUM
With the exception of the Spring “selectives”, all GPiBS students take the same courses. In the Fall, students are enrolled in 16 credit hours. These courses focus on biomedical research methods and techniques, molecular biology, and cell biology, while providing students a chance to rotate through labs in any of our seven participating programs.
In the Spring, more specialized courses are offered to ensure that each student has the opportunity to explore research areas that will most benefit them as they choose a department, lab, and research project. These courses are administered by the individual programs and students are able to select a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 12 courses.
The summer is predominantly comprised of one course, “Experimental Design and Applied biostatistics”, which provides students with the fundamentals of biostatistics, data interpretation, and experimental design, with a focus on the software GraphPad Prism.
FALL COURSES
All students are required to take all of the following courses in the Fall Semester.
BMSC 5001: Integrity in Scientific Research
BMSC 5021: Methods in Biomedical Research
BMSC 5031: Laboratory Animal Use and Concepts
BMSC 5221: Journal Club
BMSC 6012: Molecular Systems I
BMSC 6023: Molecular Systems II
BMSC 6053: Cellular Systems I
BMSC 6052: Cellular Systems II
BMSC 6100: Lab Rotation
SPRING COURSES
BMSC 6100: Lab Rotation
All students are required to take 9-12 of the following courses in the Spring Semester.
Biochemistry Courses (BIOC)
BIOC 6321-001: Enzyme Catalysis and Modulation
BIOC 6321-005: Structural Biology
BIOC 6321-006: Analysis of Macromolecules
BIOC 6321-007: Biochemical and Biophysical Instrumentation Lab
BIOC 6321-008: Survey of Data Science
BIOC 6341-003: GeroScience
BIOC 6341-004: GTPases as Biological Switches
BIOC 6341-005: Metabolic Regulation
Cell Biology Courses (CELL)
CELL 6111: Cell Biology 1
CELL 6121: Cell Biology 2
CELL 6321 / OCNS 6321: Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Vision
Microbiology & Immunology Courses (MI)
MI 5320: Basic Bacteriology
MI 6011: Immuno-Oncology
MI 6032: Immunology 1 & 2
MI 6111: Immunity & Disease
MI 6301: Basic Microbiology
MI 6321: Virology
MI 6501: Molecular Micro
Oklahoma Center for Neurosciences Courses (OCNS)
OCNS 5571 / PHSC 5571: Neuropharmacology
OCNS 6101: Neurobiology
OCNS 6201: Behavioral Neuroscience
OCNS 6311: Neuroimmunology
OCNS 6321 / CELL 6321: Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Vision
Pathology Courses (PATH)
PATH 6121: Molecular Basis of Human Disease
PATH 6301: Cells to Tissues to Molecular Morphology
Pharmaceutical Sciences Courses (PHSC)
PHSC 5561: General Principles of Pharmacology
PHSC 5571 / OCNS 5571: Neuropharmacology
PHSC 5581: General and Systematic Toxicology
Physiology Courses (PHYO)
PHYO 6401-001: Cardiovascular and Renal Systems
PHYO 6401-002: Cardio Genomics & Diseases
PHYO 6401-003: Integrative Aspects of Smooth Muscle Function
PHYO 6401-004: Cellular & Physiological Aspects of Aging
PHYO 6401-005: Angio- and Lymphangiogenesis
SUMMER COURSES
All students are required to take all of the following courses in the Summer Semester.
BMSC 6100: Lab Rotation
BMSC 5011: Experimental Design and Applied Biostatistics