All students must take three course units in electives to satisfy the distribution requirement. Two course units must be in didactic courses in cell biology, molecular biology, or biochemistry.
| Recommended Electives |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMB) |
| BMB 508 |
Fall |
Macromolecular Biophysics |
Sharp |
| BMB 554 |
Fall |
Macromolecular Crystallography |
Marmorstein |
| Cell and Molecular Biology (CAMB) |
| BIOM 600 |
Fall |
Cell Biology |
Ostap |
| Genetics |
| BIOM 555 |
Spring |
Eukaryotic Gene Expression |
Bartolomei/Simon |
| CAMB 539 |
Fall |
Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics |
Vanderwode/Goldfine |
| CAMB 608 |
Fall |
Regulation of Eukaryotic Gene Expression |
Kadesch |
| Microbiology |
| CAMB 545 |
Spring |
Fundamental Virology |
Bates |
| CAMB 601 |
Fall |
Advanced Virology Seminar |
Weiss/Lavi |
| CAMB 621 |
Spring |
Seminar in Retroviral Biology |
Malim/Bates/Doms |
| Neuroscience (INSC) |
| INSC 587 |
Fall |
Neurobiology of Disease |
Dichter |