UCSD BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES - Graduate Program

Last updated: April 3, 2011
Spring 2011
BIOM 272A and 274A: Seminars in Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology

Course co-directors:
Karen Oegema, PhD.
Binhai Zheng, Ph.D.

Who may register: 
1st year BMS students who are interested in current topics in diverse areas of biological/biomedical research. Depending on space availability, we may or may not be able to accommodate additional students.

Course description: 
This course will provide perspective on selected seminars representing diverse areas of modern biomedical sciences. This year's topics include gene regulation, genomics, cell signaling, cancer biology, immunology, neurodegenerative diseases, stem cells and various topics in cell biology. The focus is on how science is done and communicated effectively, and not to get to every technical detail of each presentation. The course consists of one seminar on campus (Thursday, 4 pm) and one class meeting (Friday 11 am - 1 pm) per week. The Friday meetings will consist of a student-led discussion of the previous week's seminar (post-session, 1st hour) and an introduction to the upcoming seminar by a guest lecturer (pre-session, 2nd hour). The guest lecturer (a senior student, postdoctoral fellow or faculty member from the local research community who works on a related research topic) will introduce the upcoming seminar following a format designed to encourage student participation. For this year's class, all the seminars are from the CMM seminar series to provide a more consistent seminar time for class participants.

Friday meetings (post- and pre- sessions): 
Time: Friday 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (April 1 - June 3)
Place: CMME 2047

Schedule (subject to change): 
Notes: Class sessions are shaded in grey; seminars are indicated with white background.