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Critical Dates 2018
- Module 1 = Wed., Aug. 22 – Mon., Sep. 24, 2018
- Module 2 = Tue., Sep. 25 – Mon., Oct. 29, 2018
- Module 3 = Tue., Oct. 30 – Wed., Dec. 5, 2018
- Module 1-3= all semester
Rotation 1 Mon., Aug. 20 – Fri., Oct. 12
Presentations: 10/8-10/12/18
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- Pharmacology:
- Physiology:
Rotation 2 Mon., Oct. 15 – Fri., Dec. 14
Presentations: 12/10-12/14/18
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Fall 2018 University Holidays
- Monday, Sept. 3, Labor Day
- Friday, Nov. 2, UF Homecoming
- Friday, Nov. 12, Veteran’s Day
- Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 21-23, Thanksgiving
Exam Reading Days: Dec. 6-7
Final Exam Week: Dec. 8-14
Core Courses |
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Contact: Brett Looney, M-134, 273-8602, blooney@ufl.edu |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Course Type |
Module | Day(s) | Time | Room | Course Director(s) |
| GMS 6001 | GMS 6001 Schedule (Students, see canvas site for up to date schedule) | 5 | Semester | 1-3 | M – F | 8:30-10:30 | C1-7 | J Resnick |
| GMS 6003 | Essentials of Graduate Research & Professional Development | 1 | Semester | 1-3 | W McCormack | |||
| GMS 6090 | Rotation 1 | 1 | Semester | 1-3 | ||||
| GMS 6090 | Rotation 2 | 1 | Semester | 1-3 | ||||
| GMS 6895 | Journal Club | 1 | Semester | 1-3 | T Rowe | |||
Elective |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Course Type |
Module | Day(s) | Time | Room | Course Director(s) |
| GMS 7950 | Fundamentals of Biomedical Science Education | 2 | Semester | 1-3 | M, W | 1:00-2:00 | CG-72A | W McCormack |
| GMS 6622 | Mitochondrial Biology in Aging & Disease | 2 | Semester | 1-3 | Th | 3:00-5:00 | ARB R2-265 | J Kim & C Leeuwenburgh |
| GMS 5909 | Finding Biomedical Research Information and Communicating Science | 1 | Module | 1 | T,Th | 1:00-2:30 | C2-3 | M Tennant |
Cancer Biology (MSA) |
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Graduate Coordinator: Thomas Franklin, B1-3, 273-8473, tomfranklin@ufl.edu |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Course Type |
Module | Day(s) | Time | Room | Course Director(s) |
| GMS 5905 | Special Topics: Biochemistry & Cancer Biology Grant Writing | 1 | Module | 2 | M | 11:45-1:40 | TBA | L Bloom |
| BCH 5413 | Eukaryotic Molecular Biology & Genetics (Elective) | 3 | Semester | 1-3 | M,W,F | 1:55-2:45 | ARB R3-265 | T Yang |
| BCH 7410 | Advanced Gene Regulation | 1 | Module | 2 | T,Th | 9:35-11:30 | CGRC 351 | J Bungert & S Huang |
| BCH 7412 | Epigenetics of Human Disease and Development (Elective) | 1 | Module | 3 | T,Th | 1:55-3:50 | CG-57 | J Lu |
| GMS 6051 | Advanced Signal Transduction (ODD YEARS ONLY) | 1 | Module | 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | J Harrison |
| GMS 6053 | Cancer Biology & Therapeutics (requires a minimum of 5 students) (ODD YEARS ONLY) | 1 | Module | 2 | T,Th | 8:30-10:30 | TBA | T Rowe & D Siemann |
| GMS 6061 | The Nucleus (ODD YEARS ONLY) | 1 | Module | 3 | T,Th | 2:00-3:30 | CGRC 351 | A Ishov |
| GMS 6232 | Adv. Applications of Bioinformatics in Genetics (ODD YEARS ONLY |
1 | Module | 1 | T,Th | 10:30-12:00 | CG 291 | L Zhou |
| GMS 6383 | Current Topics in Immunology (ODD YEARS ONLY) | 1 | Module | 2 | M,W,F | 10:40-11:30 | J580 | T Brusko |
| GMS 6647 | Transcriptional Control of Cell Growth & Proliferation (Elective) | 1 | Module | 2 | T,Th | 2:00-3:30 | DG-41 | D Liao & Y Qiu |
| GMS 6691 | Cancer Biology Journal Club | 1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | T | 11:45-1:00 | CGRC 336 | M Zajac-Kaye |
| GMS 6934 | Cancer Biology Data Discussion | 1 | Module | 1-3 | W | 4:00-5:00 | CGRC 451 | D Siemann & M Zajac-Kaye |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advanced Program (MSB) |
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Graduate Coordinator: Elise Feagle, R3-234, 294-8404, slide99@ufl.edu |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Course Type |
Module | Day(s) | Time | Room | Course Director(s) |
| BCH 5413 | Eukaryotic Molecular Biology and Genetics | 3 | Semester | 1-3 | M,W,F | 1:55-2:45 | ARB R3-265 | T Yang |
| GMS 5905 | Special Topics: Biochemistry & Cancer Biology Grant Writing | 1 | Module | 2 | M | 11:45-1:40 | TBA | L Bloom |
| GMS 6195 | Epigenetics Journal Club (with MSB) (S/U) |
1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | Th | 12:00-1:00 | CGRC 351 | M Kladde & T Yang |
| BCH 6207 | Advanced Metabolism: Role of Membranes in Signal Transduction & Metabolic Control | 1 | Module | 1 | M,W,F | 8:30-9:20 | TBA | S Frost |
| BCH 6208 | Advanced Metabolism: Regulation of Key Reactions in Carbohydrate & Lipid Metabolism | 1 | Module | 2 | M,W,F | 8:30-9:20 | TBA | S Frost |
| BCH 6209 | Advanced Metabolism: Regulation of Key Reactions in Amino Acid and Nucleic Metabolism | 1 | Module | 3 | M,W,F | 8:30-9:20 | TBA | S Frost |
| BCH 6206 | Metabolic Control Analysis (same as BCH 6207+6208+6209 above) |
3 | Semester | 1-3 | M,W,F | 8:30-9:20 | R3-265 | S Frost |
| BCH 6415 | Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology (SPRING SEMESTER ONLY) | 3 | Semester | N/A | N/A | N/A | T Yang | |
| BCH 6740 | Structural Biochemistry (SPRING SEMESTER ONLY) | 3 | Semester | N/A | N/A | N/A | T Mareci | |
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BCH 6741C |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy in vivo |
1-3
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Semester |
1-3 3 (lab) |
T,Th | 10:40-11:30 | TBA | T Mareci |
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BCH 6744 |
Molecular Structure Determination by X-ray Crystallography |
1 |
Module |
1 |
M,W,F | 4:05-4:55 | CG-74 | R McKenna |
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BCH 6744L |
Molecular Structure Determination by X-ray Crystallography – Laboratory |
1 |
Module |
1 |
T,Th | 10:40-1:30 | LG-171 | M Agbandje-McKenna |
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BCH 6745 |
Molecular Structure and Dynamics by NMR Spectroscopy
(FALL ODD YEARS ONLY) |
1 |
Module |
2 | M,W,F | 10:40-11:30 | ARB R3-265 | J Long |
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BCH 6745L |
Molecular Structure and Dynamics by NMR Spectroscopy – Laboratory
(FALL ODD YEARS ONLY) |
1 |
Module |
2 | Th | Group A- 10:40-1:40Group B- 4:05-7:05 | AMRIS Facility | J Long |
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BCH 6746 |
Structural Biology;Macromolecular Structure, Determination (SPRING SEMESTER ONLY) |
1 |
Module | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | R McKenna |
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BCH 6747 |
Structural Biology/Advanced Physical Biochemistry: Spectroscopy and Hydrodynamics (SPRING SEMESTER ONLY) |
1 |
Module | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | T Mareci |
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BCH 6749C |
Numerical Methods in Structural Biology (SUMMER C SEMESTER ONLY) |
1 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | R McKenna | ||
| BCH 6875 | Methodologies and discoveries in crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy (CURRENTLY NOT BEING OFFERED) | 1 | Journal Club | M | 3:00-3:50 | R3-265 | R McKenna | |
| BCH 6876 | Recent Advances in Membrane Biology Journal Club (SPRING ONLY) | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | M Merritt | ||
| BCH 6877 | Recent Advances in Structural Biology Journal Club | 1 | M | 3:30-3:50 | R3-265 | R McKenna | ||
| BCH 6878 | Recent Advances in Cytoskeletal Processes (CURRENTLY NOT BEING OFFERED) | 1 | Journal Club |
1-3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | D Purich |
| BCH 6936 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Journal Club | 1 | Journal Club |
1-3 | T | 11:45 | R3-265 | A Berglund |
| BCH 6040 | Research Discussion in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1 | Semester | 1-3 | W | 4:00 | R3-265 | L Bloom |
| BCH 7410 | Advanced Gene Regulation (with MSG) | 1 | Module | 2 | T,Th | 9:35-11:30 | CGRC 133 | S Huang |
| BCH 7412 | Epigenetics of Human Disease and Development | 1 | Module | 3 | T,Th | 1:55-3:50 | CG-57 | J Lu |
| BCH 7414 | Advanced Chromatin Structure (SPRING SEMESTER EVEN YEARS ONLY) | 1 | Module | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | T Yang |
| BCH 7515 | Structural Biology/Advanced Physical Biochemistry: Kinetics and Thermodynamics (SPRING SEMESTER ONLY) | 1 | Module | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | D Purich |
| BCH 6107 | Biophysical Techniques in Proteomics and Protein Science (NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED) | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | R McKenna | ||
Genetics Advanced Program (MSG) |
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Graduate Coordinator: Kris Minkoff, R2-220, 273-6380, kminkoff@ufl.edu |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Course Type |
Module | Day(s) | Time | Room | Course Director(s) |
| GMS 5905 | Big Data For the Biologist | 3 | Module | 1-3 | T,W,Th | 3:00-3:50 | CG-451 | L McIntyre |
| GMS 6038 | Bacterial Genetics & Physiology (with MSI) HYBRID | 1 | Module | 1 | F | 9:35-10:25 | R2-265 | P Gulig |
| GMS 6121 | Infectious Diseases (SPRING ONLY) ONLINE | 3 | 1-3 | P Gulig | ||||
| GMS 6920 | Genetics Journal Colloquy (S/U) | 1 | Journal Club |
1-3 | W | 4:00-5:00 | R2-265 | M Wallace & E Wang |
| GMS 6195 | Epigenetics Journal Club (with MSB) (S/U) |
1 | Journal Club |
1-3 | Th | 12:00-1:00 | CG 351 | M. Kladde & T Yang |
| GMS 6232 | Adv. Applications of Bioinformatics in Genetics (ODD YEARS ONLY) (Need bioinformatics & programming experience) |
1 | Module | 1 | T,Th | 10:30-12:00 | CG 291 | L Zhou |
| BCH 7410 | Advanced Gene Regulation (with MSB) |
1 | Module | 2 | T,Th | 9:30-10:25 | CG 133 | J Bungert & A Lewin |
| GMS 6290 | Genetics/Genomics Seminar | 1 | Semester | 1-3 | F | 10:40-11:30 | CG 133 | M Swanson & D Soltis |
| GMS 6506 | Biologic Drug Development | 1 | Module | 3 | M,F | 4:00-5:30 | Split | H Baker |
| GMS 7191 | Research Conference | 1 | Semester | 1-3 | T | 4:00 | CGRC 451 | H Baker |
| PCB 5065 | Advanced Genetics | 4 | Semester | 1-3 | M,T,W,Th | 11:45-12:35 | 2318 Fifield Hall | C Chase |
| GMS 6108 | Bact. Phys. Antibio. | 3 | Module | 1-3 | F | 9:35 | R2-265 | P Gulig |
| GMS 6169 | Antimicrobial Strategies | 1 | Module | 3 | F | 9:35 | R2-265 | H Schweizer |
| GMS 6153 | Advanced Bacterial Genetics | 1 | Module | 2 | F | 9:35 | R2-265 | L Jin |
| GMS 6221 | Ethics in Genetics (FALL ONLY) | 1 | Module | 1-3 | Th | 1:55-2:45 | HME 332 | W Allen & M Wayne |
| GMS 6251 | Mole Therapy I (OFFERED ONLY EVEN YEARS) | 1 | Module | 1 | M,W,F | 1:00-2:00 | CGRC 236 | Zolotukhin |
| GMS 6252 | Mole Therapy II (OFFERED ONLY EVEN YEARS) | 1 | Module | 2 | M,W,F | 1:00-2:00 | CGRC 236 | Srivastava |
| GMS 6253 | Mole Therapy III (OFFERED ONLY EVEN YEARS) | 1 | Module | 3 | M,W,F | 1:00-2:00 | CGRC 236 | Herzog |
| GMS 6132 | Gene & Immunotherapy (Online Only) | 2 | 1-3 | L Chang | ||||
Immunology & Microbiology Advanced Program (MSI) |
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Graduate Coordinator: Kris Minkoff, R2-220, 273-6380, kminkoff@ufl.edu |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Course Type |
Module | Day(s) | Time | Room | Course Director(s) |
| GMS 6038 | Bacterial Genetics & Physiology (with MSG) HYBRID (Prerq. of 6121 or Instructor Consent) |
1 | Module | 1 | M,W,F | 9:30-10:25 | R2-265 | P Gulig |
| GMS 6193 | Oral Biology Research Conference | 1 | Seminar | 1-3 | M | 11:45-12:45 | TBA | M Davey |
| GMS 6921 | Immunology/Microbiology Journal Colloquy | 1 | Journal Club |
1-3 | Th | 12:00 | C1-7 | G Diamond |
| GMS 6945 | Team Science | 1 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | W McCormack |
| GMS 6198 | Bacterial Pathogenesis Journal Club | 1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | W | 12:00-1:00 | R2-265 | L Kesavalu |
| GMS 6234 | Introduction to Phylogenetics | 3 | Module | 1-3 | T | 1:00-4:30 | CGRC 291 | M Salemi |
| GMS 6040 | Host-Pathogen Interaction (FALL SEMESTER-EVEN YEARS) | 1 | Module | 3 | T,Th | 9:00-10:30 | DG-41 | J Brady |
| GMS 6143 | Cells of the Innate Immune (EVEN YEARS ONLY) | 1 | Module | 1 | M,W,F | 10:30-11:30 | CG56 | M Wallet |
| VME 6505 | Autoimmunity (FALL OF ODD YEARS) Prereq: GMS 6140 |
1 | Module | 3 | M,W,F | 10:40-11:30 | CG56 | A Peck |
| GMS 6337 | B Cell Development in Health & Disease (EVEN YEARS ONLY) | 1 | Module | 3 | M,W,F | 10:30-11:40 | TBA | L Morel |
| GMS 6382 | Special Topics in Immunology (EVEN YEARS ONLY) | 1 | Module | 2 | M,W,F | 10:30-11:40 | TBA | TBA |
| GMS 6383 | Current Topics in Immunotherapy (FALL OF ODD YEARS) | 1 | Module | 2 | M,W,F | 10:40-11:30 | CG56 | T Brusko |
| VME 6934 | Mucosal Immunology (FALL OF ODD YEARS) | 1 | Module | 1 | M,W,F | 9:00-10:30 | CG56 | D Avram & L Jin |
| GMS 7194 | Biotechnology Seminar |
1 | Hybrid | 1-3 | L Wu | |||
| GMS 6232 | Adv. Applications of Bioinformatics in Genetics (FALL ODD YEARS ONLY | 1 | Module | 1 | T,Th | 10:30-12:00 | CG 291 | L Zhou |
| GMS 6108 | Advanced Bacterial Genetics | 2 | Module | 1-3 | M,W,F | 9:30-10:25 | R2-265 | S Jin |
| GMS 5909 | Bio Info | 1 | Module | 1 | T,Th | 1:00-2:30 | C2-3 | M Tennant |
| GMS 6169 | Antimicrobial Strategy | 1 | Module | 3 | M,W,F | 9:30-10:30 | R2-265 | H Schweizer |
| GMS 6153 | Adv. Bacterial Genetics | 1 | Module | 2 | M,W,F | 9:30-10:30 | R2-265 | Jin |
Molecular Cell Biology Advanced Program (MSM) |
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Graduate Coordinator: Thomas Franklin, B1-3, 273-8473, tomfranklin@ufl.edu |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Course Type |
Module | Day(s) | Time | Room | Course Director(s) |
| GMS 6061 | The Nucleus (ODD YEARS ONLY) | 1 | Module | 3 | T,Th | 2:00-3:30 | CGRC 351 | A Ishov |
| GMS 6417 | Integrative Aging Physiology | 3 | Module | 1-3 | M,W | 1:00-2:30 | DG-41 | S Someya |
| GMS 6692 | MCB Data Club (Section 017G) (required for all MCB students) | 1 | Module | 1-3 | W | 11:00-12:00 | JG-32 | Y. Qiu |
| GMS 6647 | Transcriptional Control of Growth & Proliferation | 1 | Module | 2 | T,Th | 2:00-3:30 | DG-41 | D Liao & Y. Qiu |
| GMS 6690 | Molecular Cell Biology Journal Club (Required for all MCB Students) | 1 | Journal Club |
1-3 |
T | 1:00-2:00 | R2-265 | E Vitriol |
| GMS 6635 | Organization of Cells & Tissues | 3 | Module | 1-3 | Online, lab on Fri | 1:00-3:00 | DG-41 | J Aris & W Dunn |
Neuroscience Advanced Program (MSN) |
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Graduate Coordinator: Elizabeth Fisher, L1-100, 273-9205, elizabethcfisher@ufl.edu |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Course Type |
Module | Day(s) | Time | Room | Course Director(s) |
| GMS 6007 | 2 | Advanced Module | 1-3 | Web Course | ||||
| GMS 6021 |
Principles of Neuroscience I: Organization & Development of the Nervous System |
2 | Advanced Module | 1-3 | Web Course | |||
| GMS 6024 |
Principles of Neuroscience IV: Neural Integration & Control (Requires Permission Prereq: GMS 6705) |
2 | Advanced Module | 1 | M,W,F | 9:00-11:00 | L1-101 | |
| GMS 6029 |
Brain Journal Club: Neuroinflammation |
1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | W | 9:30-10:30 | L1-101 | |
| GMS 6029 | Brain Journal Club: Neurodegenerative Research: From Bench-to-Bedside | 1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | T | 4:30-5:30 | J480 | S. Dore |
| GMS 6029 |
Brain Journal Club: Membrane Protein Trafficking
(Requires Permission)
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1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | F | 4:00-5:00 | L1-101 | |
| GMS 6029 |
Brain Journal Club: Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders
(Minimum 3 Students Required)
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1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | T | 9:00-10:00 | L1-101 | |
| GMS 6029 |
Journal/Data Club at Whitney Lab NOT OFFERED FALL 2017
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1 | Journal Club | 1-3 |
P Linser |
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| GMS 6029 |
Brain Journal Club: Animal Models and Pathology of Neurological Disease
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1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | Th | 4:00-5:00pm | R4-133 | |
| GMS 6080 |
Basic Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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1 | Module | 2 | T.Th | 1:00-3:00 | L1-101 | |
| GMS 6750 | Molecular Pathobiology of Neural Disease | 1 | Advanced Module | 3 | M,W | 3:00-4:00 | J480 | D Borchelt & B Giasson |
| GMS 6792 | Neuroscience Graduate Research Seminar | 1 | Semester | 1-3 | W | 11:00-12:00 | C1-7 | H Nick |
| GMS 7794 | Neuroscience Department Seminar | 1 | Seminar | 1-3 | Th | 9:00-10:00 | LG-101 | H Khoshbouei & J McIntyre |
| GMS 7979 | Advanced Research (Pre-Candidacy) | Var | Research | 1-3 | ||||
| GMS 7980 | Doctoral Research | Var | Research | 1-3 | ||||
| GMS 7795 | Topics in Chemosensory Science Seminar | 1 | Seminar | 1-3 | F | 1:00-2:00 | L1-101 | J McIntyre |
| GMS 7795 | Nobel Prizewinners in Neuroscience | 1 | Advanced Module | 1 | Web Course | N Rowland | ||
| GMS 7795 | Psychobiology of Eating and Obesity | 3 | Advanced Module | 1-3 | Web Course | N Rowland | ||
Physiology & Pharmacology Advanced Program (MSP)
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Graduate Coordinators: Ellen Esparolini, R5-234, 294-5350, eesparol@ufl.edu; Robyn Edwards, M-552, 294-5064, redwards@ufl.edu |
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| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Course Type |
Module | Day(s) | Time | Room | Course Director(s) |
| GMS 6495 | Seminar in Physiology | 1 | Seminar | 1-3 | M | 4:00-5:00 | R5-265 | C Wood |
| GMS 6590 | Seminar in Pharmacology | 1 | Seminar | 2 | T | 4:00-5:00 | R5-265 | G Torres |
| GMS 6491 | Journal Club in Physiology – Renal | 1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | M | 3:00-4:00 | R5-265 | A Alli & M Gumz |
| GMS 6491 | Journal Club in Physiology- Muscle | 1 | Journal Club | 1-3 | W | 1:00-2:00 | M559 | G Walter & A Judge |
| GMS 6051 | Advanced Signal Transduction (with MSN) | 1 | Module | 3 | M,W | M-2:30-4:30 W-2:00-4:00 | R5-231 | J Harrison & B Law |
| GMS 6053 | Cancer Biology & Therapeutics | 1 | Module | 3 | T,Th | 8:30-10:30 | R5-231 | T Rowe & D Siemann |
| GMS 6592 | Ion Channels Journal Club | 1 | Journal Club | 2 | Th | 12:00-1:00 | R5-231 | R Papke |
| GMS 6847 | Translational Research & Therapeutics: Bench, Bedside, Community, & Policy | 3 | Semester | 1-3 | T,Th | T-1:00-3:00 Th-1:00-2:00 | R5-265 | J Martens |