| Year | Fall | Spring |
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| Year 1 | CMB 710A-F (modules; 6 credits) * Research 1-01 (rotations; 1 credit) ¥ CMB 764 (seminar; 1 credit) ¥ BIOTRAIN 701 ♦ BIOTRAIN 750: Intro to RCR Concepts (4 hrs) ♦ |
CMB 720 (techniques; 3 credits) * Elective (3 credits) * Research 1-01 (rotations; 1 credit) ¥ CMB 764 (seminar; 1 credit) ¥ BIOTRAIN 751: Responsible Scientist I (4 hrs) ♦ Task: Select thesis lab |
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Year 2 |
BIOTRAIN 720 (grant writing; 3 credits) * CMB 710A-F (modules; 3 credits) * CMB 764 (seminar; 1 credit) ¥ Task: form thesis committee * BIOTRAIN 753: Data management and Quality. (three 1-hour modules by the end of Y3) ♦ |
Elective 1 (3 credits) * Elective 2 (3 credits) * CMB 764 (Seminar; 1 credit) ¥ Task: Prelim exam *
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| Year 3 | Research * Task: Thesis committee meetings * |
Research * Task: Thesis committee meetings * |
| Year 4 | Research * Task: Thesis committee meetings * |
Research * BIOTRAIN 754: Responsible Scientist II (4 hrs) ♦ Task: Thesis committee meetings * |
| Year 5 - 6 | Research * Task: RCR elective forums (two 2-hour forums before graduation ♦ Task: Thesis committee meeting and/or thesis defense * |
Research * Task: RCR elective forums (two 2-hour forums before graduation ♦ Task: Thesis committee meeting and/or thesis defense * |
* Required graded credits ¥ Required ungraded credits ♦ Required RCR and R&R Training
CMB 710 A-F
Modules in the CMB 710 series (A – F) are offered sequentially during the Fall semester and together cover 24 topics. These are the core offerings of the Cell & Molecular Biology Program and allow maximum flexibility for a student-designed curriculum. A minimum of four different topics are available during each module and students select one. Topics reflect the expertise of the corresponding faculty and emphasize either in-depth critical discussion of the primary literature or quantitative/mathematical approaches to addressing biological questions. Each module lasts for 2 weeks, with 3 meetings per week. Students entering through CMB are required to take 6 modules in fall semester of their first year and at least 4 of these modules must be in the CMB 710 series. The other two may be from the UPGEN 778 series. To help you prepare for each module, the instructors have included a summary and any required reading that must be completed in advance of the start of each module. Note: The Drop/Add deadline for Fall 2024 applies to all of the modules.
Fall 2025 Syllabus
CMB 764 and the Thursday Seminar Series
All CMB students participate in the CMB seminar course, CMB 764. This course features an hour-long session in which one advanced student presents his or her research and another advanced student presents an introduction to the upcoming speaker in the Thursday Series. The second hour-long session is the seminar itself, presented by a distinguished visiting scientist (and open to the entire Duke community). These seminars are held for Fall and Spring each Thursday from 12:30-1:30pm.