
PhD Program Course Catalog
Each semester, Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences offers a variety of courses for PhD candidates. Consult your training program advisor or our administration to ensure that the courses you choose are appropriate for your academic track.
For a full list of courses, please log in with your Kerberos ID and password to the Vilcek Student Community.
Spring 2024 PhD Courses
Advanced Epidemiologic Methods III (BMSC-GA 4530)
Advanced Immunology (BMSC-GA 2308)
Advanced Integrative Omics (BMSC-GA 4498)
Advanced MRI (BMSC-GA 4409)
Advanced Regression Modeling (BMSC-GA 4494)
Advanced Topics in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (BMSC-GA 4485)
Analytical Techniques in Healthcare Delivery Science, (BMSC-GA 4517)
Applied Sequencing Informatics (BMSC-GA 4452)
Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Generative Intelligence and Data Science (BMSC-GA 4527)
Basic Mechanisms in Molecular Oncology and Tumor Immunology (BMSC-GA 2318)
Biotechnology Industry: Structure and Strategy (BMSC-GA 4522)
Clinical Decision Support (BMSC-GA 4483)
Consulting in Biomedical Informatics (BMSC-GA 4450)
Critical Thinking in Epidemiology (BMSC-GA 4502)
Deep Learning in Medicine (BMSC-GA 4493)
Ethics—Refresher (BMSC-GA 4478)
Evaluation Methods for Predictive Risk Models (BMSC-GA 4499)
Genetics and Genomics: From Peas to People (BMSC-GA 2213)
Grant Writing (BMSC-GA 1997)
Health Disparities and Health Equity in Community Health (BMSC-GA 4526)
Individual Development Plan for MD/PhD Students (BMSC-GA 4521)
Introduction to Single Cell Data Analysis (BMSC-GA 4531)
Ion Channels and Transporters (BMSC-GA 4515)
Mammalian Stem Cells in Disease and Regeneration (BMSC-GA 4413)
Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration (BMSC-GA 4461)
Methods and Applications for Systems and Synthetic Biology (BMSC-GA 4495)
Molecular Epidemiology at the Interface of Biology & Population Health (BMSC-GA 4501)
Molecular Virology (BMSC-GA 2210)
Neuroanatomy (BMSC-GA 4420)
Practical MRI (BMSC-GA 4427)
Protein Modifications in Cell Signaling (BMSC-GA 2016)
Proteomics Informatics (BMSC-GA 4437)
Systems and Motor Neuroscience (BMSC-GA 4462)
Techniques in Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics (BMSC-GA 4403)
Thinking Strategically About Your Scientific Career (Individual Development Plan) (BMSC-GA 3025)
Translating Epidemiologic Research for Population Health Impact (BMSC-GA 4518)
Spring 2024 Seminars, Readings, and Tutorials
Biostatistics Seminar and Journal Club (BMSC-GA 4492)
Cell Biology Works in Progress (BMSC-GA 4460)
Computational Biomedicine Seminar (BMSC-GA 4435)
Epidemiology Seminar and Journal Club (BMSC-GA 4491)
Seminar in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMSC-GA 3715)
Seminar in Biomedical Imaging (BMSC-GA 4416)
Seminar in Developmental Genetics (BMSC-GA 3404)
Seminar in Immunology (BMSC-GA 4441)
Seminar in Microbiology (BMSC-GA 3212)
Seminar in Pathology—Molecular Oncology and Tumor Immunology (BMSC-GA 3312)
Seminar in Stem Cell Biology (BMSC-GA 4425)
Tutorial in Biomedical Imaging (BMSC-GA 4418)
Tutorial in Developmental Genetics (BMSC-GA 2606)
Tutorial in Stem Cell Biology (BMSC-GA 4429)
Spring 2024 Research
Maintenance of Matriculation (MAINT-GA 4747)
Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMSC-GA 3713)
Research in Biomedical Imaging (BMSC-GA 4417)
Research in Biostatistics (BMSC-GA 4489)
Research in Cell Biology (BMSC-GA 3008)
Research Computational Biomedicine (BMSC-GA 4436)
Research in Developmental Genetics (BMSC-GA 3403)
Research in Epidemiology (BMSC-GA 4488)
Research in Immunology (BMSC-GA 4442)
Research in Microbiology (BMSC-GA 3202)
Research in Neuroscience and Physiology (BMSC-GA 3502)
Research in Pathology (BMSC-GA 3302)
Research in Pharmacology (BMSC-GA 3402)
Research in Population Health (BMSC-GA 4514)
Research in Stem Cell Biology (BMSC-GA 4430)
Fall 2023 PhD Courses
Advanced Epidemiology Methods II (BMSC-GA 4496)
Beyond Choice: Emerging Complexities in Reproductive Health (BMSC-GA 4528)
Bioinformatics (BMSC-GA 2604)
Data Analysis and Biostatistics with R (BMSC-GA 4451)
Developmental and Stem Cell Systems (BMSC-GA 2610)
Drug Development in a New Era (BMSC-GA 4419)
Ethics: Scientific Integrity and the Responsible Conduct of Research (BMSC- GA 2000)
Fundamentals of MRI (BMSC-GA 4404)
Healthcare Delivery Science (BMSC-GA 4510)
Introduction to Cellular Neuroscience (BMSC-GA 2005)
Introduction to Economic Evaluation in Health and Medicine (BMSC-GA 4508)
Introduction to Health Informatics (BMSC-GA 4455)
Introduction to Immunology (BMSC-GA 2306)
Introduction to Research (BMSC-GA 4482)
Longitudinal Trajectory Modeling in Epidemiology and Clinical Research (BMSC-GA 4527
Machine Learning (BMSC-GA 4439)
Medical Imaging (BMSC-GA 4426)
Medical Microbiology (BMSC-GA 2202)
Methods in Quantitative Biology (BMSC-GA 4449)
Peer Review in the Life Sciences (BMSC-GA 4503)
Principles of Population Health Science (BMSC-GA 4511)
Rigor and Reproducibility (BMSC-GA 4473)
Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (BMSC-GA 4507)
Topics in Molecular Biology (BMSC-GA 2001)
Translating Cancer Discovery (BMSC-GA 4422)
Fall 2023 Seminars, Readings, and Tutorials
Biostatistics Seminar and Journal Club (BMSC-GA 4492)
Cell Biology Seminars (BMSC-GA 4458)
Cell Biology Works in Progress (BMSC-GA 4460)
Computational Biomedicine Seminar (BMSC-GA 4435)
Consortia Courses (GSAS-GA 2000)
Epidemiology Seminar and Journal Club (BMSC-GA 4491)
Readings in Neuroscience: Genetic Dissection of Circuits Underlying Behavior (BMSC-GA 4463
Seminar in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMSC-GA 3715)
Seminar in Biomedical Imaging (BMSC-GA 4416)
Seminar in Developmental Genetics (BMSC-GA 3404)
Seminar in Immunology (BMSC-GA 4441)
Seminar in Microbiology (BMSC-GA 3211)
Seminar in Pathology (BMSC-GA 3311)
Seminar in Stem Cell Biology (BMSC-GA 4425)
Tutorial in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMSC-GA 2511)
Tutorial in Biomedical Imaging (BMSC-GA 4418)
Tutorial in Developmental Genetics (BMSC-GA 2606)
Tutorial in Stem Cell Biology (BMSC-GA 4429)
Fall 2023 Research
Maintenance of Matriculation (MAINT-GA 4747)
Research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (BMSC-GA 3713)
Research in Biomedical Imaging (BMSC-GA 4417)
Research in Biostatistics (BMSC-GA 4489)
Research in Cell Biology (BMSC-GA 3007)
Research in Computational Biomedicine (BMSC-GA 4436)
Research in Developmental Genetics (BMSC-GA 3403)
Research in Epidemiology (BMSC-GA 4488)
Research in Immunology (BMSC-GA 4442)
Research in Microbiology (BMSC-GA 3201)
Research in Neuroscience and Physiology (BMSC-GA 3501)
Research in Pathology (BMSC-GA 3301)
Research in Pharmacology (BMSC-GA 3401)
Research in Population Health (BMSC-GA 4514)
Research in Stem Cell Biology (BMSC-GA 4430)