FALL 2011 PhD COURSE SCHEDULE
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Consult (http://njms.umdnj.edu/gsbs/index.cfm) or Respective Instructors for up to date information.
Please note that it is the responsibility of the student to contact the respective instructor for the correct time, dates and room assignment information.
Instructor e-mail addresses and phone numbers are provided for your convenience.
* Additional courses located on the PhD course schedule may be available with the permission of the instructor.
Grade
Course # Title Instructor Prerequisites Credits Mode Start Time End Time Day/ Evening Location Required Materials
BIOC 5 PT
5000Q Thesis Research Faculty Completion of course requirements 10 FT S/U By Arrangement
Completion of N5002 - Intro to
Advances in Dr. Bin Tian Genomics, Proteomics and
BIOC Genomics, Proteomics btian@umdnj.edu Bioinformatics or Permission of 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Evening MSB Room
5003Q and Bioinformatics 973-972-3615 Instructor Open to Masters or PhD 2 N 9/15/11 12/15/11 Thursday E609B
Dr. Hong Li
BIOC liho2@umdnj.edu 12:00 PM 1:00 PM MSB Room
5910Q Biochemistry Seminar 973-972-8396 1 N September May Day Thursday C555
BIOC
502AQ, Biochemical Graduate Biochemistry or
BQ, CQ* Techniques Faculty equivalent 2 N By Arrangement
BIOC Biochemical Graduate Biochemistry or
5020Q* Techniques Faculty equivalent 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Dr. Pat O'Connor Approval and confirmation by
BIOC Critical Readings in oconnojp@umdnj.edu Course Director 1:00 PM 2:30 PM MSB Room
5290Q MBGC 973-972-5011 Open to PhD students only 3 N 9/2/11 12/23/11 Day Mon/Fri E609B
BMEG 5 PT
5000Q Thesis Research Faculty Completion of course requirements 10 FT S/U By Arrangement
BMEG
593AQ, Biomedical
BQ, CQ* Engineering Research Faculty 2 N By Arrangement
BMEG Biomedical
5930Q* Engineering Research Faculty 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Practical Approaches Dr. Maha Abdellatif
CBMM for Studying Protein abdellma@umdnj.edu 2:00 PM 4:00 PM Day MSB Room
5002Q Function 973-972-3926 2 N 9/14/11 11/30/11 Wednesday G609
Dr. David Ho The Heart: Physiology from
CBMM Molecular Medicine of hodw@umdnj.edu Permission of Instructor Open to 9:00 AM 12:00 PM MSB Room Cell to Circulation by Lionel
5350Q the Heart 973-972-0031 Masters or PhD 3 N 9/13/11 12/20/11 Day Tuesday B619 H. Opie
Grade
Course # Title Instructor Prerequisites Credits Mode Start Time End Time Day/ Evening Location Required Materials
MSB Room
Dr. Enfield Enrollment maximum of 30 B610 Please see GSBS course
CBMM pinhalgr@umdnj.edu Permission of Instructor via email 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Evening MSB Room website for more
N5001 Basic Histology 732-742-8656 Open to Masters or PhD 3 N 9/01/11 12/15/11 Thursday B518 information.
CBMM 5 PT
5000Q Thesis Research Faculty Completion of course requirements 10 FT S/U By Arrangement
CBMM
593AQ,
BQ, CQ* Cell Biology Research Faculty 2 N By Arrangement
CBMM First Year Cell Biology Graduate
5930Q* Cell Biology Research Faculty Program 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Dr. Teresa Wood
woodte@umdnj.edu
973-972-6529
Cellular & Dr. Steve Levison
CBNP Developmental steve.levison@umdnj.ed 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Cancer Center
5150Q Neuroscience u 973-972-5162 2 N 10/25/11 12/21/11 Day Tue/Wed Room F1196
Molecular Dr. Yongkyu Park
CBNP Mechanisms of parky1@umdnj.edu 3:00 PM 6:00 PM MSB Room
5068Q Diseases 973-972-2969 Open to Masters or PhD 3 N 9/2/11 12/16/11 Evening Friday B619
CBNP
593AQ,
BQ, CQ* Lab Rotations in CBNP Faculty Utilize for first 3 rotations 2 N By Arrangement
CBNP Use this course # for all
5930Q* Lab Rotations in CBNP Faculty subsequent rotations 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Dr. Lester Sultatos
CBNP Principles of sultatle@umdnj.edu 1:00 PM 3:00 PM MSB Room
5020Q Pharmacology 973-972-6612 2 N 9/7/11 10/26/11 Day Wed/Fri H609B
Dr. Eldo Kuzhikandathil
kuzhikev@umdnj.edu
973-972-1157
Dr. Martha Nowycky
CBNP Critical Readings in nowyckmc@umdnj.edu 3:00 PM 4:30 PM MSB Room
5155Q CBNP 973-972-4391 1 S/U 08/30/11 12/20/11 Day Tuesday H609B
Dr. Narayanan
Ramasubbu
DENT Introduction to ramasun1@umdnj.edu 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Day
5145Q Structural Biology 973-972-0704 Open to Masters or PhD 1 N 9/07/11 12/14/11 Wednesday NJDS B839
Dr. Velliyagounder 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
DENT Methods in velliyka@umdnj.edu Wednesday Wednesday MSB Room
5220Q Microscopic Imaging 973-972-5051 Enrollment Limit 8 2 N Sept 7th Dec 21st Day C636 Will be provided weekly.
DENT 5 PT
5000Q Thesis Research Faculty Completion of course requirements 10 FT S/U By Arrangement
Grade
Course # Title Instructor Prerequisites Credits Mode Start Time End Time Day/ Evening Location Required Materials
DENT Dr. Daniel Fine
593AQ, Research finedh@umdnj.edu
BQ, CQ* Rotations 973-972-3728 2 N By Arrangement
Dr. Daniel Fine
DENT Research finedh@umdnj.edu
5930Q Rotations 973-972-3728 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Introduction to Dr. Frederick Coffman,
GSND Biomedical Sciences coffmafd@umdnj.edu, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Day MSB Room
5200Q (CORE) 973-972-2861 5 N 08/31/11 12/23/11 Mon/Wed/Fri C600
Principles of Clinical & Dr. Wieder
GSND Translational wiederro@umdnj.edu 6:00 PM 8:15 PM Evening Cancer Center
5235Q Research in Oncology 973-972-4871 Enrollment Maximum 50 2 N 9/12/11 12/12/11 Monday Room G1196
Dr. Teresa Wood
woodte@umdnj.edu
(973) 972-6529
Dr. Steve Levison
GSND steve.levison@umdnj.ed 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Day Cancer Center
0596Q Professional Skills u (973) 972-5162 1 S/U 10/26/11 12/21/11 Wednesday Room F1196
Dr. Emanuel Goldman
GSND egoldman@umdnj.edu 3:00 PM 5:00 PM ICPH: TB
5113Q Gene Expression 973-972-4483 X24367 Open Masters and PhD students 2 N 8/29/11 12/19/11 Day Monday Training Room
Textbook: Statistics for the
Dr. Catherine Myers Behavioral Sciences (8th
GSND Research Design & catherine.myers2@va.go 9:00 AM 11:00 AM MSB Room ed.) by Frederick J.
5135Q Statistics v Enrollment maximum 20 2 N 10/24/11 12/21/11 Day Mon/Wed B540 e+f Gravetter & Larry B.
Open to Masters or PhD students
Dr. Eric Altschuler and will cover articles relevant to
GSND The Nature, Science altschel@umdnj.edu those interested in a career in 5:00 PM 6:00 PM Evening MSB Room
5315Q and NEJM Course 973-972-5439 medicine 1 N 8/29/11 12/12/11 Monday B554
R.D. Howells
GSND MD/PhD Howells@umdnj.edu Restricted to students in MD/PhD 5:00 PM 6:00 PM Evening
5910Q Seminar/Journal Club 973-972-5652 program 1 S/U 8/29/11 12/19/11 Monday
Dr. Raymond Birge
MBGC birgera@umdnj.edu Fundamentals A or MGM or IBMS 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Evening MSB Room
5075Q Cell Death 973-972-4497 or permission of instructor 2 N 10/25/11 12/20/11 Tues/Thur B617 b+c
MBGC
593AQ, Lab Rotations in
BQ, CQ* MBGC Faculty Utilize for first 3 rotations 2 N By Arrangement Day
MBGC Lab Rotations in Use this course # for all
5930Q* MBGC Faculty subsequent rotations 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement Day
Grade
Course # Title Instructor Prerequisites Credits Mode Start Time End Time Day/ Evening Location Required Materials
Nucleic Acids:
Mechanisms and Dr. Mukund Modak 1st year graduate course or
MBGC Regulation of RNA modak@umdnj.edu advanced Biochemistry/Molecular 1:00 PM 3:00 PM MSB Room
5070Q Synthesis 973-972-5515 Biology Course 2 N 10/25/11 12/13/11 Day Tues/Thur E675
Nucleic Acids: DNA
Structure, Interactions Dr. Mukund Modak 1st year graduate course or
MBGC & Replication modak@umdnj.edu advanced Biochemistry/Molecular 1:00 PM 3:00 PM MSB Room
5071Q Strategies 973-972-5515 Biology Course 2 N 9/06/11 10/20/11 Day Tues/Thur E675
Dr. Muriel Lambert
MBGC mlambert@umdnj.edu 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
5910Q MBGC Seminar Series 973-972-4405 0.5 S/U 9/08/11 12/22/11 Day Thursday TBA
MICR 5 PT
5000Q Thesis Research Faculty Completion of course requirements 10 FT S/U By Arrangement
MICR Dr. Stephen Garrett
593AQ, Research in garretst@umdnj.edu
BQ, CQ* Microbiology 973-972-4483 x20698 Matriculated Micr Students only 2 N By Arrangement
Dr. Stephen Garrett
MICR Research in garretst@umdnj.edu
5930Q* Microbiology 973-972-4483 x20698 Matriculated Micr Students only 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Dr. R.D. Howells
MPHD MD/PhD howells@umdnj.edu Restricted to students in MD/PhD 5 PT
5000Q Thesis Research 973-972-5652 program 10 FT S/U By Arrangement
Dr. R.D. Howells
MPHD MD/PhD howells@umdnj.edu Restricted to students in MD/PhD
5930Q Laboratory Research 973-972-5652 program 1 – 10 S/U By Arrangement
Stem Cell Biology & Dr. Pranela Rameshwar
MSBS Applications in rameshwa@umdnj.edu 6:00 PM 8:30 PM Evening MSB Room
5130Q Molecular Medicine 973-972-4913 Background in Cell Biology 3 N 8/22/11 12/05/11 Monday B610 will be provided
Dr. Brendan McCluskey
mccluske@umdnj.edu
973-972-6164
Biological Terrorism & Dr. Nancy Connell
MSBS Weapons of Mass connell@umdnj.edu 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Dental School
5140Q Destruction 973-972-1916 Enrollment Maximum 50 3 N 9/12/11 12/19/11 Day Monday Room B721
Dr. Rameshwar
MSBS Advanced Stem Cell rameshwa@umdnj.edu MSBS 5130Q or concurrent 6:00 PM 7:30 PM Evening Room to be
520AQ Seminar 973-972-4913 registration 2 N 8/24/11 11/30/11 Wednesday Determined will be provided
Dr. Richard Servatius
servatrj@mdnj.edu VA Medical
973-676-1000 x 3678 Center East
NEUR Neurobiology of Kevin Pang Foundations of Neuroscience or 2:00 PM 5:00 PM Orange, NJ
5170Q Learning and Memory Kevin.Pang@va.gov IBMS 2 9/27/11 11/4/11 Day Tues/Fri Room 11-137
Grade
Course # Title Instructor Prerequisites Credits Mode Start Time End Time Day/ Evening Location Required Materials
Dr. Steve Levison
NEUR Fundamentals of steve.levison@umdnj.ed 5:00 PM 8:00 PM Evening MSB Room
5200Q Neuroscience u 973-972-5162 Open to Masters or PhD 3 N 9/01/11 12/15/11 Thursday H506
NEUR 5 PT
5000Q Thesis Research Faculty Completion of course requirements 10 FT S/U By Arrangement
NEUR Dr. Richard Servatius
593AQ, Research in servatrj@mdnj.edu Permission of instructor
BQ, CQ* Neuroscience 973-676-1000 x 3678 Open to PhD students only 2 N By Arrangement
Dr. Richard Servatius
NEUR Research in servatrj@mdnj.edu Permission of instructor
5930Q Neuroscience 973-676-1000 x 3678 Open to PhD students only 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Suggested Reading - "Atlas
of Functional Histology,"
First Edition, Kerr, Jeffrey
B., Mosby-Yearbook 1999.
"Robbins and Cotran
MSB Room Pathologic Basis of
C555 Please Disease", Eight Edition,
Dr. George Studzinski see course Kumar, Abbas, Fausto &
PATH studzins@umdnj.edu Permission of Instructor (Open to 12:00 PM 2:00 PM syllabus for Astor Saunders Elsevier,
5010Q General Pathology 973-972-5869 PhD and Masters) 2 N 9/06/11 10/14/11 Day Mon/Fri exact dates 2010.
Mondays MSB
Dr. Muriel Lambert Room C600*
PATH mlambert@umdnj.edu 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Day Thursdays Suggested Reading for each
5100Q Cellular Pathology 973-972-4405 Open to Masters or PhD 2 N 10/24/11 12/19/11 Mon/Thurs MSB B556 lecture on Course Website.
PATH 5 PT
5000Q Thesis Research Faculty Completion of course requirements 10 FT S/U By Arrangement
Introductory level courses in
The Business of Biology and Chemistry; Open to
Science: Drug Dr. Nicholas Ponzio Ph.D. and Masters students;
PATH Development - From ponzio@umdnj.edu Enrollment maximum 20; 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Evening MSB Room
N5209 Molecules to Medicine 973-972-5238 Permission of Instructor via e-mail 3 N 9/07/11 12/21/11 Wednesday C555
Dr. Elizabeth Raveche Janeway’s Immunobiology
PATH Molecular and Cellular raveches@umdnj.edu 4:30 PM 6:00 PM Evening MSB Room 8th Edition, Garland
5210Q Immunology 973-972-5240 3 N 10/24/11 1/25/12 Mon/Wed B556 Scientific
Dr. Raphael Mannino
PATH manninrj@umdnj.edu 12:00 PM 1:00 PM MSB Room
5910Q Pathology Seminar 973-715-3924 1 N September May Day Thursday C555
Dr. Gill Diamond
PHMS Biomedical Science gdiamond@umdnj.edu
5000Q Thesis Research 973-972-3324 Completion of course requirements 5 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Grade
Course # Title Instructor Prerequisites Credits Mode Start Time End Time Day/ Evening Location Required Materials
Dr. Martha Nowycky
PHPY Fundamentals of nowyckmc@umdnj.edu 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Evening MSB Room
N5021 Pharmacology 973-972-4391 Open to PhD and Masters 3 N 9/07/11 12/14/11 Wednesday B556
PHMS Research in Dr. Gill Diamond
593AQ, Interdisciplinary in 973-972-3324
BQ, CQ* Biomedical Sciences gdiamond@umdnj.edu 2 N By Arrangement
PHPY 5 PT
5000Q Thesis Research Faculty Completion of course requirements 10 FT S/U By Arrangement
PHPY Research in Dr. Martha Nowycky
593AQ, Pharmacology and nowyckmc@umdnj.edu
BQ, CQ* Physiology 973-972-4391 Limited to PHPY PhDs 2 N By Arrangement
Research in Dr. Martha Nowycky
PHPY Pharmacology and nowyckmc@umdnj.edu
5930Q* Physiology 973-972-4391 Limited to PHPY PhDs 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Research in Dr. Gill Diamond
PHMS Interdisciplinary in 973-972-3324
5930Q* Biomedical Sciences gdiamond@umdnj.edu 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
TIII
593AQ, Lab Rotations in I3 Faculty Utilize for the first 3 rotations 2 N By Arrangement
TIII Use this course # for all
5930Q* Lab Rotations in I3 Faculty subsequent rotations 1 to 10 S/U By Arrangement
Dr. David M. Lukac
lukacdm@umdnj.edu
973-972-4483 X28734
Dr. David Kaback
Critical Readings in kaback@umdnj.edu 9:30 AM 10:30 AM
TIII 5155Q I3A 973-972-4483 X28967 0.5 N 08/30/11 10/18/11 Day Tuesday ICPH E 220 R
Dr. Gill Diamond
gdiamond@umdnj.edu
973-972-3324
Dr. Lisa Ryan
Critical Readings in I3 ryanlk@umdnj.edu 9:30 AM 10:30 AM
TIII 5156Q B 973-972-4506 0.5 N 10/25/11 12/20/11 Day Tuesday
Dr. David M. Lukac
lukacdm@umdnj.edu
973-972-4483 X28734
Dr. Scott Kachlany
Classic & 21st Century kachlasc@umdnj.edu 1:30 PM 3:00 PM Day ICPH
TIII 5620Q Pathogens 973-972-3057 2 N 8/29/11 10/21/11 Mon/Wed/Fri Auditorium
* First three rotations -- register for A, B, C respectively -- all subsequent rotations register for 1 to 10 cr S/U
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Grade
Course # Title Instructor Prerequisites Credits Mode Start Time End Time Day/ Evening Location Required Materials
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