Curriculum Requirements

Required courses for Cancer Biology graduate students

Year one

Visit Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Curriculum page for first year requirements.

Spring term

CONJ 665: Development, Differentiation and Cancer (3 credits)

Year two +

Fall term

CANB 607: Knight Cancer Biology Seminar Series (1 credit)

One of the following 1-credit Journal Clubs:

CANB 606: Mechanisms of Cancer Journal Club

CANB 606A: Tumor Microenvironment Journal Club

CANB 601: Research (14 credits)

Winter term

CANB 607: Knight Cancer Biology Seminar Series (1 credit)

CANB 613A/B: Tissue Biology (4 credit elective)

One of the following 1-credit Journal Clubs:

CANB 606: Mechanisms of Cancer Journal Club

CANB 606A: Tumor Microenvironment Journal Club

CANB 601: Research (10-14 credits)

Spring term

CANB 607: Knight Cancer Biology Seminar Series (1 credit)

CANB 616: Adv. Topics in Cancer Biology (4 credit required)

One of the following 1-credit Journal Clubs:

CANB 606: Mechanisms of Cancer Journal Club

CANB 606A: Tumor Microenvironment Journal Club 

CANB 601: Research (10-14 credits)

Summer term

CANB 601: Research (16 credits)