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)