Trainees are required to complete 11 credits of courses and participate in developmental activities.
Required Courses
- A foundation course: (Select One)
- BMMB 501 Concepts in Biomedical Sciences (5)
- BMMB/MCIBS 503 Critical Elements of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (4)
- A course in the area of metabolism
- NUTR 445 Nutrient metabolism I (3)
- A course in Bioinformatics or Statistics (Select One)
- BMMB 852 Applied Bioinformatics (2)
- STAT 555 Statistical Analysis of Genomics Data (3)
- A course in Literature Review (Select One)
- BMMB 502 Critical Analysis of the Biochemical, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology Scientific Literature (1)
- MCIBS 592 Current Research Seminar (1)
Developmental Activities
Trainees are required to participate in the following activities
- A.L. Boretree Seminar Series
- IAMP Bi-monthly Trainee Meetings
- Once a semester Ethics discussion
- Monthly Metabolomic User Group Meetings
- Mouse Biomethedology Seminar
- Tour Metabolomic and Sequencing Core Facilities
- IAMP Annual Retreat
- Data Reproducibility Boot Camp
- Annual Meetings of the Metabolomics Society or the American Society of Microbiology
Select One from the following list
- Attend a workshop organized by a nationally recognized center
- Do a short visitation to an academic lab
- Industry Internship
Professional Development Activities
- Attend a grant writing workshop
- Attend career development seminars and activities
- Make a research presentation at a different forum
- Travel to meetings and conferences
Elective Courses
A short list of recommended courses available to trainees
- BMMB 554: Foundations in Data Driven Life Sciences
- BMMB/CHEM 573: NMR Spectroscopy for synthetic and biological chemistry
- CH E 512: Optimization and Biological Networks
- FDSC 500C Fundamental of Food Science-Chemistry
- FDSC 500D: Fundamentals of Food Science – Nutrition
- FDSC 526 Microbial Physiology of Foodborne Organisms
- MICRB 412 Medical Microbiology
- NUTR 501 Regulation of Nutrient Metabolism I
- NUTR 502 Regulation of Nutrient Metabolism II
- NUTR 508 Critical Readings in Molecular Nutrition
- PHYS 580 Elements of Network Science and its Applications
- STAT 500 Applied Statistics
- STAT 501: Regression Methods
- VBSC 430 Principles of Toxicology
- VBSC 451 Immunotoxicology of Drugs and Chemicals
- VBSC 514 Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes