Elective Tutorials in Cell and Molecular Biology

Catalog description

Interested students must contact the course directors well in advance to get permission to enroll in the course: Dr. Lee ([email protected]) for the fall semester or Dr. Stanger ([email protected]) for the spring semester. Total course enrollment is limited to 12 students (first come, first served). Students will meet weekly with a faculty mentor to focus in-depth on a biomedical topic of their choice. Prior to each semester in which the course is offered, students will need to make arrangements with faculty to set up an individualized plan in the semester. Students should submit proposed mentors/topics to the course director well before the start of the semester, as the course director must approve the plan prior to enrollment. This tutorial course is designed to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of a specific topic in Cell and Molecular biology. The tutorial can be used to enable students to become more deeply acquainted with the literature related to their field of interest or to expand on a topic that the student found interesting in one of their basic courses. It is also intended to improve presentation skills. Final student grades will be based on mentor evaluations as well as a written review-style paper and brief (10 min) presentation to all students enrolled in the course. One-term course offered either term.