College
College of Life Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Campus
Center City
Format
On Campus
Duration
4 - 5 Years
Contact Information
Program Director
- Co-Director, Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis PhD Program
- Associate Professor
233 S. Tenth Street
Bluemle Life Sciences Building, Room 750
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Program Director
- Co-Director, Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis PhD Program
- Associate Professor
233 S. 10th Street, 730 BLSB
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Program Coordinator
1020 Locust Street
M-46 JAH
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Curriculum
Note: Credits for the 910, 920, 930 and 940 Research courses and Electives are variable. Assign credits to Research and/or Electives to equal the target number of credits for each semester.
Year One
| Fall Semester (20 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| GC 550 Foundations of Biomedical Science | 10 |
| GC 640 Research Ethics | 1 |
| GC 760 PhD Laboratory Rotation | 3 |
| IMP 710 Seminar |
1 |
| IMP 910 Research | Variable |
| Winter Semester (10 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| GC 550D Rudiments of Computational Biology and Computational Medicine | 1 |
| IMP 940 Research | Variable |
| Spring Semesters (30 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| GC 770/780 PhD Laboratory Rotation(s) | 3 each |
| IMP 505 A Fundamentals of Immunology | 2 |
| IMP 600A Bacteriology, Mycology, & Parasitology | 1 |
| IMP 600B Virology | 1 |
| IMP 720 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 722 Current Literature | 1 |
| IMP 920 Research | Variable |
| Summer Semester (10 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| GC 750 PhD Laboratory Rotation | 3 |
| IMP 505B Immune System in Health & Disease | 2 |
| IMP 730 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 930 Research | Variable |
Year Two
| Fall Semester (20 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| IMP 710 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 712 Current Literature | 1 |
| IMP 910 Research | Variable |
| Winter Semester (10 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| IMP 940 Research | Variable |
| Spring Semester (30 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| Elective(s) | Variable |
| GC 660 Statistical Methods | 3 |
| GC 730 Planning & Writing a Research Grant | 1 |
| IMP 720 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 722 Current Literature | 1 |
| IMP 920 Research | Variable |
| Summer Semester (10 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| IMP 730 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 930 Research | Variable |
Year Three
| Fall Semester (20 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| IMP 710 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 712 Current Literature | 1 |
| IMP 910 Research | Variable |
| Winter Semester (10 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| IMP 940 Research | Variable |
| Spring Semesters (30 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| IMP 720 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 722 Current Literature | 1 |
| IMP 920 Research | Variable |
| Summer Semester (10 Credits) | Credits |
|---|---|
| IMP 730 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 930 Research | Variable |
MD/PhD Curriculum
Fall Semester (20 Credits)
| Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| GC 640 Research Ethics | 1 |
| GC 710 MDPhD Translational Seminar & Journal Club | 1 |
| GC 725 Enrich Clinical Skills (optional after 1st year) | 1 |
| IMP 710 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 722 Current Literature | 1 |
| IMP 910 Research | Variable |
Winter Semester (10 Credits)
| Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| IMP 940 Research | Variable |
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
| Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| GC 675 Cancer Immunology or IMP 600A Bacteriology Mycology & Parasitology or IMP 600B Virology | varies |
| GC 712 MDPHD Translational Seminar & Journal Club | 1 |
| GC 725 Enrich Clinical Skills | 1 |
| GC 730 Planning & Writing a Research Grant | 1 |
| IMP 505A Fundamentals of Immunology | 2 |
| IMP 505B Immune System in Health and Disease | 2 |
| GC 660 Statistical Methods | 3 |
| IMP 722 Current Literature | 1 |
| IMP 720 Seminar | 1 |
| IMP 920 Research | Variable |
Summer Semester
| Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| IMP 930 Research | Variable |
Common Electives
| Course Title | Semester | Credits |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| * indicates Career Development Course | |||
| *GC 510 Database Design & Mgmt | Summer | 2 | |
| *GC 520 Cultural Humility | Fall, Spring | 2 | |
| GC 558 Intro to Unix and C Programming | Summer | 3 | |
| GC 559 Intro to R Programming | Summer | 3 | |
| GC 560 Data Visualization | Summer | 2 | |
| GC 561 Data Structures & Algorithms | Spring | 3 | |
| GC 562 Computational Genomics | Fall | 3 | |
| GC 563 Computational Transcriptomics | Spring | 3 | |
| GC 564 Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery | Fall | 3 | |
| GC 565 Functional Genomics | Summer | 3 | |
| *GC 600 Managerial and Teamwork Skills | Fall | 3 | |
*GC 605 Database Design & Mgmt |
Summer |
2 |
|
| *GC 610 Strategic Management | Fall | 2 | |
| *GC 615 Grants & Contracts Management | Spring | 2 | |
*GC 617 ManagPharm DrugDevelopProjects |
Spring |
2 |
|
| *GC 621 Biotechnology Venture Mgmt | Summer | 2 | |
*GC 625 Drug Development Essentials |
Summer |
2 |
|
*GC 630 Fundamentals of Clinical Trials |
Fall |
3 |
|
| *GC 635 Intro to Clin Trials Mgmt | Fall | 2 | |
| *GC 636 Principles of Care Management - Diverse BM Careers | Spring | 2 | |
GC 642 Introduction to Microscopy |
Spring |
2 |
|
*GC 645 Genomics and Bioinformatics |
Spring |
3 |
|
| *GC 650 EconAnal of HealthcareInterven | Spring | 3 | |
| GC 675 Cancer Immunology | Spring 2 | ||
| *GC 690 Reg Issu in Human Subjects Res | Fall | 2 | |
| *GC 720 Scientific Writing | Spring | 2 | |
| *GC 723 Comm Sci as Storytelling | Summer | 2 | |
| *GC 740 Principles of Pedagogy | Fall | 1 | |
| *GC 741 Principles of Science Pedagogy | Spring | 1 | |
| *GC 746 Online Course Dev & Teaching I | Fall | 2 | |
| *GC 747 Teaching & Learning Online | Spring | 2 | |
| *GC 748 Learner-Centered Education | Spring | 2 | |
| *GC 749 The Science of Learning II | Fall | 2 | |
| *GC 751 Instructional Tech & Learning | Spring | 2 | |
| *GC 752 Curriculum & Instructional Des | Fall | 2 | |