Integrative Physiology

College

College of Life Sciences

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Campus

Center City

Format

On Campus

Duration

4 - 5 Years

Starting Term

Fall

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Contact Information

Name: Lawrence Goldfinger, PhD
Position: Director & Professor, Integrative Physiology PhD Program

1020 Locust Street, Suite 394
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Name: Danielle Park
Position: 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 to equal target number of credits for each semester.

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 550 Foundations of Biomedical Science 10
GC 640 Research Ethics 1
GC 760 PhD Laboratory Rotation 3
PS 710 Seminar 1
PS 730 Current Topics 1
PS 910 Research Variable
Winter Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 550D Rudiments of Computational Biology and Computational Medicine      1
PS 940 Research  Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 770/780 PhD Laboratory Rotations 3 each
PS 655 Fundamentals of Integrative Physiology 3
PS 656 Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology  3
PS 720 Seminar 1
PS 731 Current topics 1
PS 920 Research Variable
Summer Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 930 Research Variable

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 665 Cell Signaling 4
Elective (Chosen from the suggested list) Variable
PS 710 Seminar 1
PS 730 Current Topics 1
PS 910 Research Variable
Winter Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 940 Research  Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 660 Statistical Methods 3
GC 730  Planning & Writing Research Grant 1
Elective (Chosen from the suggested list) Variable
PS 720 Seminar 1
PS 731 Current Topics 1
PS 920 Research Variable
Summer Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 930 Research Variable

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 710 Seminar 1
PS 730 Current Topics 1
PS 910 Research Variable
Winter Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 940 Research  Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 720 Seminar 1
PS 731 Current Topics 1
PS 920 Research Variable
Summer Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 930 Research Variable

Fall Semester (20 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 640 Research Ethics 1
GC 665 Cell Signaling 4
GC 710 MDPhD Translational Seminar & Journal Club 1
GC 725 Enrich Clinical Skills 1
PS 710 Seminar 1
PS 730 Current Topics 1
PS 910 Resaerch Variable
Winter Semester (10 Credits)
Course Title Credits
PS 940 Research  Variable
Spring Semesters (30 Credits)
Course Title Credits
GC 660 Statistical Methods 3
GC 712 MDPHD Translational Seminar & Journal Club 1
GC 725 Enrich Clinical Skills 1
GC 730 Planning & Writing a Research Grant 1
PS 655 Fundamentals of Integrative Physiology 3
PS 656 Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology  3
PS 720 Seminar 1
PS 731 Current Topics 1
PS 920 Research Variable
Summer Semester
Course Title Credits
PS 930 Research Variable

Course Title

 Semester

Credits
* indicates Career Development Course    
     
BI 525 Biochemistry – Genetics Information Transfer Spring 3
CB 615 Developmental Biology I - Embryology Fall 3
*GC 510 Database Design & Mgmt Summer 2
*GC 520 Cultural Humility for the Life Sciences 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 645 Genomics and Bioinformatics Spring 3
*GC 650 EconAnal of HealthcareInterven Spring 3
*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
GC 665 Cell Signaling Fall 4
GE 612 Genetics of Model Organisms Spring 3
GE 636 Tumor Signaling & Cell Cycle Fall 3
GE 637 Advanced Human Genetics Spring 3
GE 651 Pathobiology of Cancer Spring  2
IMP 505A Fundamentals of Immunology Spring 2
IMP 505B Immune System in Health & Disease Summer 2
NS 700 Cellular Neurophysiology Spring  4
NS 715 Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience Spring  3
PR 522 General Pharmacology Spring 3
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