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Students in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Specialization Multi-Scale Biology take three or more courses from the unique Interfaces graduate training program curriculum that includes six hands-on laboratory courses taught by interdisciplinary teams of faculty members who introduce students to state-of-the-art techniques studying living systems across physical scales from molecules to the whole organism. These lab courses train students in techniques for measuring, imaging, manipulating and analyzing living systems at multiple scales of biological organization from molecule to whole body. The courses have been designed to prepare students for modern research opportunities in integrative multi-scale biomedical science. 
Interfaces Training Program Requirements   
  • The first year of study typically includes preparatory lecture courses to satisfy the core curriculum requirements of the home degree program. Most home programs also give degree credit for at least two of the six Interfaces laboratory courses.
  • Students will typically have completed at least three of the Interfaces graduate laboratory courses by the end of the second year of the PhD degree - see below a list of labs and descriptions. 
The Interfaces Training Program does not add additional qualifying exam requirements but does include a compatible candidacy exam policy.


Summary of Courses Offered in the Training Program:


LabTitleStart
Year		Quarter Offered Section ID
Number
Course Names
 
1Supramolecular Structure Determination1Spring
  *BENG/CHEM/BIOM 283
Schedule of Classes
2Numerical Analysis for Multi-Scale Biology1Spring
  *BENG/CHEM 276
MATH/PHAR 276
Schedule of Classes
3Light and Electron Microscopy of Cells
and Tissues		2Spring
  *NEU/CHEM 260
Schedule of Classes
4Magnetic Resonance Imaging2Winter
  *BENG 208
(BENG/RAD 278)
Schedule of Classes
5Optical Imaging of Structure and Function
in Excitable Systems*		3Spring
  *PHYS 245
BGGN 265
Schedule of Classes
6Tissue Engineering and
Regenerative Medicine		3Winter
  * BENG 208
(BENG 277, BIOM 287)
Schedule of Classes


*For specific course IDs, students should contact the Student Affairs Office


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