Abstract

The Duke University Program in Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) provides an entry portal for PhD training in biological sciences, with the objective of training students for careers in science-related professions. CMB provides an interdisciplinary core curriculum that exposes students to diverse topics before selecting their final PhD program. Students select the topics of greatest interest in a modular core class format that reduces class size to maximize interaction with faculty instructors. Teaching is largely based on critical readin of primary literature, supplemented by training in various quantitative skills and coaching in the design and presentation of research proposals. The core course is complemented by elective courses in many areas of concentration. The program features a laboratory rotation system that allows students to participate in the research in each of three well-equipped laboratories of their choice before selecting an advisor. Students may apply and be admitted directly to the University Program in Cell and Molecular Biology. Prior to the second year of study at Duke, students choose the program in which they will earn the Ph.D, from among the following: Biochemistry, Biology, Cell Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Genetics and Genomics, Immunology, Molecular Cancer Biology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Neurobiology, Pathology, or Pharmacology.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
5T32GM007184-43
Application #
9298663
Study Section
NIGMS Initial Review Group (TWD)
Program Officer
Salazar, Desiree Lynn
Project Start
1975-07-01
Project End
2020-06-30
Budget Start
2017-07-01
Budget End
2018-06-30
Support Year
43
Fiscal Year
2017
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Duke University
Department
Genetics
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
044387793
City
Durham
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27705

  Publications

Mortensen, Richard D; Moore, Regan P; Fogerson, Stephanie M et al. (2018) Identifying Genetic Players in Cell Sheet Morphogenesis Using a Drosophila Deficiency Screen for Genes on Chromosome 2R Involved in Dorsal Closure. G3 (Bethesda) 8:2361-2387
Anglesio, Michael S; Papadopoulos, Nickolas; Ayhan, Ayse et al. (2017) Cancer-Associated Mutations in Endometriosis without Cancer. N Engl J Med 376:1835-1848
Harding, Alfred T; Heaton, Brook E; Dumm, Rebekah E et al. (2017) Rationally Designed Influenza Virus Vaccines That Are Antigenically Stable during Growth in Eggs. MBio 8:
Han, Sang-Oh; Ronzitti, Giuseppe; Arnson, Benjamin et al. (2017) Low-Dose Liver-Targeted Gene Therapy for Pompe Disease Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy of ERT via Immune Tolerance Induction. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev 4:126-136
Heaton, Brook E; Kennedy, Edward M; Dumm, Rebekah E et al. (2017) A CRISPR Activation Screen Identifies a Pan-avian Influenza Virus Inhibitory Host Factor. Cell Rep 20:1503-1512
Stogsdill, Jeff A; Eroglu, Cagla (2017) The interplay between neurons and glia in synapse development and plasticity. Curr Opin Neurobiol 42:1-8
Alvarez, Monica I; Glover, Luke C; Luo, Peter et al. (2017) Human genetic variation in VAC14 regulates Salmonella invasion and typhoid fever through modulation of cholesterol. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 114:E7746-E7755
Yang, Rui; Chen, Lee H; Hansen, Landon J et al. (2017) Cic Loss Promotes Gliomagenesis via Aberrant Neural Stem Cell Proliferation and Differentiation. Cancer Res 77:6097-6108
Muroyama, Andrew; Lechler, Terry (2017) A transgenic toolkit for visualizing and perturbing microtubules reveals unexpected functions in the epidermis. Elife 6:
Tornini, Valerie A; Thompson, John D; Allen, Raymond L et al. (2017) Live fate-mapping of joint-associated fibroblasts visualizes expansion of cell contributions during zebrafish fin regeneration. Development 144:2889-2895

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