Instructor(s): Staff

A laboratory rotation course to familiarize new students in the Graduate Program in Chemistry and Chemical Biology with various approaches to research in the pharmaceutical sciences.

Instructor(s): Staff

Each course offering will focus on the literature of a current area of Chemical Biology research. Students will be expected to read assigned papers critically before class and then be prepared to ask questions. In addition, each student will select a paper and lead that discussion. To further enhance the educational mission, each student will work with the instructor and other faculty coaches in preparing their presentation.

Instructor(s): Jason Gestwicki

A series of weekly research conferences by visiting lecturers, on the broad topics of chemistry and chemical biology. In this course, students attend the seminar and then engage in a lively discussion session. In addition, a subset of students each week will also attend lunch with the visiting speaker.

Instructor(s): Jason Gestwicki

This seminar will provide graduate students with a forum in which to develop seminar and poster presentation skills; critically organize and critically review scientific data; and analyze and question oral scientific presentations.

Instructor(s): Jason Gestwicki

A series of weekly presentations of the research interests of the basic science faculty in the CCB program. The purpose is to acquaint new graduate students with the research in these laboratories, so that they can make informed decisions about collaborations, research rotations and thesis laboratory projects.

Instructor(s): Charles Craik

The basics of chemical biology will be discussed, with a particular emphasis on how chemical methods can be used to understand and manipulate complex biochemical and biological phenomena. Discussion periods will focus on applications in a range of topics, including macromolecular structure, protein function and signaling mechanisms. This course includes didactic lectures from experts in chemical biology, along with journal club discussions and the preparation and defense of an original proposal.

Instructor(s): Adam Renslo

This course is designed to develop the student's knowledge of organic mechanisms. This interactive course involves some lectures, but enforces student learning through intensive arrow pushing sessions with students at the board. Topics include electrocyclic reactions, Woodward-Hoffman rules, sigmatropic reactions, migration reactions, neighboring group effects, carbanions and free radicals, carbenoids, nitrenes, six-membered heterocyclic rings, five-membered heterocyclic rings.

Instructor(s): Staff

In this course, students will work together with a primary research advisor to select a research question and design a project workplan that will be carried out by the student. Through this activity, the student will gain experience in research strategy, learn techniques associated with modern biomedical research and practice how to interpret results. At the conclusion of the course, the student will present on their progress.

Instructor(s): Staff

Discussion and practice of research problem formulation and experimental design. Sessions are organized around students' interests by faculty within the area of specialization.

Instructor(s): Jim Wells

Readings and conferences based on topics in chemistry and chemical biology. Students are required to present in journal club, once in the first year and once in the second year. This experience will assist students in perfecting communication skills of the scientific literature.

Instructor(s): Jason Gestwicki

The Curricular Development & Academic Leadership course will offer training and leadership to prepare graduate students in scientific leadership roles in the classroom and beyond. Students will have a hands-on approach to structuring and executing a curriculum. Students must submit an application prior to course enrollment.