Analysis and interpretation of biochemistry and molecular specialty of University of Southern California; Master of biochemistry and molecular medicine.
Master of biochemistry and molecular medicine.
The Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine is a STEM course, which aims to provide strict theoretical and practical training for the research related to biochemistry and molecular medicine. Students conduct research in the fields of genetic diseases, cancer, development, stem cells, drug discovery, epigenetics, structural biology and bioinformatics. Most of our graduates have successfully entered the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, completed the top doctoral programs or conducted internships/jobs. The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine receives more than $6.5438+0.6 million in research funding every year, and its affiliated projects include the Institute of Genetic Medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Zika Neurogenetics Institute.
Our mission
Relying on advanced equipment and facilities, through a series of research and training, our well-known teachers with diverse backgrounds combine the basic concepts of biochemistry with a wide range of interdisciplinary topics, so that students can better understand the potential mechanism of studying human diseases and make major breakthroughs in drug development, therapeutics, disease etiology, genomics and disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Curriculum highlights
? This major lasts for two years, and the strict curriculum perfectly combines the topic paper with the guiding research;
? Guided by advanced experimental methods, this paper focuses on: cancer biology, therapeutics, genetic diseases, drug discovery, epigenetics, bioinformatics, stem cell biology, structural biology;
? The course focuses on the cultivation of students' ability, including: scientific writing (suitable for formal thesis writing), public speech report, independent critical thinking, problem-solving ability and so on.
? In the second year of the course, students will attend the annual biomedical seminar and communicate with researchers from different backgrounds;
? Students will have the opportunity to co-author publications.
Course arrangement
The master's program requires students to complete at least 34 credits of postgraduate courses. In the first academic year, the required course 16 credits will help students deeply understand and learn traditional and most advanced concepts and methods, including biostatistics courses. In the second academic year, students need to complete at least 10 credits of directional research, and the remaining 8 credits, students can choose courses freely inside and outside the department.
First school year
autumn
BIOC58 1 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Toolbox 4 credits
BIOC5 1 1 Basic Molecular Medicine 4 credits
BIOC000 teacher research report 0 credit
spring
Logic and Design of BIOC5 15 Disease Mechanism Research 4 credits
TRGN527 Applied Data Science and Bioinformatics 4 credits
BIOC590 direction research 2 credits
summer
INTD500 Ethics and Responsibility in Biomedical Research 0 Credit
Second year
autumn
BIOC590 direction research 2-6 credits
BIOC594A master thesis 2 credits
BIOC599 exploring data dissemination methods 2 credits
* Elective courses up to 4 credits.
spring
BIOC573 Best Research Briefing 0 Credit
BIOC590 direction research 2-6 credits
BIOC594B master thesis 2 credits
* Elective courses up to 4 credits.
* Elective courses
autumn
BIOC56 1 4 credits of molecular biology
INTD53 1 Division 4 of Advanced Cell Biology
INTD504 Cancer Molecular Biology 4 credits
INTD572 System Physiology and Diseases (1) 4 credits
BIOC575 as a biomarker for prediction and prognosis in cancer treatment 2 credits
BIOC580 Cancer (Epigenomics) 1 credit
spring
BIOC543 4 credits of human molecular genetics
BIOC549 protein Chemistry 4 credits
MEDS537 Path and Target Discovery 4 credits
INTD573 System Physiology and Diseases (2) 4 credits
BIOC580 Cancer (Epigenomics) 1 credit
summer
PM579 Statistical analysis of high-dimensional data 4 credits
Career direction
Students participating in this program come from all over the world, including China, India, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Finland and Switzerland.
Graduates can hold many positions.
R&D personnel in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
Technical support and sales staff
The faculty of a university or research institution.
Research assistant in academic research laboratory
internist
pharmacist
patent lawyer
Technical writer
There are also many graduates who choose to continue their doctoral studies. Admission institutions include: University of Southern California, California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Duke University, Oxford University, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Utah and University of Minnesota.