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Curriculum

Year 1-2, Medical School prerequisites		Credit Hours
IMC 500	Medicine and Society	2
IMC 502	Fundamentals I	7.2
IMC 504	Fundamentals II	3.8
IMC 510	GI & Metabolism	5.5
IMC 602	Cardiovascular	7.2
IMC 604	Pulmonary	8.0
IMC 610	Neuroscience II	2.3
Laboratory Rotations		36 Total Credit Hours
Required courses
MIC 610	Critical Analysis
MIC 619/620	**Microbiology and Immunology Seminar	1
MST 601	MSTP Seminar
MIC	Ph.D. Research
Optional
MIC Elective and MIC Advanced Topic Courses
Elective M.S.T.P. Courses
(Students may also take electives in other departments.)
MIC 512	Fundamentals of Immunology	4
MIC 599	Supervised Teaching	1
MIC 623	Microbiology Block 1 (Bacteriology)	2
MIC 612	Microbiology Block 2 (Virology)	2
MIC 513	Microbiology Block 3 (Parasitology)	2
Advanced Topic Courses
MIC 607	DNA Replication and Repair	2
MIC 609	Current Topics in Immunology	2
MIC 611	Cytokines and Inflammation	2
MIC 613	Advanced Virology	2
MIC 624	Bacterial Pathogenesis	2
MIC 626	Inflammation and Cancer	2
MIC 627	Molecular Parasitology	2
**Two semesters of MIC 619/620 Seminar are required, then an additional four semesters of MIC Seminar or MIC Advanced Topic courses (6 semesters total).  Prerequisite to take an Advanced Topic course is permission of instructor.  The MIC Seminar can be taken concurrent with an Advanced Topic course.  Students may register for the same Advanced Topic course twice but are encouraged to take Advanced Topic courses outside their area of interest.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Required Courses

Year 1-2
See MSTP http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/rbe/mstp/program_curriculum.php

Years 3-

610 Critical analysis (1 credit) LECTURE

619-620 Microbiology Seminar (1 credit) SEMINAR
Advanced discussions on topics in bacteriology, virology, parasitology, and immunology. Students present papers on scientific material and participate in discussions.

636-675 Laboratory Research (1-12 credits) TUTORIAL

700 Thesis Guidance (1-4 credits) TUTORIAL
Preparation of the thesis based upon original graduate research. Discussions on presentation of data, its critical evaluation, and the candidate's review of pertinent literature in the field.

 

Elective Courses

512 Fundamentals of Immunology (4 credits) LECTURES (If not taken during first year)
Anatomy and function of the immune system, cell interactions, antibody formation, antigen-antibody reactions, cell-mediated immunity, biological effects of immunological reactions.

599 Supervised Teaching (1-3 credits) TUTORIAL
Experience in preparation and presentation of microbiology to undergraduate and professional students. Limited to graduate students in the Department.

607 DNA Replication and Repair (2 credits) SEMINAR
DNA replication, repair and recombination. Some readings assigned in advanced textbooks; however, most readings and presentations will be from current literature.

609 Advanced Topics in Immunology (2 credits) SEMINAR
Classes are organized around recent, ground-breaking research papers including, but not limited to, vaccine development, transplantation, autoimmunity, neuroimmunology and immunopharmacology.

611 Cytokines and Inflammation (2 credits) SEMINAR
Current scientific literature in the fields of cytokines and inflammation, with an emphasis on molecular aspects of signal transduction. Modern experimental models and techniques will be used. Students will also learn to perform critical analyses of scientific literature and to plan future strategies for experimentation based on published findings. Students will present lectures and write critical reviews of manuscript reprints.

613 Advanced Topics in Virology (2 credits) SEMINAR
Advanced discussions on topics in virology. Classes are organized around recent papers in the virological literature. Topics include HIV, hantavirus infection, prions, and the hepatitis viruses.

614 Advanced Dental Microbiology (1 credit) LECTURE
Current concepts of microbiological aspects of caries and pulpal infections, response of host to pulpal infection, and control of bacteria and bacterial infections.

624 Advanced Topics in Bacterial Pathogenesis (2 credits) SEMINAR
Presentation, review and discussion of current scientific articles relating to bacterial pathogenesis. New methodologies and state-of-the-art techniques will be introduced.

626 Inflammation and Cancer (2 credits) SEMINAR

627 Advanced Topics in Molecular Parasitology (2 credits) SEMINAR
Advanced discussions on topics in molecular parasitology. Classes are organized around current research in the literature.

 

Others

623 Microbiology 1 (Bacteriology) (2 credits) LECTURE
Bacteriology part of MIC501

612 Microbiology 3 (Virology) (2 credits) LECTURE
Virology part of MIC501

513 Microbiology 3 (Parasitology) (2 credits) LECTURE
Parasitology part of MIC501.

516 Microbiology Laboratory Rotation (2 credits) LAB
Laboratory experiences in general and medical microbiology, virology, parasitology and immunology. Introduction to methods and experimental design in the research laboratory. Limited to incoming graduate students.