Sample Curricula for MCBP Trainees

Sample Plan of Study for MCBP certificate

Fall of year 1

• BBSP 901 Research in BBSP – rotations
• BBSP 902 Seminar in BBSP-First Year Group
• BBSP 903A Research in BBSP – rotations
• BIOC 650 Principles of Molecular Thermodynamics*
• BIOC 651 Macromolecular Interactions and Forces*
• BIOC 652 Macromolecular Dynamics*

Spring of year 1

• BBSP 901 Research in BBSP – rotations
• BBSP 902 Seminar in BBSP-First Year Group
• BBSP 903B Research in BBSP – rotations
• BBSP 705 Rigor and Reproducibility of Research
• BIOC 662 Macromolecular Interactions* or BIOC 670 Structural Bioinformatics*
• BIOC 667 Macromolecular Crystallographic Methods*
• BIOC 673 Proteomics , Protein Identification, and Characterization by Mass Spectrometry*
• BIOC 675 Fundamentals of Cryo-Electron Microscopy*
• BIOC 704 Seminars in Biophysics

 Fall of year 2

• BIOC 710 Scientific Communication (grant writing)
• BIOC 716 Biophysics Colloquium

Spring of year 2

• BIOC 716 Biophysics Colloquium

Fall of year 3

• BIOC 716 Biophysics Colloquium 

Spring of year 3

• BIOC 716 Biophysics Colloquium

Spring of year 4

• BIOC 888 Responsible Conduct of Research

*Course is only 1/3 of the semester