Typically, such students will be required only to take the Topics and Seminar courses and complete MCBB certification. M. S. Candidates An M. S. student's participation in the option must be endorsed by the major professor and will be part of the student's program of study. A multi-disciplinary treatment of gene organization and expression in animal and plant systems. Emphasis on the applications of molecular biology to current problems in applied biology and biotechnology. Topics include membrane structure and function, biosynthesis of cellular organelles, cytoskeleton, extracellular matrix, chemical signalling between cells, and the production of engineered proteins in cells.
Students give formal presentations of research results or current literature.
May be taken on pass-fail basis. Students enrolled in the MCBB Ph.D. option will be required to give one formal presentation on an A-F basis. Students will give presentations and critically analyze current literature. May be repeated. Variable credit course.