Subject: Cell Biology
Course Number: 250
Course Title: Research
Min units: 1      Max units: 8
School: Graduate Division
Department: Cell Biology Program

Course Description: The course is intended to give students hands-on experience in investigation of a fundamental question in biology using modern techniques and approaches in Cell Bio. The scope of the research project, formulation of the hypothesis, and the necessary experimental approaches taken to test the hypothesis will be determined based on active input from the student and the lab’s Principle Investigator. The student is expected to become increasingly independent in each of these aspects of the project.
Prerequisites: Completion of two quarters of BIOCHEM 215 in the year prior
Restrictions: Students must be in year 2 or above
Activities: Direct - Lab-Science, Direct - Independent Study

Instructor of Record: Staff
May the student choose the instructor for this course? Yes
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? Yes