Program Overview

Introduction to the IGPBS - Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine Program

The IGPBS - Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine doctoral program offers diverse research and learning experiences, emphasizing cellular and molecular processes that underscore the coordinated integration of organ systems within the body. This program typically focuses on unraveling disease mechanisms.

PhD Curriculum

PhD students enrolled in the IGPBS - Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine doctoral program must complete the following courses:

• Core Courses:
  • GRAD 800: Responsible Conduct in Research Training (0 credit hours)
  • IPBS 805: Fundamentals of Cellular Processes (3 credit hours)
  • IPBS 860: Success Skills for Graduate Students (1 credit hour)
  • IPMM 801: Graduate Physiology I (4 credit hours)
  • IPMM 802: Graduate Physiology II (3 credit hours)
  • IPMM 896: Research Other Than Thesis (or IPBS 896) (1-9 credit hours)
  • IPMM 970: Seminar (each semester) (1 credit hour)
  • IPMM 999: Doctoral Dissertation (1-15 credit hours)
• Elective Courses: Choose two of the following courses
  • MEP 807: Medical Pharmacology for the Physiologist (3 credit hours)
  • MEP 916: Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology (3 credit hours)
  • IPMM 930: Physiology & Pathophysiology of the Kidney (2 credit hours)
  • BISB 815: Tools and Algorithms in Bioinformatics (3 credit hours)
  • BMB 915: Proteins & Nucleic Acid (3 credit hours)
  • BMB 921: Biophysical Chemistry (3 credit hours)
  • BMB 975: Critical Thinking and Applications in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (3 credit hours)
  • CRGP 880: Principles and Methodologies in Cancer Research (2-3 credit hours)
  • ENV 888: Principles of Toxicology (3 credit hours)
  • MGCB 912: Modern Approaches in Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics (3 credit hours)
  • MGCB 945: Stem Cell and Development Biology (2 credit hours)
  • NSC 820: Methods in Neuroscience (2 credit hours)
  • NSC 907: Neural Systems & the Physiology of Neuronal Cell Populations (2 credit hours)
  • NSC 913: Data Science for Biomedical Researchers (2 credit hours)
  • NSC 922: Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience (3 credit hours)
  • NSC 930: Neuroimmunology (3 credit hours)
  • NSC 932: Systems Neuroscience (3 credit hours)
  • PHSC 904: Delivery and Biocompatibility of Protein and Nucleic Acid Drugs (3 credit hours)
  • PHSC 910: Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics (3 credit hours)
  • PHSC 950: Advanced Toxicology (3 credit hours)
  • PHAR 901: Receptor & Cell Signaling (3 credit hours)
  • PHAR 912: Human Specific Disease Modeling in Mice (2 credit hours)

MD/PhD Curriculum

Upon successfully completing Phase 1 of the College of Medicine curriculum, MD/PhD students in the IGPBS - Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine program will have the requirements for IPBS 805, IPBS 860, IPMM 801, and IPMM 802 waived. Therefore, MD/PhD students must complete the following courses:

• Required Courses:
  • GRAD 800: Responsible Conduct in Research Training (0 credit hours)
  • IPMM 970: Seminar (1 credit hour)
  • IPMM 999: Doctoral Dissertation (1-15 credit hours)
• Elective Courses: Choose one of the following courses
  • MEP 807: Medical Pharmacology for the Physiologist (3 credit hours)
  • MEP 916: Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology (3 credit hours)
  • IPMM 930: Physiology & Pathophysiology of the Kidney (2 credit hours)
  • BISB 815: Tools and Algorithms in Bioinformatics (3 credit hours)
  • BMB 915: Proteins & Nucleic Acid (3 credit hours)
  • BMB 921: Biophysical Chemistry (3 credit hours)
  • BMB 975: Critical Thinking and Applications in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (3 credit hours)
  • CRGP 880: Principles and Methodologies in Cancer Research (2-3 credit hours)
  • ENV 888: Principles of Toxicology (3 credit hours)
  • MGCB 912: Modern Approaches in Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics (3 credit hours)
  • MGCB 945: Stem Cell and Development Biology (2 credit hours)
  • NSC 820: Methods in Neuroscience (2 credit hours)
  • NSC 907: Neural Systems & the Physiology of Neuronal Cell Populations (2 credit hours)
  • NSC 913: Data Science for Biomedical Researchers (2 credit hours)
  • NSC 922: Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience (3 credit hours)
  • NSC 930: Neuroimmunology (3 credit hours)
  • NSC 932: Systems Neuroscience (3 credit hours)
  • PMI 857: Introductory Immunology (2 credit hours)
  • PMI 922: Redox Biology in Human Disease (2 credit hours)
  • PMI 940: Molecular Basis of Disease (3 credit hours)
  • PMI 955: Advanced Immunology (3 credit hours)
  • PHSC 904: Delivery and Biocompatibility of Protein and Nucleic Acid Drugs (3 credit hours)
  • PHSC 910: Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics (3 credit hours)
  • PHSC 950: Advanced Toxicology (3 credit hours)
  • PHAR 901: Receptor & Cell Signaling (3 credit hours)
  • PHAR 912: Human Specific Disease Modeling in Mice (2 credit hours)