Cell & Developmental Biology, MS
for the Master of Science in Cell & Developmental Biology
head of the department: Supriya Prasanth
director of graduate studies: Lisa Stubbs
overview of admissions & requirements:
overview of grad college admissions & requirements: https://grad.illinois.edu/admissions/apply
college website: https://las.illinois.edu/
department website: http://mcb.illinois.edu/departments/cdb/
department faculty: http://mcb.illinois.edu/faculty/cdb
department office: B107 Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
phone: (217) 333-6118
email: mcbinfo@life.uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Programs in Cell & Developmental Biology
Cell & Developmental Biology, MS
Cell & Developmental Biology, PhD
The graduate curriculum in Cell and Developmental Biology is designed to educate students for careers in research and teaching in the biological sciences. Departmental faculty are concerned with the structural and functional relationships of cells and organisms, with research emphases upon eukaryotic cell and molecular biology, neurobiology, developmental biology, and molecular genetics. The department has embarked on a major program to develop research strengths in molecular aspects of developmental, neural, structural, and eukaryotic cell biology to complement existing faculty interests. Students are not admitted to the M.S. program; M.S. requirements are completed as part of the Ph.D. program.
Admission
Students interested in this program must apply directly to the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (www.mcb.illinois.edu/graduate/gradprospect.html). During the first semester, students perform three laboratory rotations, choosing from any laboratory in the School. Students select a laboratory for their thesis research in December and formally join the appropriate graduate program/department at that time.
Important factors in the evaluation of applications are general academic performance, background in the biological and chemical sciences and mathematics, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, and letters of recommendation from college professors. The department does not admit students to the M.S. program.
Graduate Teaching Experience
Experience in teaching is considered a vital part of the graduate program and is required as part of the academic work of all Ph.D. candidates in this program.
Facilities and Resources
Facilities include modern, well-equipped laboratories for cellular, developmental, genetic, molecular, and structural studies. The University offers exceptional and broadly based research support services. These include the Center for Electron Microscopy, with state-of-the-art instrumentation; the Center for Biotechnology, which includes facilities for molecular cloning, DNA and protein synthesis and sequencing, and transgenic animals; the Cell Science Center, which houses and staffs a hybridoma facility and flow cytometry unit; School of Molecular and Cellular Biology-subsidized shops; and a superb university library system, the third largest in the nation. The University offers outstanding computer services and is home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology combines research in the physical and biological sciences. Opportunities for interaction in the cellular and molecular sciences are also available in many other units within the Schools of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Integrative Biology, and Chemical Sciences and the Colleges of Medicine, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, and Engineering.
Financial Aid
Financial aid is available to qualified applicants in the form of university fellowships (awarded on a competitive basis), teaching assistantships (awarded by the department), research assistantships, and tuition and fee waivers. Outstanding applicants are nominated for support from the Cell and Molecular Biology, Molecular Biophysics.
for the Master of Science in Cell & Developmental Biology
For additional details and requirements refer to the department's Graduate Student Handbook and the Graduate College Handbook.
Cell and Developmental Biology, MS
Code | Title | Hours |
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MCB 501 | Advanced Biochemistry | 4 |
MCB 502 | Advanced Molecular Genetics | 4 |
MCB 529 | Special Topics Cell Devel Biol (Section WRI) | 2 |
MCB 580 | Res Ethics & Responsibilities | 1 |
MCB 581 & MCB 582 & MCB 583 | Laboratory Rotation I and Laboratory Rotation II and Laboratory Rotation III | 9 |
CDB 595 | Graduate Sem Cell Devel Biol (Sections A and C) CDB 595 Section A and CDB 595 Section C must each be taken once for 1 credit hour each. | 2 |
Approved elective coursework hours to bring total course work hours to 32 | 10 | |
Total Hours | 32 |
Other Requirements
Other requirements may overlap | |
Completion of one of the following: Pass the Preliminary Exam, or approval of the graduate program committee (chaired by a tenured CDB faculty member and comprised of at least 5 CDB faculty members), or by approval of the research advisor and department head. | |
Minimum GPA: | 3.00 |