Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ph.D. (CIP 26.0202)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Ph.D.) Program

Stephen N. Witt, Ph.D., Professor and Head

The doctor of philosophy degree is conferred only for work of distinction in which the student displays original scholarship. The Graduate School of LSUHSC-S and the faculty of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology maintain a program that provides students the opportunity to distinguish themselves within a chosen field of study.   Students are trained to recognize significant biomedical problems, to design experimental approaches to solving these problems, and to communicate their results to the scientific community.

Core Requirements

The Program for obtaining the Ph.D. is tailored to the requirements individual students, but the core requirements for all students are:

• IDSP 111 - Basic Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology I 2 Credits
• IDSP 112 - Basic Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology II 2 Credits
• IDSP 113 - Genetics 1 Credit
• IDSP 114 - Cell Biology 2 Credits
• IDSP 115 - Molecular Signaling 1 Credit
• IDSP 116 - Biochemical and Molecular Methods 1 Credit
• IDSP 117 - Methods in Biomedical Sciences: Recombinant DNA and Cell Biology 1 Credit
• IDSP 119 - Gene Expression 1 credit
• IDSP 226 - Basic Biostatistics 1 Credit
• IDSP 240 - Philosophical and Ethical Issues In Science 1 Credit
• BIOCH 207 - Introduction to Special Methods of Research 1-6 Credits, (Credit to be specified at time of registration.)
• BIOCH 282 - Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology:Current Topics in Protein Chemistry 1 Credit
• BIOCH 288 - Scientific Writing 1 Credit
• BIOCH 298 - Journal Club 1 Credit
• BIOCH 299 - Research Seminar 1 Credit
• BIOCH 300 - Thesis Research 1-6 Credits
• BIOCH 400 - Dissertation Research 1-9 Credits

• Electives - 10  hours or more