1st Year

2nd Year

3rd Year & Beyond

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Graded Coursework (24 hours graded coursework required) 

*MSTP students are exempt form IMM244, mini-courses and electives courses. 

IMM244 Principles of Immunology (3 credits)

IMM291 Comprehensive Immunology (3 credits)

IMM300 Tumor Immunology (2 credits)

IMM310 Immunopathogenesis (3 credits)

IMM320 Immunology of Infectious Diseases (2 credits)

IMM331 Immunology Seminar (1 credit x 4 semesters)

 

Mini-courses (2 credits x 3 courses)

•BIOCHEM258 Structural Biochemistry I

•BIOCHEM259 Structural Biochemistry II

•BIOCHEM267 Biochemical Genetics I: DNA and Genome Stability

•BIOCHEM268 Biochemical Genetics II: RNA to Protein

•CBI282 Mechanisms of Development

•CBI283 Developmental Genetics

•CMB247 Macromolecular Synthesis

•CMB297 Modern Techniques in Molecular Biology

 

Electives of potential interest (3 or more additional credits)(but other courses may be chosen)

•BIO390 Seminar in Teaching Biology

•CBI251 Molecular Cell Biology

•PHR417 Cellular Signaling

•CBI/MCB208 Stem cell biology

•CBB/IMM223 Computational Immunology (offered every other fall)

•GS302 Introduction to College Teaching

•MGM/GEN300 Gene Regulation

•MGM252 Virology

•MGM282 Microbial Pathogenesis

•MCB/PHR418 Molecular Mechanisms of Oncogenesis

•PHR333 Statistics for Basic Biomedical Scientists

•PTH385 Molecular Aspects of Disease

 

IMM201/202 Lab Rotation (1 credit x 2 semesters)

IMM332 Immunology Seminar (1 credit per semester, starting in year 3)

IMM335/336 Topics in Immunology (1 credit per semester, starting in spring, year 1)

 

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR): All PhD students at Duke University are required to participate in a specified number of ethics course hours. Each matriculating PhD student in the Immunology Program must attend the Fall Orientation RCR Workshop and participate in three (3) or more supplementary RCR Forums within the first three years of the program to meet the RCR graduation criterion. 

 

MSTP students must complete the RCR track appropriate for their department or program of study. MSTP students should contact Dr. Jo Rae Wright for more information.

Teaching Requirements: One semester of supervised teaching in IMM244 for undergraduate and graduate students is required. Trainees lead discussions and make didactic presentations within the framework of faculty-led classes. This requirement will normally be completed during the second year of doctoral training.