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Molecular&CellBiology(MCB)andNeuroscienceMaster’sOrientation

Fall2017

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WelcometoBrandeis!

Questions?Problems?Concerns?Excitement?

Contactme:MariaMiara

ProgramChair(akaDirectorofGraduateStudies,DGS)ofMCBandNeuroscienceMaster’sPrograms

[email protected]

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(Hopefully)Alreadydone…

1. SetupUnetAccount(BrandeisEmail)2. InternationalStudents:CompleteI-20/

DS-2019Process3. Completerequiredhealthforms4. Submitofficialtranscript5. Securehousing

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Nexttodo(oralreadydone)…

6.Registerforcourses7.AttendOrientations,SafetyTrainings,FacultyBazaar,Socialactivities8.GetyourstudentID9.LogintoLatteforcourseinformationandresources https://moodle2.brandeis.edu/

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Latte

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ProgramRequirements

MCB • 6graduatelevelcourses:

– 3required:BIOL101A,BIOL100B,BIOL205A

– 1research– 2electives

• 1ResponsibleConductofSciencecourse

• 2semestersofJournalClubs• 2semestersofGraduate

ResearchSeminar• AttendJointBiology/

NeuroscienceColloquia

Neuroscience• 6graduatelevelcourses:

– 2required:NBIO140,BIOL205A






B-orbetter!

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*ForMCBstudents

WithmypermissionyoumaysubstituteBIOL105B(MolecularBiology)forBIOL101A(MolecularBiotechnology)and/orBIOL103B(MechanismsofCellFunction)forBIOL100B(AdvancedCellBiology)

BIOL105BandBIOL103Bareoftenchallengingcourses.

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6GraduateLevelCourses

MCB• 3coursespersemester• Fall2017:

– BIOL101A,MolecularBiotechnology

– BIOL205A,MastersProseminar– 1othercourse:electiveor

research• Spring2018:

– BIOL100B,AdvancedCellBiology

– 2othercourses:electivesand/orresearch

• Musttakeoneresearchcourse

Neuroscience• 3coursespersemester• Fall2017:

– NBIO140,PrinciplesofNeuroscience



– 3courses:electivesand/orresearch


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ResearchRequirement

Oneofthefollowing:MCB1. Master’sResearchLab(BIOL296)

– 15hoursperweekinlabfor1semester– ResearchProject– Writtenlabreport– researchseminarifrequiredbyPI

2. ProjectLaboratory– Semi-independent,guidedresearch

projectexperienceinclasssetting– e.gBIOL156A,BIOL159A,NBIO157A

3. MastersThesis(BIOL299)– BIOL296takenfirst– Moreextensiveresearchthatculminates

inwrittenthesis4. ReadingsinMolecularandCellBiology

(BIOL298)– Rarelydone– Needsmyapproval

Neuroscience1. Master’sResearchLab(NEUR296)




3. MastersThesis(NEUR299)– NEUR296takenfirst– Moreextensiveresearchthatculminates

inwrittenthesis4. ReadingsinNeuroscience(NEUR297)

– Rarelydone– Needsmyapproval

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InterestedinLabResearch?1. ResearchthefacultyatBrandeis:Whowould

youwanttoworkwith?MCB:http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/faculty/list_lastname.htmlNeuro:http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/faculty/list_programNeuro.html

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InterestedinResearchinALab?

2.AttendFacultyBazaar

• Tonight(TuesdayAug29),Wednesday(Aug30)andThursday(Aug31)• 5:00pm-8:00pm(Gerstenzang121onTues…..Rosenstiel118onWedand

Thurs)• Dinnerincluded(needtoRSVP)• Shortresearchpresentationsinwhichfacultytalkabouttheirwork

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3.Arrangetomeetwithfacultymemberofinterest• Sendpolitee-mail– expressingyourinterestintheirlabandexplainingwhy

– askingiftheyareabletohostaMaster’sstudent– Asktomeettodiscussthepossibility– bebrief

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Reachouttomewithanyquestions,concernsordifficulties.

Letmeknow,byemail,ifyouwouldbewillingtohavemepassalongyourapplicationmaterialstointerested

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ResearchRequirement

Oneofthefollowing:MCB1. Master’sResearchLab(BIOL296)




3. MastersThesis(BIOL299)– BIOL296takenfirst– Moreextensiveresearchthatculminates

inwrittenthesis4. ReadingsinMolecularandCellBiology

(BIOL298)– Rarelydone– Needsmyapproval

Neuroscience1. Master’sResearchLab(NEUR296)




3. MastersThesis(NEUR299)– NEUR296takenfirst– Moreextensiveresearchthatculminates

inwrittenthesis4. ReadingsinNeuroscience(NEUR297)

– Rarelydone– Needsmyapproval

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Neuroscience• 3coursespersemester• Fall2017:

– NBIO140,PrinciplesofNeuroscience



– 3courses:electivesand/orresearch


MCB• 3coursespersemester• Fall2017:

– BIOL101A,MolecularBiotechnology



– BIOL100B,AdvancedCellBiology

– 2othercourses:electivesand/orresearch


6GraduateLevelCourses

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Electives

MCB:NeedtwooverallNeuroscience:Needthreeoverall

• MustbeintheLifeSciences(BIOL,NBIO,NPSY,BIBC,BIOT,BCHM,BCBP)

• Mustbe100levelorabove• Mustbeapprovedbyme

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ResponsibleConductofScienceCourse(CONT300B)

• Spring2018• Thursdayevenings5:00-6:20pm• NeedtoRegister(oncespringregistrationopens)

• Pass/Fail–Nolettergrade• BOTHMCBandNeuroscienceMaster’sstudents

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JournalClubs

• Fall2017andSpring2018• Needtoregisterfor1persemester• Pass/Fail–Nolettergrade;mustattend• DoNOTneedtopresent

MCB• MolecularGenetics(BIOL305A/B)Mondays12pm

Neuroscience• TopicsinNeurobiology

(NBIO306A/B)Wednesdays12pm

• Systems/ComputationalNeuroscience(NBIO340A/B)Mondays11am,onlypossibleinSpring 20

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GraduateResearchSeminar(BIOL350A/B)

“PizzaTalks”• Fall2017andSpring2018• Needtoregistereachsemester• Pass/Fail–Nolettergrade;mustattend• DoNOTneedtopresent• Fridays12:30-1:20• Pizzaincluded

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JointBiology/NeuroscienceColloquia

• Fall2017andSpring2018• DoNOTneedtoregister• Doneedtoattend• Tuesdays12:30inGzang121

ScheduleofColloquiatalksandotherlifesciencestalksfoundhere:http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/news/stw.shtml

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HowtoRegisterforClasses,JournalClubs,SeminarsandProseminars

Sagewww.brandeis.edu/sage

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Wheretofindcourselistings

https://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/registration/schedule.html

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https://brandeis.schdl.net/

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MarkyourCalendars…

Friday,September8th

12:30pm–LifeSciencesPizzaParty–OutsideShapiroScienceCenter

Friday,September8th

6pm–BiotechSummerInternshipPosterSession–ShapiroScienceCenterAtrium

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