Rich curricular offerings available through the University of Pittsburgh are designed to deepen our Scholars’ grasp of biology, educate them about technologies and methods, ensure that they are knowledgeable in the ethical conduct of research, and stimulate creativity.

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Program Curriculum

The program curriculum is divided into three types of courses:

Mandatory course/class training that every Scholar must take. If these courses/classes have exams, Scholars are required to pass the exam.
Basic courses/classes that are primarily important for the novice WRHR Scholar during the 2nd year.
Advanced or specific courses/classes offerings.

Additional workshops and courses may be completed by the Scholar in consultation with her/his mentor, and with approval of the Advisory Committee.

WRHR Offered Coursework

The table below depicts examples of offered coursework:

WRHR REQUIRED COURSEWORK:	WRHR BASIC COURSEWORK:	WRHR ADVANCED COURSEWORK:
Scientific Ethics	Bioethics	Postdoctoral Professionalism Series	Gene Delivery
Ethics and Regulations in Clinical Research	Introduction to Research Methods I	Course in Scentific Management and Leadership	Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
From Benchtop to Bedside: What Every Scientist Needs to Know	Introduction to Statistical Methods I	Guidelines for Providing Feedback	Cell Therapy
Health Disparities Research: Methods and Interventions	Introduction to Biocomputing	Theoretical Foundations of Applied Ethics	Introduction To Gene Mapping
Medical Writing and Presentation Skills	Approaches in Molecular Biology	Translational Research Seminar Series	Introduction To Gene Mapping
Making the Most of Mentoring	Molecular Biology of Microbial Pathogens	Biostatistics	Biochemical and Molecular Genetics of Complex Diseases
	Molecular Fundamentals	Introduction to Statistical Methods II	Principles of Pharmacology
	Biomarkers and Molecular Epidemiology	Introduction to Biological Assays	Comprehensive Immunology
	Topics in Integrative Physiology	Statistical Methods & Data Mining in Micro-array Analysis	Experimental Basis of Immunology
	Cell and Molecular Physiology	Statistical Foundations for Bioinformatics Data Mining
	Genetics	Advanced Developmental Biology
	Chromosomes and Human Disease	Mech. of Cellular Comm., Structure and Morphology
	Genetic Analysis in Model Organisms	Biochemistry of Macromolecules
	Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics	Receptors and Signal Transduction

Scholar’s review and feedback

Every four months, the scholars, their mentors and the Advisory Committee meet to evaluate Scholars’ progress as well as the mentorship process. During the meeting, each scholar provides a summary of her/his research, and is provided the opportunity to seek additional advice on strategies for progress and alternative approaches. Scholars may also express any concerns, complaints, or requests. Additional feedback from the Advisory Committee is provided to the scholars after the meeting by their mentors.

Program Curriculum

WRHR Offered Coursework

WRHR REQUIRED COURSEWORK:

WRHR BASIC COURSEWORK:

WRHR ADVANCED COURSEWORK:

Scholar’s review and feedback