Cell & Developmental Biology (0141)

updated: 09.01.2024

Track Coordinators: Track Coordinator: Prof. Chen Luxenburg, Prof. Ronit Sagi-Eisenberg

Overview

The master's program in Cell and Development Biology prepares students to undertake advanced study and research in this field from the level of the molecule and cell to tissues and whole organisms.

Curriculum

Please note that the student's curriculum must be approved by his advisor and the program coordinator. The curriculum consists of 24 graduate semester hours divided as follows:

Required Courses

All students are required to take departmental courses in Biostatistics, Lab Safety, Research Ethics, and Scientific Writing. These courses should be completed in the first year.

For students who work with laboratory animals, an additional 4-hour course is required in the Ethical Conduct and Care of Research Animals.

For students basing their thesis in research from observational or interventional studies, the following courses are required: Introduction to Epidemiology, Survey and Research Methods in Epidemiology, and Biostatistics II.

Elective Courses

Students must take 14 hours of elective courses in the department. These courses require a basic knowledge in cell biology. They can also take 8 hours of elective courses offered by other departments of the School of Graduate Studies.


Semester	Course no.	Course Name	Course Type	Professor	Day	Time	Credit	Notes

Mandatory Courses

A	0103.0003.01	Safety in the Laboratory course (during the first year of studies) – no credit

B	0404.6000.01	Biostatistics			Wednesday	11.00-14.00
								One meeting - will be published
B	0103.6000.01	Research Ethics
					Wednesday	15.00-17.00		2nd half of 2nd semester - will be published
B	0103.7000.01	The Science of Scientific Writing


Elective courses in the department - 14 hours
A	0114.6592.01	New Horizons to Rna Processing	lecture	Prof. Gil Ast	Monday	10.00-12.00	2
				Prof. Noam Shomron
A	0117.5631.01	Breakthroughs in Cancer Immunotherapy	lecture and seminae	Dr.Yaron Carmi			2

A	0103.0046.01	Basic Research Methods in Biology	lecture	Prof. Noam Shomron	Monday	14.00-16.00	2

A	0455.3063.01	Developmental Biology	lecture	Life science	Sunday	14.00-17.00

B	0114.6545.01	Genetics in the Post-Genome Era	lecture	Prof. Karen Avraham	Wednesday	14.00-16.00	1

B	0114.6573.01	Bioinformatics in the Omics Era	lecture	Dr. Rani Elkon	Wednesday	16.00-18.00	2

B	0103.5061.01	Protein Modifications and Cell Signaling	lecture and seminae	Prof. Hagit Eldar-			3	Not this year
				Finkelman
A	0119.5636.01	Molecular Lmaging- Microscopy Konkflit	lecture	Prof. Ilan Tsarfaty	Wednesday	14.00-16.00	2

A	0103.5058.01	Workshop in Data Analysis and Graphics Editing	lecture

B	0114.6600.01	Behavioral Genetics	lecture and seminae	Prof. David Gurwitz			2	Not this year

B	0116.5932.01	Pharmacogenomics and Biomarkers in the Era of Personalized Medicine	lecture and seminae	Prof. David Gurwitz			2

B	0141.5062.01	Cell and Tissue Mechanobiology	lecture and seminae	Prof. Ronen Zaidel-Bar	Thursday	13.00-15.00	2	0

B	0141.5063.01	Advanced imaging techniques	lecture and seminae	Prof. Ronen Zaidel-Bar			2	Not this year

B	0119.5651.01	Context and Location Based Immunity	lecture	Dr. Chen Varol	Sunday	10.00-12.00	2


		General elective courses - 8 hours
	0116.5947.01	Inter and Intra Molecular and Cellular Neurocommunication		Dr .Eran Perlson			2
A	0116.5937.01	Ion Channels: Classical and Molecular Biophysics		Prof. Nathan Dascal	Tuesday	15.00-17.00	3
A	0116.5942.01	New Horizons in Drug Delivery Systems	lecture and seminae	Prpf. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro	Sunday	10.00-12.00	2
A	0452.3117.01	Basic Techniques in Molecular and Cellular Biology	lecture	Life science
B	0116.5946.01	Sleep and Consciousness: From Neuronal Basis to	lecture	Prof. Yuval Nir	Thursday	10.00-13.00	3
B	0113.5557.01	Introduction to Molecular Anthropology	lecture and seminae	Dr. Viviane Slon	Monday	14.00-16.00	2
B	0440.3125.01	Advanced cell biology: Cellular Responses to Stress in Health and Disease	lecture	Life science

Seminars

Students must attend at least 25 seminars, of which 60% must be within the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. The student will keep a record of the lectures and submit a signed form to the Secretariat confirming participation. This form is a requirement for graduation.

If a student attends a scientific conference, it is equivalent to two seminars. Please note that a student will not get approval for more than two conferences.

Thesis

Students must submit a research proposal for their thesis by the end of the second semester. The thesis will be submitted by the end of the fourth semester. Students must present their thesis topic within the Department or at a scientific conference. Their advisor must approve their thesis as a condition for completion of the master's degree.