BIOMG 8369

Foundational Skills for Graduate School and Beyond

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The course will focus on helping students successfully navigate the graduate experience, covering diverse topics relevant to the broader experience and realities of graduate school. Occasional guest lectures and panels will be included. Topics will include:1. Strategies and priorities in picking rotations, and selecting a thesis lab2. Work-life balance during graduate school; time-management3. Forging effective mentor-mentee relationships; selecting a thesis committee4. Navigating the scientific literature5. Scientific communication6. Scientific writing; publishing your research7. Funding and funding opportunities8. Data management9. Scientific and Research resources at Cornell10. Collaboration and Networking11. Career paths, and resources at CornellClasses will consist of lectures, discussion including breakout sessions and short format scientific presentations by students. There will be a single written assignment.

Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment limited to: first-year graduate students in fields of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology or Genetics, Genomics and Development.

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Outcomes REF-FA25

• Identify resources relevant to biomedical research.
• Demonstrate effective strategies for success in graduate school.
• Give scientific talks about biomedical research.

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