BIOMG 8375

Scientific Communication: Research Proposal Writing

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This is a tri-field course that is required of all second-year graduate students in the Fields of BMCB, GGD and Biophysics. The overall goal of this course is to help students develop scientific writing skills and to become familiar with the scientific peer review process, each of which will be achieved through active learning experiences. Students will learn to develop research ideas and communicate them effectively in the context of a written research proposal, using the format of an NSF Predoctoral Fellowship application.

Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment limited to: students enrolled in the graduate fields of Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology (BMCB), Biophysics, or Genetics, Genomics, and Development (GGD).

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Outcomes REF-FA25

• Develop and assemble a research proposal.
• Justify the bigger impact and significance of their proposed research.
• Develop a research hypothesis, a set of specific aims, and enough narrative detail for a fellowship application.
• Evaluate and communicate their critique of the fellowship applications of their peers.
• Receive and process the critique of their own fellowship application.

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