{"id":18424,"date":"2012-04-19T11:25:01","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T15:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=18424"},"modified":"2025-06-27T12:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T16:20:16","slug":"fbs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/pibs\/curriculum\/fbs\/","title":{"rendered":"FBS I : Foundations in Biomedical Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foundations in Biomedical Sciences or &#8220;FBS I&#8221; is an integrated 1<sup>st<\/sup> year PhD curriculum\u00a0 for many participating doctoral programs\/departments including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemistry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biochemistry &amp; Cell Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/phys-biophys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biophysics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gpgg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genetics and Genomics<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/immunology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/microbiology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microbiology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mtm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Molecular Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/nutrition-metabolism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nutrition and Metabolism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/student-research\/phd-in-oral-biology\/\">Orofacial and Skeletal Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pathology &amp; Laboratory Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/biophysics.bumc.bu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Physiology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The full-year integrated curriculum allows basic knowledge from many core disciplines to be presented.\u00a0 Modules 1-4 are required for most participating programs while several courses are available as electives during module 5.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 600px;\" border=\"0\" height=\"425\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 70px;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Course<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 100px; text-align: center;\">\n<h4><strong>Module<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-711\/\">FC 711<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Protein structure, catalysis &amp; interaction<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-712\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC 712<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Structure and Function of the Genome<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-713\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC 713<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Architecture &amp; Dynamics of the Cell<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC 714<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Mechanisms of Cell Communication<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-715\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC 715<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Translational Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-706\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC 706<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Molecular Metabolism<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-717\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC 717<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Physiology of Specialized Cells<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5p<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC 708<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professional Development Skills<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-762\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC 762<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Critical Thinking in Biomedical Research<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/courses\/gms-fc-764\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC 764<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professional Presentation Skills<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2012\/04\/CROPPED-.FIBS-flow-chart-70percent.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2020\/09\/PastedGraphic-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1124\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/09\/PastedGraphic-1.png 1124w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/09\/PastedGraphic-1-636x543.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/09\/PastedGraphic-1-1024x875.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/09\/PastedGraphic-1-768x656.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>FBS courses have irregular start and stop times so please visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/gms-course-offerings\/\">current course offerings<\/a><span>\u00a0page or student link for start dates and times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For more information please see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/09\/expectations.pdf\">FBS I Roles and Responsibilities<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foundations in Biomedical Sciences or &#8220;FBS I&#8221; 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