How does the biomedical scientist prepare for a career in biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals?
The technologies employed in biotechnology are the primary focus of the knowledge and skills offered in the comprehensive academic major in cell and molecular biology (CMB) in the Biomedical Sciences Department at SMSU. The cell and molecular biology major consists of a “core sequence” of five courses that provides the backbone of knowledge and skills used in biotechnology. In addition, a selection of cell and molecular biology-based elective courses allows students to gain additional knowledge and skills that prepare them for specific careers or satisfy particular interests. The core sequence and many of the elective courses include learning and refining “hands on” laboratory skills. The use of various databases begins in BMS 231 (Genetics with a laboratory) and 321 (Biomolecular Interactions) and culminates in BMS 525 (Molecular Biology) and 558 (Recombinant DNA Techniques). A specific elective course in Bioinformatics (BMS 593) extends the student’s core sequence experiences in util
