Biological Sciences Master

Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology)

Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) (Master's and Doctoral Degrees)

Program Description

The Graduate Program in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) (PPG BioMol) was launched in 1973, with the creation of the Master's Degree Program in Molecular Biology, composed of advisors from the Department of Cellular Biology of the University of Brasilia. This newcomer group arrived at the then young University and brought a scientific approach focused on the Molecular and Cellular basis of biological processes. With the growth of faculty numbers and the establishment of the doctoral program in 1992, new areas were added, with a special mention to Molecular Plant Genetics and Biological Control.

The Program's mission is to train professionals with scientific competence and independence in Molecular Biology and in the related major areas: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Immunology, Cellular Biology, Virology, Genetics, Genomics and Proteomics.

Research Topics

GENETIC ENGINEERING FOR PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS, PLANTS AND PRODUCTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INTEREST
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES FROM BACTERIA AND FILAMENTOUS FUNGI
COMPUTER SIMULATION AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF BIOMOLECULES
MOLECULAR PLANT GENETICS
BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL BREEDING
BIOCHEMISTRY OF FREE RADICALS AND ANTIOXIDANTS
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND CELL DIFFERENTIATION IN FUNGI
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF VIRUSES
STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP OF PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES
PARASITE-HOST INTERACTION
GENOME, POST GENOME AND TRANSCRIPTOME
GENE EXPRESSION OF PROKARYOTES AND EUKARYOTES

Courses

The Master's candidate must take 20 credits from the following courses:

Course	Credits	Code
Biochemical and Molecular Bases of Insect Biological Control	8	321630
Molecular Biophysics	3	321057
Biology of Mammal Reproduction	2	321648
Biology and Genetics of Filamentous Fungus	6	321729
Molecular Biology	3	321478
Synthetic Biology	2	397563
Molecular Biochemistry	3	321362
Yeast Biotechnology	6	323365
Ultrastructural Cytochemistry	4	321711
Automatic Computing Applied to Biological Sciences	8	321192
Cellular Differentiation	3	321389
Genetic Engineering	8	321371
Enzymology	6	321095
Epigenetics	4	396176
Protein Structure	6	321168
Microorganisms Genetics	4	321443
Molecular Genetics	4	321486
Plant Molecular Genetics	8	321613
Methods of Gene Transfer	4	321575
Molecular Microbiology	6	323241
Fluorescence and Confocal Laser Microscopy	4	323578
Atomic Force Microscopy	4	323551
Transmission Electron Microscopy in Biology	4	321702
Scanning Electron Microscopy	2	321541
Seminars on Molecular Biology 1	2	321672
Seminars on Molecular Biology 2	2	320099
Topics in Studies of Hydrolases	4	397211
Special Topics in Biochemistry	4	321419
Special Topics in Cell Biology	2	321699
Special Topics in Molecular Biology	4	321028
Special Topics in Biochemistry	4	321346
Special Topics in Cellular Immunology	4	321737
Special Topics in Protein Chemistry	6	321567
Didactic Training in Molecular Biology	4	321664
Cell Ultrastructure	1	321222
Molecular Virology	4	321745

The Doctoral candidate must take 30 credits from the following courses:

Course	Credits	Code
Biochemical and Molecular Bases of Insect Biological Control	8th	321630
Molecular Biophysics	3	321057
Biology of Mammal Reproduction	2	321648
Biology and Genetics of Filamentous Fungus	6th	321729
Molecular Biology	3	321478
Synthetic Biology	2	397563
Molecular Biochemistry	3	321362
Yeast Biotechnology	6th	323365
Ultrastructural Cytochemistry	4	321711
Automatic Computing Applied to Biological Sciences	8th	321192
Cellular Differentiation	3	321389
Genetic Engineering	8th	321371
Enzymology	6th	321095
Epigenetics	4	396176
Protein Structure	6th	321168
Microorganisms Genetics	4	321443
Molecular Genetics	4	321486
Plant Molecular Genetics	8th	321613
Methods of Gene Transfer	4	321575
Molecular Microbiology	6th	323241
Fluorescence and Confocal Laser Microscopy	4	323578
Atomic Force Microscopy	4	323551
Transmission Electron Microscopy in Biology	4	321702
Scanning Electron Microscopy	2	321541
Seminars on Molecular Biology 1*	2	321672
Seminars on Molecular Biology 2*	2	320099
Seminars on Molecular Biology 3*	2	320102
Seminars on Molecular Biology 4*	2	320111
Topics in Studies of Hydrolases	4	397211
Special Topics in Biochemistry	4	321419
Special Topics in Cell Biology	2	321699
Special Topics in Molecular Biology	4	321028
Special Topics in Biochemistry	4	321346
Special Topics in Cellular Immunology	4	321737
Special Topics in Protein Chemistry	6th	321567
Didactic Training in Molecular Biology	4	321664
Cell Ultrastructure	1	321222
Molecular Virology	4	321745