Due to our program reorganization, the Experimental Therapeutics (ET) Program's MS and PhD programs are being phased-out -- the information below applies only to students who joined the program prior to Fall 2017.
Prospective students, please click here to find a listing of our current reorganized Programs, including the new Therapeutics and Pharmacology Program.
Contact People
Dr. Varsha Gandhi
713.792.2989
vgandhi@mdanderson.org
Dr. William Plunkett
713.792.3335
wplunket@mdanderson.org
Course Requirements – PhD Students
In addition to the general GSBS course requirements, the ET Program has the following course requirements and electives:
- Principles of Therapeutics
Elective Courses:
- Mechanisms in Cancer Therapeutics
- Toxicology I and II
- Computer Aided Drug Design
- Cell and Systems Physiology
- Translational Sciences: From Bedside to Bench and Back
- Human Protocol Research
- Seminars in Clinical Cancer Research
- Seminars in Clinical Cancer Treatment
Course Requirements – MS Students
MS students affiliated with the ET Program must satisfy the general GSBS course requirements for MS students and may choose from the courses listed above for PhD students.
Candidacy Exam Format: Off-Topic Exam following the general GSBS guidelines