Cancer Biology is the introductory course required for all students in the Cancer Biology Cluster. Interested students from other Clusters are welcome. The course will cover broadly the induction, progression and therapeutic approaches to cancer. It will be taught from both appropriate texts and the recent literature.
Course Director:
Class meets: 4 h per week
1. Intro: Cellular transformation (Viral) – RNiles
2. Carcinogenesis (Chemical) – KKiningham
3. Carcinogenesis – (Physical (DNA)) – PGeorgel
4, 5. Genetics and Cytogenetics – VSollars
6. Hot topics
7. Student presentations. (Decide on research paper topic)
8. Exam 1
9,10. Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressors - BDelidow
11, Growth Control (GFs) BDelidow
12. Growth Control (Endocrine) – MMoore
13. Apoptosis -MMoore
14. Senescence - PGeorgel
15. Hot topics
16. Student Presentations
17. Exam 2
18, 19. Invasion and Metastasis – LLRichardson
20, 21. Host Responses and Tumor Immunology – SJackman
22. Microenvironment
23, 24. Therapeutics – KKiningham
25. Nutrition - WEHardman
26. Prevention
27. Student Presentations
In exam week: Exam 3
Attendance: Required.
Bibliography: Course will be taught using a combination of recent literature, including reviews and selections from appropriate texts.
Grading:
Students will be evaluated based on three exams, an in-class presentation and a research paper reviewing one topic related to cancer biology, not covered in detail in class. Each exam will be worth 20% of the total grade, the in-class presentations will be worth 20% and the paper will be worth 20%.
Cancer Colloquium - BMS 652
Cancer Colloquium is a weekly mentored journal club open to all interested faculty, students and staff. Cluster students must take at least four semesters of Colloquium for credit and are encouraged to attend at all times. The topic for Colloquium will change each semester. Recent topics include: Epigenetics and Cancer, Endocrine Cancers, Cancer Stem Cells Tumor Immunology
Fall 2007 Course Director: Dr Elaine Hardman
Topic: Inflammation, Immunity and Cancer
1 h per week
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