Undergraduate Specialization - Cancer Biology
There are two advanced undergraduate specialty courses
available to students with an interest in cancer biology to help
prepare them for graduate studies in the Commitee on Cancer Biology. 25108. Cancer Biology. PQ:
Completion of the general education requirement in the biological
sciences. This course covers the fundamentals of cancer biology with a
focus on the story of how scientists identified the genes that cause
cancer. The emphasis is on “doing” science rather than “done” science:
how do scientists think, how do they design experiments, where do these
ideas come from, what can go wrong, and what it is like when things go
right. We stress the role that cellular subsystems (e.g., signal
transduction, cell cycle) play in cancer biology, as well as evolving
themes in cancer research (e.g., ongoing development of modern
molecular therapeutics). M. Rosner, P. Nash, K. MacLeod. Winter.
25109. Topics in Reproduction
and Cancer. PQ: BIOS 20180s or 20190s, or consent of instructor. This
course focuses on several aspects of the molecular and cellular biology
of human reproduction. We also discuss the basis of chemical/viral
carcinogenesis and the progression, treatment, and prevention of
cancer. The role of steroid hormones and their receptors in the control
of growth, development, and specialized cell function is discussed in
the context of normal and abnormal gene expression in human development
and disease. Key historical events, research approaches, utilization of
knowledge, recent advances in drug design and herbal medicines, and
philosophies of scientific research are also covered. G. Greene. Spring. |
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