Cancer Biology

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Course Description

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 is it 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).

Course Number

518

Course Title

Cancer Biology

Career

Undergraduate

College

College of Arts & Sciences

Department

Campus

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Requisites & Dependencies

Programs

BIO518 is a completion requirement for:
BIO518 is a prerequisite for:

Learning Outcomes

Name

BIO21

Activity

Lab

Assessment

Assignment, Exam

Objective

Learn the history and recent advances in cancer biology

Name

BIO22

Activity

Lab

Assessment

Lab exercise

Objective

Learn how to design experiments in cancer biology

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