Molecular Biology & Pharmacology of Cancer.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: MICR 515 or equivalent; BIOC 503 or BIOC 504 ; or by permission of the instructor. Advanced graduate-level course to provide theoretical background to graduate students interested in cancer research. Emphasis will be placed on experimental approach integrating classical and modern methods of genetic analysis with biochemical and pharmacological studies. The course includes presentations by students and interactive discussion of the scientific literature in the area of oncogenesis.