BI 340 Cancer Biology

BI 340 is an introduction to the biology of cancer through a format consisting of lectures, student-led discussions, problem-based learning, and case studies. Concepts to be covered in this course include tumorigenesis, carcinogenesis, types of cancer, cell cycle regulation and apoptosis, growth factors and cell signaling, oncogenes, tumor suppressors, genomic, chromosomal and cell morphology changes in cancer, and the role of the immune system in cancer. Students also will have the opportunity to explore the ethics and human face of cancer throughout the course.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BI 201/BI 203 Genetics & Evolution: Organisms to Populations with Lab and CH 152/CH 154 General Chemistry II with Lab