Tumour Microenvironment Dynamics

1 credits · Graduate Programs

An overview of how tissue microenvironments influence tumour formation, evolution, progression and metastasis, and how to study this in the laboratory. May include tumour-stroma interplay, epithelial-mesenchymal transitions, angiogenesis, tumour metastasis and the effects of the tumour microenvironment on cancer therapy and diagnosis. Prerequisite(s): Consent of course co-ordinator. Preference will be given to those in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduate program or the Cancer Biology Specialization of the Medical Science graduate program.