Unlocking the Secrets of Rare Cancers: Mutations and Targeted Therapies

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course will provide students with in-depth understanding of the research involved with development of targeted therapies for rare cancers. Through lectures by faculty experts, active discussion, and group work, students will develop skills to evaluate the clinical presentation of rare cancers, assess the effects of specific mutations on cancer cells and their regulatory networks, and investigate current treatments and novel targeted therapies based on this information to propose potentially effective treatments for patients. Prior completion of CHEM 40420 strongly encouraged.