Cancer Biology and Genetics

0.5 Course Units

The course objective is to introduce the students to important and current concepts in Cancer Biology and Cancer Genetics. The lectures are organized into 4 broad thematic groups: A) Cancer Biology, B) Genome Integrity, C) Cancer Genomics, D) Stress Responses, E) Tumor microenvironment, and F) Cancer Treatment. The organizers, along with faculty from the School of Medicine, the Wistar Institute, and CHOP, with expertise in the corresponding areas provide lectures for the course. The students are expected to present and participate in discussions of one or more key recent papers. This is a year-long course. Non-CAMB students must contact the course director prior to registration. This course is not for undergraduate students. Two-Term Class; Students must have taken the fall CAMB 5120 course to participate in the spring semester; credit is given after both terms are complete 0.5 Course Units Two Term Class, Student must enter first term; credit given after both terms are complete 0.5 Course Units