Biology of Cell Transformation

Undergraduate

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of cell transformation and tumor development with emphasis on the role of oncogenes and environmental factors in cell transformation, and on the cellular and molecular biology of malignantly transformed (cancerous) cells, experimental analysis and applications. A major paper and/or seminar is required. (Prerequisites: BIOM-3500 or BIOM-3530, CHEM-2300, BIOC-2010, and consent of instructor.) (3 lecture hours).