Cancer Biology Therapy

AY2017/2018 Semester 1

The course will survey the genes and gene products which control cellular proliferation, and the genetic changes that lead to the various stages of cancer. You will apply this information by studying real or imagined experiments and proposing hypotheses to explain the results. You will think broadly about the molecular mechanisms regulating cell function and how these are assessed experimentally. You will apply your understanding of the molecular mechanisms regulating cancer cells to understand how therapies can be developed to target cancer. Learning will be accomplished through a combination of traditional lectures, online learning and lab practicals.