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Sample syllabus: GCD 4151
The Molecular Biology of Cancer GCD 4151 (3 credits)
Time/Days: 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
Classroom: Molecular and Cellular Biology Building (MCB) 3-120, TC EASTBANK
Instructors:
David Largaespada, 5-104 MCB Building, 626-4979, larga002@umn.edu
Vivian Bardwell, 5-147B MoosT, 626-7028, bardw001@umn.edu
TA: Jason Bauer, Lab Phone: 612-625-5168, baue0271@umn.edu
| Date | Lecture # | Lecture Title | Reading* | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/17 | 1 | What is Cancer? | Ch.1 | Vivian Bardwell |
| 1/19 | 2 | What is Cancer? Hallmarks of Cancer | Ch.1, Ch 10 pgs 195-7 and Weinberg Review p 57-58 | Vivian Bardwell |
| 1/24 | 3 | Profile of a Cancer Cell: Part 1 | Ch.2 | Vivian Bardwell |
| 1/26 | 4 | Profile of a Cancer Cell: Part 2 | Ch 2 | Vivian Bardwell |
| 1/31 | 5 | How Cancer Spreads: Part 1 Angiogenesis | Ch.3 | Vivian Bardwell |
| 2/2 | 6 | How Cancer Spreads: Part 2 Invasion and Metastasis | Ch.3 | Vivian Bardwell |
| 2/7 | - | Review | Vivian Bardwell | |
| 2/9 | - | Exam #1 | Exam #1 | |
| 2/14 | 7 | Identifying the Causes of Cancer | Ch. 4 | David Largaespada |
| 2/16 | 8 | Chemicals and Cancer | Ch.5 | Vivian Bardwell |
| 2/21 | 9 | Radiation and Cancer | Ch.6 | David Largaespada |
| 2/23 | 10 | Infectious Agents and Cancer | Ch.7 | David Largaespada |
| 2/28 | 11 | Heredity and Cancer | Ch.8 | David Largaespada |
| 3/2 | - | Review | - | David Largaespada |
| 3/7 | Exam #2 | - | Exam #2 | |
| 3/9 | 12 | Oncogenes 1 | Ch.9 | Vivian Bardwell |
| 3/14 | SPRING BREAK | - | - | |
| 3/16 | SPRING BREAK | - | - |
*Reading Assignment is provisional. Exact pages may change and additional reading may be assigned.
FINAL: 08:00am-10:00am Thursday, May 11, same room (MCB Building 3-120)
