Animal Science 581H - Cancer Biology, Hons

We will cover changes in the prevalence of cancer and contemporary diagnostics and treatments. While these have dramatically decreased mortality, cancer continues to claim more than 585,000 lives annually. Therefore, the focus will be on the mechanisms that are corrupted in cancer cells and the differences in vulnerability among tissues, the technologies used to define pathways and lessons learned. Equally important are the strategies being used to exploit the vulnerabilities of tumors for personalized and targeted therapeutics.

Open to undergraduate students. ANIMLSCI 285, Bio/Biochem w/ C Graduate students should initially register for AnSci 697C and may move to this class on a space available basis after pre-registration is complete.