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Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer

Molecular Biology Colorado College

Course Subject Code

MB

Course Number

425

Course Long Title

Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer

Status

Active

Division

Natural Sciences

Unit(s)

1

Schedule Type

Block Seminar

Instruction Mode

Traditional

Grade Modes

Letter Grades, S/CR/NC, Audit

Course Description

In his 1966 Nobel lecture, Peyton Rous described cancer as follows: “Tumours destroy man in a unique and appalling way, as flesh of his own flesh which has somehow been rendered proliferative, rampant, predatory, and ungovernable. They are the most concrete and formidable of human maladies, yet despite more than 70 years of experiment study they remain the least understood.” It goes almost without saying that we’ve come a long way in our understanding since 1966. This course will examine the molecular and cellular hallmarks of cancer. In addition to the discussion of seminal and recent primary research articles, this course will include mini-lectures, a writing assignment, and studentpresentations or a creative project. Lecture/Discussion.

Required Requisites

any 300-level course in Molecular Biology or Consent of Instructor.