Aug 20, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

BI 345 Cancer Biology

(4 Credits)
This course provides students with an in-depth analysis of the biological changes that lead a cell to lose proliferative control and start spreading; becoming a cancer cell. Topics include tumor viruses, oncogenes, tumor suppressors, cancer cell signaling, mechanisms of tumorigenesis, metastasis, immunotherapy, and targeted-drug design. Current seminal research literature is discussed in class and oral presentations from the students are required.

Three lecture hours weekly Fall

Prerequisite: BI 204, BI 242; or written permission of the instructor and Department Chair. BI 325 is highly recommended.