Fall Schedule, 2016
August | ||||
Date |
Lecture Topic | Suggested Reading | Speaker | Audio |
30 (Tues.) | ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING | Dr. Block | ||
September | ||||
1 (Thurs.) |
1. The Epidemiology of Cancer |
Dr. Hahn |
Audio | |
6 (Tues.) | 2. The Hallmarks of Cancer Slideshow | Ch 1, 2 | Ms. Affronti | Audio |
8 (Thurs.) | 3. Methods of Analysis Slideshow | Ms. Affronti | Audio | |
13 (Tues.) | 4. Methods of Analysis Slideshow | Ms. Affronti | Audio | |
15 (Thurs.) | 5. Growth Factors/Signal Transduction Slideshow | Ch 5, 6 | Dr. Das | Audio |
20 (Tues.) | 6. Metabolism of Cancer Slideshow | Dr. Das | Audio | |
22 (Thurs.) | 7. Regulation of the Cell Cycle Slideshow | Dr. Chandra | Audio | |
27 (Tues.) | 8. Cancer Cell Cycle Slideshow | Ch 8 | Dr. Chandra | Audio |
29 (Thurs.) | 9. Oncogenes/Tumor Suppressor Genes Slideshow | Ch 4, 7 | Dr. Gelman | Audio |
October | ||||
4 (Tues.) |
10. Cell Structure and Tumor Microenvironment Slideshow |
Ch 13 | Dr. Kurenova | Audio |
6 (Thurs.) | EXAM # 1 ( LECTURES 1 - 9) | |||
11 (Tues.) | 11. Chromosome Structure, Replication, Transcription, Translation Slideshow | Dr. Battaglia | Audio | |
13 (Thurs.) | 12. DNA Repair Slideshow | Ch. 12 | Ms. Zunic | Audio |
18 (Tues.) | 13. Genomic Instability Slideshow | Ch. 11 | Dr. Nastiuk | Audio |
20 (Thurs.) | 14. MicroRNAs, RNA Modifications, and RNA Editing Slideshow | Dr. Patnaik | Audio | |
25 (Tues.) | 15. DNA Methylation Slideshow | Dr. Smiraglia | Audio | |
27 (Thurs.) | 16. Genomic Imprinting Slideshow | Ms. Hillman | Audio | |
November | ||||
1 (Tues.) | 17. Metastasis and Angiogenesis Slideshow | Ch. 13, 14 | Dr. Bhat | Audio |
3 (Thurs.) | 18. Senescence and Immortalization Slideshow | Ch. 10 | Dr. Yadav | Audio |
8 (Tues.) | 19. Apoptosis Slideshow | Ch. 9 | Dr. Yadav | Audio |
10 (Thurs.) | EXAM # 2 (LECTURES 10 - 18) | |||
15 (Tues.) | 20. Viral Carcinogenesis Slideshow | Dr. Gelman | Audio | |
17 (Thurs.) | 21. Chemical Carcinogenesis Slideshow | Dr. Yadav | Audio | |
22 (Tues.) | 22. Radiation Carcinogenesis Slideshow | Dr. Chandra | Audio | |
24 (Thurs.) | THANKSGIVING/FALL RECESS | |||
29 (Tues.) | 23. History of Immunology Slideshow | Dr. Evans | Audio | |
December | ||||
1 (Thurs.) | 24. Cells of the Immune System Slideshow | Dr. Hylander | Audio | |
6 (Tues.) | 25. Antibodies Slideshow | Dr. Lugade/Dr. Thanavala | Audio | |
8 (Thurs.) | 26. T Cell Immunity Slideshow | Dr. Abrams | Audio | |
15 (Thurs.) | EXAM #3 (LECTURES 19 - 26) |
Required Text:
The Biology of Cancer 2nd Ed
Robert A. Weinberg
Garland Science, 2014
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
Crown, 2010
The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Scribner, 2016
Course Website:
http://www.roswellpark.edu/oncsci
Course Coordinator:
AnneMarie W. Block, Ph.D. - Rm. S-513, Gratwick Basic Science Building., X4589
Email: annemarie.block@roswellpark.org
Teaching Assistant:
Anand Sharda, CGP L5-140 x7180
Email: anand.sharda@roswellpark.org