The Biology of Cancer

Normally priced at $320, this two-semester course is yours for $80. Plus people over 65 receive an additional discount with the coupon code AGEWINS!

IPAK-EDU

INSTRUCTOR: James Lyons-Weiler, PhD

This TWO-SEMESTER class meets Wednesday evenings at 7pm ET.

Course Overview

In this course, the etiologies of cancer will be explored from a systems biology perspective. Each lecture will review current knowledge from recent and classical peer-reviewed literature. The course is divided into three parts. In Part 1, the role and interplay of genetic and environmental risk of cancer will be reviewed. Particular attention will be given to the types of genes that confer risks of various cancer types by well-characterized mechanisms.

In the second part, the lectures will focus on the evolution of ideas stemming from Hanahan & Weinberg’s “Hallmarks of Cancer.” Students will read critiques and extensions of Hanahan & Weinberg’s concepts.

In the third part, these concepts will be explored in detail across a diverse range of cancer types

Students will leave the course with a deep appreciation of the general cellular and molecular pathogenesis of cancer as well as a command of recent knowledge of unique features of cancer etiology in a variety of specific tissues of origin.

Lecture Outline

Part I

1. Course Overview

2. Cancer Genetics

3. Mutagens and Carcinogens

Part II Lectures 4-13

Evolving Views on the Hallmarks of Cancer

Part III

14. Breast Cancer

15. Ovarian Cancer

16 Uterine Cancer

17. Skin Cancer

18. Prostate Cancer

19. Brain Cancers

20. Cancers of the Blood

21. GI Tract

22. Lung Cancer

23. Pediatric Cancers

24. Bonus: The Role of Viruses in Cancer