BIOL 416 Cancer and Cellular Biology

Exploration of cell and subcellular structure and function, emphasizing mechanisms leading to neoplasia and progression to malignancy and metastasis. Topics include protein sorting, vesicular trafficking, and protein degradation; signal transduction pathways and oncogenes; cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, and tumor suppressor genes; and complex heterogeneous tumor-stromal interactions. Laboratory highlights techniques of cell culture, protein detection, fluorescence and electron microscopy, and histology.