Biology 183: Cancer Biology
Tentative Lecture Schedule/Sequoia 338
Date
Wednesday, 06Sep2006
Suggested Reading
Chapter 1
Monday, 11Sep2006
Wednesday, 13Sep2006
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Monday, 18Sep2006
Chapter 11, Appendix
A
Chapter 11, Appendix
A
Chapter 11, Appendix
A
Wednesday, 20Sep2006
Monday, 25Sep2006
Monday, 25Sep2006
Wednesday, 27Sep2006
Monday, 02Oct2006
Wednesday, 04Oct2006
Monday, 09Oct2006
Wednesday, 11Oct2006
Chapter 3
Chapter 2, 9
Chapter 2
Chapters 4, 5, 6,
Appendix B
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Monday, 16Oct2006
Wednesday, 18Oct2006
Wednesday, 18Oct2006
Monday, 23Oct2006
Wednesday, 25Oct2006
Selected Paper(s)
Chapters 9, 10
Monday, 30Oct006
Wednesday, 01Nov2006
Monday, 06Nov2006
Wednesday, 08Nov2006
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Chapters 9, 10
Friday, 10Nov2006
Monday, 13Nov2006
Chapters 9, 10
Monday, 13Nov2006
Wednesday, 15Nov006
Monday, 20Nov2006
Wednesday, 22Nov2006
Thursday, 23Nov2006
Monday, 27Nov2006
Wednesday, 29Nov2006
Monday, 04Dec2006
Wednesday, 06Dec2006
Wednesday, 06Dec2006
Monday, 11Dec2006
Wednesday, 13Dec2006
Wednesday, 20Dec2006
10Nov2006
23-24Nov2006
Selected Paper(s)
Chapter 2
Chapters 1, 4
Chapter 11
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 4
Selected Paper(s)
10:15 – 12:15
Veterans’ Day
Thanksgiving Day
Fall 2006
Hao Nguyen
Topic
INTRODUCTION: What is a Cancer?;
Benign Tumor versus Malignant Tumor
Nomenclature (naming) and Classification (Tumor Grading)
Pathology (Characteristics) of a Cancer Cell; How does a Cancer
kill?
Major Types of Cancer: Description, Screening, Diagnosis, and
Prognosis = (Breast, Ovarian, Uterine Endometrial and Cervical)
Major Types of Cancer: Description, Screening, Diagnosis, and
Prognosis (continue) = (Colorectal, Prostate, Sarcomas)
Major Types of Cancer: Description, Screening, Diagnosis, and
Prognosis (continue) = (Lung, Skin, Retinoblastoma, Leukemia)
Study Session for Exam 1
Exam 1
Metastasis; Tumor Angiogenesis
Types of DNA Mutation
Cell Cycle of Cancer Cell: Cell Survival versus Apoptosis
Carcinogen and Carcinogenesis: Chemicals, Radiation
Carcinogen and Carcinogenesis: Infectious Agents
Heredity; Genetic and Abnormality Predisposition
Study Session for Exam 2
Exam 2
Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes (examples relating to
specific cancers)
Role of Cell Proliferation Regulation in Carcinogenesis
Role of Apoptosis Regulation in Carcinogenesis
Role of DNA Repair Regulation in Carcinogenesis
Cell Cycle Regulation in Normal (Uninvolved) versus Cancer
Cells
Veterans’ Day
Cell Cycle Regulation in Normal (Uninvolved) versus Cancer
Cells (continue)
Study Session for Exam 3
Exam 3
Tumor Immunology
Epidemiology of Cancer
Thanksgiving Day
Cancer Treatment: Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy
Cancer Treatment: Immunotherapy, Molecular Targeting
Cancer Prevention
Cancer Research
Study Session for Exam 4
Exam 4
Discussion of Scientific Paper(s) on Cancer Research
Comprehensive Final Exam