Oncology 520 Course Schedule 2009-2010

Notice: Exam Change
The Oncology midterm examination will be held in the Mike Hutchinson (Room 2279) from 9 am to 11 am on Tuesday February 23rd and not in Corbett Hall.

(Tuesday and Thursday 8 am to 9:20 am in room 2279 CCI. Final examination will be held in room 326 Corbett Hall )  

Oncology 520 Essay Topic

Jan 5th            Introduction to cancer                                 Dr. Al Murtha
Jan 7th           Oncogenes I                                                   Dr. Roseline Godbout

Jan 12th           Oncogenes II                                               Dr. Roseline Godbout
Jan 14th           Tumor suppressor I                                     Dr. Roseline Godbout

Jan 19th*         Tumor suppressor II                                   Dr. Roseline Godbout
Jan 21st         Hypoxia and tumor environment                    Dr. Joan Turner

Jan 26th         Cancer Genetics I        Slides                                Dr. Alan Underhill
Jan 28th         Cancer Genetics II                                       Dr. Alan Underhill

Feb 2nd            Apoptosis                                                     Dr. Ing Swie Goping
Feb 4th             Cell cycle regulation                                   Dr. Gordon Chan

Feb 9th           Cell signaling                                                  Dr. Richard Lamb
Feb 11th          Inflammation, immunity and cancer              Dr. Andrew Shaw
 

Feb 16th           Reading week
Feb 18th           Reading week 

Feb 23rd          MIDTERM EXAMINATION  in Room 2279               9am to 11am
Feb 25th         Tumor invasion and angiogenesis                                    Dr. Andrew Shaw

March 2nd        Stem cells                                                        Dr. Andrew Shaw
March 4th         Carcinogenesis                                                 Dr. Michael Weinfeld

March 9th        DNA repair                                                       Dr. Michael Weinfeld
March 11th       Epigenetics and cancer                                     Dr. Michael Hendzel

March 16th        Radiotherapy                                                   Dr. David Murray
March 18th        Chemotherapy                                                  Dr. David Murray

March 23rd        Drug resistance                                              Dr. John Mackey
March 25th       Gene therapy/novel therapeutics                    Dr. Mary Hitt

March 30           Tumor Immunology                                          Dr. Mary Hitt
April 1st**          Imaging Cancer                               
                 Dr. John Mercer 

April 6th            Systemic metabolic alterations                     Dr. Vickie Baracos
April 8th           Cancer horizons                                                Dr. Jack Tuszynsk
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*Class to be held in Rm. 0277 in CCI

**Term paper due April 1st


April 15th FINAL EXAMINATION 9am to 11am
in room CH-326