Oncology 520 Course Schedule 2010-2012

Notice: Term Paper is due on Apr 10, 2012 by 10:00am, click for details.

Jan 10th            Cancer the disease: introduction   PPT            Dr. Scott North
Jan 12th            Biology of cancer (Weinberg Chapters1/2)(revised)      Dr. Andrew Shaw

Jan 17th           Oncogenes I and II    (Chapters3/4)                      Dr. Roseline Godbout
Jan 19th           Oncogenes I and II    (Chapters3/4)                      Dr. Roseline Godbout

Jan 24th         Tumor suppressor I and II  (Chapter 7)            Dr. Roseline Godbout
Jan 26th      Signaling(Chapter 5/6)  An article  link                  Dr. Sujata Persad

Jan 31st        Proliferation and cell cycle(Chapter 8)                 Dr. Gordon Chan
Feb 2nd         Apoptosis     (Chapter 9)                                 Dr. Ing Swie Goping

Feb 7th        Immortalization and tumorigenesis   (Chapter 10)    Dr. Ing Swie Goping
Feb 9th         Cancer Genetics I (Chapter 11/12)(pdf) PPT   Ref1 Ref2         Dr. Alan Underhill
 

Feb 14th           Cancer Genetics II (Chapter 11/12)  PPT              Dr. Alan Underhill 
Feb 16th          Epigenetics and cancer                 Dr. Michael Hendzel 

Feb 21st          Reading week             
Feb 23rd         Reading week                                 

Feb 28th       Midterm Exam                                   
Mar 1st         Stem cells                                                Dr. Michael Hendzel

March 6th       Heterotypy, inflammation, angiogenesis(Chapter 13)           Dr. Andrew Shaw
March 8th      Invasion and metastasis (Chapter 14)              Dr. Andrew Shaw

March 13th      Immunity and immunotherapy (Chapter 15)                     Dr. Mary Hitt
March 15th       DNA repair and carcinogenesis (Chapter 12)                 Dr. Michael Weinfeld

March 20th      Principles of Radiotherapy                     Dr. David Murray
March 22rd      Principles of Chemotherapy                Dr. David Murray


March 27th     Drug resistance                                        Dr. John Mackey
March 29th    Experimental therapeutics I:                   Dr. Mary Hitt

April 3rd        Experimental therapeutics II:                   Dr. Mary Hitt /Frank Wuest
April 5th       Metabolism, and palliation                          Dr. Vickie Baracos

April 10th      Imaging cancer  Rf1 Rf2                    Dr. John Mercer


April 19th FINAL EXAMINATION
8:00am- 10:00am at CCI Room 2279