PHYSCI 110
How Cancer Co-Opts Normal Physiology
Description: Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 111A, 111B. Students gain understanding of how cancer-causing mutations co-opt normal physiological processes to promote disease progression. Covers homeostatic challenges induced by cancer and cancer therapies. Heavy focus on how animal models are designed and used to study human cancer. Topics include genetic engineering and preclinical analysis of transgenic mouse models of lung cancer, melanoma, and breast cancer. Classes are mixture of lecture and discussion focused on relevant classical and current literature. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2024 - Dr. van Veen is a super engaging lecturer who goes at his own pace- what he covers in the class is what the exam will be on. All tests are open note, and usually you can finish within an hour. A few of the classes are discussion based, where you read a paper and then as a class, go through it (mainly by examining figures). He only cares if you participate, but the papers are usually engaging enough that you want to talk through it. Even asking questions about things you didn't understand is good for participation. Highly recommend taking this class and C127 in the same quarter.
Winter 2024 - Dr. van Veen is a super engaging lecturer who goes at his own pace- what he covers in the class is what the exam will be on. All tests are open note, and usually you can finish within an hour. A few of the classes are discussion based, where you read a paper and then as a class, go through it (mainly by examining figures). He only cares if you participate, but the papers are usually engaging enough that you want to talk through it. Even asking questions about things you didn't understand is good for participation. Highly recommend taking this class and C127 in the same quarter.
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