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Introduction to Oncology: Apoptosis and Oncogenes

Description: This course presents basic scientific information about apoptosis, including a review of cellular oncogenes.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

APOPTOSIS
4. Objectives
5. Definition
6. Apoptotic Mechanism
7. Progress Check

ONCOGENES
8. Objectives
9. Overview
10. Telomerase and Cell Replication
11. Bcl-2
12. Ras
13. Progress Check

TUMOR SUPPRESSORS
14. Objectives
15. Overview
16. p53
17. pRb
18. Progress Check

IMMUNE MEDIATORS
19. Objectives
20. Cytokines
21. Cytokine Networks
22. Cytokine Activity
23. Inflammatory Response
24. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
25. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

Describe how apoptosis plays a critical role in the cell cycle
Define "oncogene"
Describe the function of proto-oncogenes
List several common proto-oncogenes
Explain how a tumor suppressor gene regulates the normal cell cycle
List common tumor suppressor genes
Describe how cytokines function to prevent tumor growth
Explain understand how loss of cytokine function can lead to cancer

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