BIOL 620 Cell Signaling and Cancer Biology
The course aims to provide an updated view and advanced knowledge of the molecular and cellular basis of cancer. This covers the different dysregulations of the cellular and molecular processes leading to carcinogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis, including those controlling the cell cycle as well as the key cell signaling pathways. A special focus will be given to the major receptors and signaling proteins involved in the control of cell proliferation, survival, migration, and death (cell cycle checkpoints, tumor suppressors, cellular and viral oncogenes, apoptosis, immune checkpoints).
Prerequisite
Undergraduate course in Biology (any stream) + Graduate standing