College of Chemistry Course Guide

MCB 132 - Biology of Human Cancer (4 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

The course is designed for students interested in learning about the molecular and cell biology of cancer and how this knowledge is being applied to the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of cancer. Topics covered include tumor pathology and epidemiology; tumor viruses and oncogenes; intracellular signaling; tumor suppressors; multi-step carcinogenesis and tumor progression; genetic instability in cancer; tumor-host interactions; invasion and metastasis; tumor immunology; cancer therapy.

Prerequisites

Biology 1A, 1AL, 1B and MCELLBI 102; MCELLBI 110 or 104 (may be taken concurrently)

Fall only

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide