CBU Biology Courses Summer2001

Department of Biology Upper Division Biology Courses *Summer 2001*
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BIOL 492 Special Topics: The Integrated Immune System.

June Summer Day Term (Sec. X, Term Code: 200130)

Lecture schedule: Mon. - Fri., 8:30 to 10:00 AM Room S205
CRN 30042

Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry and Biol 415 (Immunology) or permission of instructor.

Professor: Dr. Bill Walker, Dept. of Immunology, St. Jude Research Hospital
Course Description:

Intended for those interested in understanding how cells, gene-products and genes of the innate immune system regulate the initiation of adaptive immunity.

The Integrated Immune System. BIOL 492

This course will focus on recent advances in our understanding of how the innate immune system controls the initiation, and shapes the nature of the adapative immune system, in response to various types of infectious pathogens.

BIOL 494 Special Topics: Molecular Biology of Cancer. 3 credits.

July Summer Day Term (Sec. Z, Term Code: 200130)

Lecture schedule: Mon. - Fri., 8:30 to 10:00 AM Room S214
CRN 30015

Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physiology.

Professor: Dr. Augustus Rinaldy, U.T.
Course Description:

These lectures are designed for students interested in the basic science of cancer primarily on the molecular level; selected topics in molecular science associated with oncology will be discussed including review of the physiology and biochemistry of DNA (gene expression associated with cell growth); epidemiology of cancer; carcinogenesis (chemical, radiation and virus); proto-oncogenes and oncogenes (activation); tumor suppressor genes (inactivation); growth signaling pathways in cancer; stem cells, hematopoesis and leukemia; endocrinolgy and cancer; immunology of cancer; cytokine and cancer; chromosome and cancer; molecular pharmacology of cancer chemotherapy.

Students are required to select one of the recent published articles which will be discussed in the class, and use these topics as their term paper.

These lectures are based on the lecture notes of the instructor presented as power point file; hard copies will be distributed to the students.
There is no single required text. However, students are encouraged to obtain and use the following texts:

1. Franks, L.M. and N.M. Teich. Introduction to the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer, Third Edition. Oxford University Press
2. Albers, Bruce, et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fifth Edition. Garland Publishing

Exams and Grading: test 1 = 33.3%, test 2 = 33.3%, and term paper = 33.3%.

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