Courses
Cancer Biology Short Course
Sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico (UPR)/MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) U54 PACHE Partnership's Education Core, this credit-bearing course (BCHM 8995) is offered every other year at the UPR-Medical Sciences Campus. This course contains all of the presentations. Please read through the presentations as a self-paced learning module and check out what you have learned by taking our brief online quiz.
Acknowledgements: This course is supported by the National Cancer Institute through the U54 CA096297/CA096300: UPR/MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research Education Core.
2015 Cancer Biology Short Course
Codification: BCHM 8995
Sponsoring Institutions: University of Puerto Rico System, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
UPR Course Co-Coordinator: Pablo Vivas, Ph.D.
UT/MDACC Course Co-Coordinator: Elizabeth Travis, PhD
UPR/MDACC U54 Training and Education Cores Co-Leaders: Reynold Lopez, MD and Elizabeth Travis, Ph.D.
Target audience: Junior and senior undergraduate students, medical students, and graduate students
Contact Hours: 30
Credits: 2 credit hours, registration required; Special Topics in Cancer Biology BCHM 8995
Description: Introductory level course composed of lectures in the biology of cancer for upper level undergraduate, pre-medical students, medical students, and pre-candidacy graduate students. The Course covers concepts in cancer biology ranging from basic cell biology to translational applications of cancer biology.
Registration: Pre-registration is required. Students from other UPR campuses (except UPR-Medical Sciences Campus) and the Ponce School of Medicine will need to request and have a “special permit” signed by a liaison from the corresponding campus. Registration fees are the same cost for credit as those for all regular courses at the UPR - Medical Sciences Campus. The registration process will be completed during the registration period for the 2015 Spring Semester.
Final Scores: Undergraduate students will receive a grade A to F: Graduates score will be either Pass or Fail
COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE
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DATE |
TIME |
TOPIC |
HOURS |
SPEAKER |
INSTITUTION |
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Day 1: |
Development and Progression of Cancer |
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Course Introduction, Principles and Pathology of Cancer |
3.0 hours |
David McConkey Ph.D |
MDACC |
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Signaling Pathways and Aberrant Cell Signaling in Cancer |
3.0 hours |
Pedro G. Santiago-Cardona PhD |
PSM&H |
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Clinical Translational Correlation Breast Cancer |
1.5 hours |
Edna Mora, MD |
UPR |
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DAY 2: |
Genetics related to the Biology of Cancer |
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Epigenetic Regulation and Cancer |
3.0 hours |
Michele Barton, PhD |
MDACC |
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TCGA The Cancer Genome Atlas |
3.0 hours |
Tim Heffernan PhD |
MDACC |
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Clinical translational correlation Leukemia |
1.5 hours |
Maribel Tirado MD |
UPR |
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DAY 3: |
Mouse Models and Tumor Microenvironment |
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The mouse as a model for studying the p53 tumor suppressor pathway |
3.0 hours |
Gigi Lozano PhD |
MDACC |
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Tumor microenvironment and metastases |
5.0 hours |
Raghu Kalluri PhD |
MDACC |
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DAY 4
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Clinical Translational Correlations and Immunology |
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Clinical Translational Correlation - Colorectal Cancer |
1.5 hour |
Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD |
UPR |
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Anal Cancer & HPV; Overview of PR Registry &Stats |
1.5 hour |
Ana Patricia-Ortiz, PhD |
UPR |
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Genetic Ancestry and Breast Cancer |
1.0 hour |
Julie Dutil, PhD |
PSM&HS |
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The Immune System and Cancer |
3.0 hours |
Willem Overwijk PhD |
MDACC |
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