Cell Biology: Body's Battle with Cancer

BIOL-SHU 271

This course is designed to provide comprehensive understanding of how cancer breaks our body's defense for its survival. Cancer is a devastating disease in a modern society and a plethora of efforts has been made to find its cure. In this course, students will learn how difficult fighting against cancer is in a molecular level. Furthermore, using cancer as an example, students will also learn how metazoan develops multiple defense mechanisms and survives in the hostile environment.

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