Cancer Biology 100 course for nonscientific staff begins Sept. 25

Brief
July 17, 2003

Are you a nonscientific staff member interested in learning more about current topics in cancer biology? Sign up for this fall's Cancer Biology 100 course, which promises to offer a lively and welcoming introduction to the subject.

The eight-session course will be taught by researchers from all scientific divisions at the center and will discuss cancer research from public health sciences, basic sciences and clinical perspectives through both lectures and hands-on activities. Meetings will take place on the Day Campus (location will be provided to registrants) Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., and participants are welcome to bring lunch.

Dates, topics and instructors:

• Sept. 25, Introduction and Black Box exercise, Dr. Karen Peterson
• Oct. 2, Cancer from a Population Perspective, Dr. Hossein Siahpush
• Oct. 9, Cancer Fundamentals, Dr. Julie Randolph-Habecker
• Oct. 16, DNA Mutations and Cancer, Dr. Wendy Law
• Oct. 23, Gene Regulation and Cancer, Dr. Brian Fritz
• Oct. 30, Model Organisms, Brian Buchwitz
• Nov. 6, Stem Cell Transplantation, Lisa Getzendaner
• Nov. 13, Biobehavioral Aspects of Cancer, Drs. Janet Abrams and Shelby Langer

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