Unit information: Cancer Biology in 2008/09

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Unit name Cancer Biology
Unit code PANMM0007
Credit points 15
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Professor. Malik
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Faculty Faculty of Life Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

The Unit consists of 16 lectures that will cover a variety of topics within the general area of cancer biology. The Unit will begin with a series of lectures that introduce the general area of cancer biology and research. These will be followed by lectures that explore the cellular and molecular basis of human carcinogenesis, illustrated using current research areas and will include descriptions of techniques used.