Biology 484 - Cancer Genetics
Spring
2025
01
3.00
Randall Phillis
M 12:20PM 1:10PM
UMass Amherst
43987
Integ. Learning Center N 111
rphillis@bio.umass.edu
Cancer Genetics is a team-based learning course that requires students to create proposals for novel treatments for specific kinds of cancer. Students analyze the research literature to identify unaddressed opportunities for treatment based on specific criteria pertaining to the genetic defects causing disease. They then must design a novel treatment using accepted genetic methods and drug delivery systems currently used in research and clinically.
This course is open to BIOLOGY majors only. BIOLOGY 283&285, BIOCHEM w/ c
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.