ICT Module II
Upon completion of the module, the participant will:
- Understand normal cell biology
- Explain apoptosis
- Comprehend cell differentiation and loss of cell differentiation
- Identify cell cycle deregulation including restriction point, pRb pathway, C-Myc proto-oncogene pathway
- Comprehend gene mutations and their role in oncogenesis
- Learn DNA repair mechanisms
- Learn cancers resulting from defects in repair pathways
- Understand that cancer cells grow best in an anaerobic environment
- Learn new strategies for underlying mechanisms of cancer
- Understanding the genetic basis of cancer
- Know the definition of cancer
- Understand the role that ionization and UV radiation places on carcinogenesis
- Look at viral carcinogenesis
- Review the literature on the epidemiology of cancer
- Look at mutations and cell defenses
- Know methods for cancer detection and biomarkers
- Know the growth characteristics of malignant cells
- Learn signal transduction mechanisms
- Study angiogenesis and is relationship in cancer development
- Understand the biology of tumor metastasis
- Review the molecular genetics of cancer
Schedule:
| Understanding the Febrile Response | Stephen Hoption Cann, PhD |
| The Therapeutic Fever | Stephen Hoption Cann, PhD |
| The Therapeutic Fever: Q&A | Stephen Hoption Cann, PhD |
| Fever in Spontaneous and Induced Tumor Regression | Stephen Hoption Cann, PhD |
| Cell Biology, Normal and Malignant | Donald Braun, PhD |
| Molecular Biology, Genetics of Cancer | Donald Braun, PhD |
| Cell Cycle Principles, Regulation and Deregulation | Keith Crist, PhD |
| Molecular Biology Principles and Its Application to Cancer | Keith Crist, PhD |
| Pathophysiology of Cancer | Donald Braun, PhD |
| Cellular Differentiation/Loss of Differentiation | James Grustch, PhD |
| DNA Repair Pathways/Oncogenesis | Keith Crist, PhD |
| Epidemiology of Cancer | James Grustch, PhD |
| Ionization, UV Radiation and Carcinogenesis | James Grustch, PhD |
| Angiogenesis | Donald Braun, PhD |
| Metastasis | Donald Braun, PhD |
| Cancer Detection and Tumor Makers | Keith Crist, PhD |
| Impact of Integrative Medicine | James Grustch, PhD |
| Role of Cancer Genetics in Diagnosis/Prognosis - Targeted gene Therapy | Donald Braun, PhD |
| Principles of Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy | Donald Braun, PhD |
| Biology of Natural Killer Cells: Immune Cross-Talk and Therapeutic Implications Sveltlana | Khaiboullina, MD |
| Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells and their Role in Host Defense and Autoimmunity | Vince Lombardi, PhD |
| Cancer Vaccines | Donald Braun, PhD |
| Case Studies | Mark Rosenberg, MD |
