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7.342 Reading the Blueprint of Life: Transcription, Stem Cells and Differentiation, Fall 2006
(2006-12)
In this course, we will address how transcriptional regulators both prohibit and drive differentiation during the course of development. How does a stem cell know when to remain a stem cell and when to become a specific ...
7.341 The DNA Damage Response as a Target for Anti-Cancer Therapy, Fall 2008
(2008-12)
Cellular responses to DNA damage constitute one of the most important fields in cancer biology. In this class we will analyze classical and recent papers from the primary research literature to gain a profound understand ...
7.343 Network Medicine: Using Systems Biology and Signaling Networks to Create Novel Cancer Therapeutics, Fall 2012
(2012-12)
In this course, we will survey the primary systems biology literature, particularly as it pertains to understanding and treating various forms of cancer. We will consider various computational and experimental techniques ...
7.342 Cancer Biology: From Basic Research to the Clinic, Fall 2004
(2004-12)
This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and ...
7.345 Vascular Development in Life, Disease and Cancer Medicine, Fall 2009
(2009-12)
The growth of blood vessels, a process known as angiogenesis, is one of the earliest events in mammalian development and is regulated by a sensitive interplay of growth factors and other molecules. In this course, we will ...
7.342 Chronic Infection and Inflammation: What are the Consequences on Your Health?, Fall 2007
(2007-12)
In this course we will explore the new emerging field of pathogen-induced chronic diseases. Work in this field has redefined the causes of some major disorders, such as ulcers. By reading the primary research literature ...
7.344 Tumor Suppressor Gene p53: How the Guardian of our Genome Prevents Cancer, Fall 2010
(2010-12)
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Cancer involves uncontrolled cell growth, resistance to cell death, failure to differentiate into a particular cell type, and increased cellular motility. A family of gate-keeper ...
7.342 G-Protein Coupled Receptors: Vision and Disease, Spring 2007
(2007-06)
How do we communicate with the outside world? How are our senses of vision, smell, taste and pain controlled at the cellular and molecular levels? What causes medical conditions like allergies, hypertension, depression, ...