Provides a forum for the exchange of information through a series of lectures by recognized experts in diverse areas of cancer-related research. Discussion periods allow for interaction between the students and speaker. Emphasis is on structure and function of cells and organelles in health and disease and on disease processes. D. students must complete two rotations in different laboratories in the program. These rotations are each usually six to eight weeks and must be completed before the end of the third semester.
Students receive a final grade at the completion of the two rotations.
Students inform the program coordinator before the beginning of the semesters in which they intend to fulfill this requirement so it may be added to their schedule. The topics are selected from the viewpoint of metabolic, inherited, and functional disorders. The course, which includes lectures and laboratory sessions devoted to culture techniques, is a prerequisite for independent use of the departmental tissue culture laboratories. Offered spring semester. Provides students with a working knowledge of the analytical aspects of clinical chemistry, the biochemical manifestations of certain disease processes, and the clinical significance and use of clinical laboratory tests.