CAMB 513 - Evolution in Cancer

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Dr. Carlo Maley and Dr. Lauren Merlo. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.Preference is given to students who have completed CAMB 512 and medical students. Cancers evolve by mutation and natural selection. This is the basis for both why we get cancer and why it so hard to cure. We will survey the cancer literature through the lens of evolutionary and ecological theory and review how that theory does and does not apply to cancer biology. This seminar is restricted to graduate students. This course is a graduate seminar course with both student and faculty presentations and discussions.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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