BIM 6064A: Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer

Description

This mandatory module, worth 2 credits, offers lectures in the fields of cellular and molecular biology of cancer, addressing in particular the mechanisms of gene expression and cell cycle control, their regulation by signalling pathways and deregulation in cancer.

Module coordinators

Damien D’Amours, Sylvie Mader

Schedule

May 7 to June 1^st, 2012

Prerequisite

B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Biomedical sciences, Bioinformatics, Microbiology and immunology, Biopharmaceutical sciences or equivalent diplomas.

Syllabus

 Syllabus for the BIM 6064A course

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Lectures

May 9, 9:00 am

Title: Introduction to IRIC Summer School in Systems Biology
Speaker: Sylvie Mader
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: None

May 7, 1:30 pm

Title: Transcriptional regulation of gene expression and cancer
Speaker: Sylvie Mader
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes:   Mader (2012-05-07)    Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Question for Assignment

May 8, 9:00 am

Title: Epigenetic regulation of gene expression and cancer
Speaker: Julie Lessard
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Lessard (2012-05-08) - Question for Assignment

May 9, 9:00 am

Title:  Biology of miRNAs
Speaker: Gerardo Ferbeyre
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Ferbeyre (2012-05-09) - Question for Assignment 

May 10, 9:00 am

Title:   Cell cycle regulation and structure of chromosomes
Speaker: Damien D'Amours
Location:  Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: D'Amours (2012-05-10) - Question for Assignment 

May 11, 9:00 am

Title: Signalling pathways
Speaker: Gregory Emery
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Emery (2012-05-11) - Question for Assignment 

May 14, 9:00 am

Title: Signalling and cell cycle progression
Speaker: Sylvain Meloche
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Meloche (2012-05-14)a - Meloche (2012-05-14)b - Question for Assignment 

May 15, 9:00 am

Title: Regulation of gene expression at the post-transcriptional level and cancer
Speaker: Katherine Borden
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Borden (2012-05-15) - Question for Assignment

May 16, 9:00 am

Title: Biophysical analysis of the structure of macromolecules
Speaker: Katherine Borden, Michael Osborne
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Borden (2012-05-16) - Osborne (2012-05-16) - Question for Assignment

May 18, 9:00 am

Scientific Day of the Molecular Biology Programs
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-151
 

May 23, 9:00 am

Title: Cell division and cancer
Speaker: Paul S. Maddox
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Maddox P. (2012-05-23) - Question for Assignment 

May 24, 9:00 am

Title: Cytokinesis
Speaker: Amy Shaub Maddox
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Maddox A.S. (2012-05-24) - Question for Assignment 

May 25, 9:00 am

Title: DNA replication and chromosomal integrity
Speaker: Lea Harrington
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Harrington (2012-05-25) - Question for Assignment 

May 29, 9:00 am

Title: Molecular genetic of cancer
Speaker: Trang Hoang
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Alberts Chapter 23 Cancer - Hallmarks.... - Question for Assignment 

June 1, 4:00 pm

Deadline for assignment