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Introduction to Animal Care |
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This non-credit WebCT course is entirely online and self-directed. It is offered every semester and is obligatory for all students undertaking research, teaching or testing involving the use of vertebrate animals. It should be taken before any animal work is begun. The course will cover ethical and legal obligations related to the use of animals; standards of care; sources of animals; how health and disease affect research data; humane endpoints; principles of anesthesia and recovery surgery. Students need to take this seminar only once. Students who passed LISC-488 are exempt from QACS 799. Exclusions: LISC-488. Every semester; WebCT; Animal Care Service
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| PATH-822* |
Experimental Cancer Therapeutics |
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Intended for students engaged or interested in pre-clinical cancer research. Both medical and basic science trainees are encouraged to take this course. Specific areas to be covered include introduction to new drug development, molecular basis of oncogenic transformation and signalling pathways, challenges with current cancer therapeutics, molecular approaches to profiling human cancers as tools for identifying biochemical and genetic abnormalities and developing criteria for reliable prognostic indicators; strategies for novel target and drug discovery, as well as experimental drug delivery; novel imaging approaches to enhance the sensitivity of preclinical testing and selection of responsive patients; preclinical (in vitro and animal) models for validating experimental targets; clinical drug development and testing of novel anti-cancer drugs; and the molecular basis for variability in tumour responses. Half course, lectures and seminars; fall term. Not offered 2010-2011.
PREREQUISITES: Recommended courses: ANAT-311, BCHM-310, PHAR-340, MICR-360, PATH-310, CANC-440, or equivalents, or with permission of the department. The number of students may be restricted.
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| PATH-823* |
Cancer Biology |
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The aim of this course is to introduce and discuss essential questions in the basic science of oncology. Trainees with an interest in cancer research are encouraged to take this course. Topics include pathology of cancer, cancer genetics, growth factors, signal transduction, oncogenes, suppressor genes, early stage tumorigenesis, tumor immunology and metastasis. A general theme for the course will be mechanisms regulating neoplastic transformation and tumor progression. In order to provide a balance and high profile in all areas, various staff members in the Cancer Research Institute and associated departments have been selected as session leaders in this course. Half course, lectures and seminars; fall term. B. Elliott. Not offered 2011-2012.
PREREQUISITES: Recommended courses: ANAT-311, BCHM-411 or BCHM-431, MICR-360 or equivalents, or with permission of the department. The number of students may be restricted.
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| PATH-826* |
The Molecular Basis of Disease |
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This course covers several diseases that highlight the genetic, biochemical, physiologic, anatomic, and general etiologic factors that play a role in the progression of each disease from its inception to death or recovery. Some of the topics will be drawn from the ongoing research within the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine. The perspective will demonstrate that each disease is the result of an evolving interplay of genetic and environmental factors. (Jointly with PATH-430*. Additional work prescribed for graduate students.) Half-course, lectures and seminars; Winter term. D. Lillicrap.
PREREQUISITE: PATH-410 or ANAT-309, BCHM-310, PHGY-212, or equivalent. Class size will be limited to 12 students with preference given to undergraduate students.
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| PATH-827* |
Research Project in Pathology |
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Research projects in the physiological, biological, genetic and molecular basis of disease. Students will review the literature related to their proposed graduate research thesis project and write a series of essays on topics selected in consultation with a supervisory committee consisting of their supervisor and two other faculty. They will also develop a written draft research proposal that will be presented to their supervisory committee and defended in a final oral examination. To be taken by all students in the first full term of the graduate program. P.Greer (course coordinator).
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| PATH-828* |
Bioinformatics for Cancer Research |
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Bioinformatics is an essential component of biological and health science research given the ongoing developments in generating large amounts of data in short periods of time.This course introduces tools and methods to manage and analyze the results obtained in cancer research. Topics include introduction to bioinformatics algorithms; statistical analysis using R; microarray analysis with Bioconductor; proteomics analysis, as well as leveraging data from public databases; handling, managing and backing-up digital data; sequence alignment and current methodologies in next generation sequencing; and, the use of high performance computing in bioinformatics analysis. Students with little computing background, but who are interested in pursuing or collaborating with bioinformatic research, are encouraged to enroll. Not offered 2011-2012.
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| PATH-830* (MSc)PATH-930* (PhD) |
Pathology and Molecular Medicine Research Seminar Series
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This seminar series consists of weekly presentations by visiting external speakers, Queen’s faculty, and Departmental MSc and PhD students. Internal faculty and external visiting speakers will be selected by the Graduate Program coordinator with input from faculty and students.
MSc students will give 1/2 hour seminars in their first year, and one hour seminars in their second year; PhD students will give 1 hour seminars in their first and third years, and an exit seminar in their final year. Attendance by all Departmental graduate students is compulsory and will be monitored by the Graduate Program Coordinator. Departmental faculty will provide evaluations of student presentations consisting of a mark and written comments relating to introduction and background, presentation of results and response to questions. A final mark and summary of faculty evaluations will be compiled by the coordinator and provided to the student and supervisor. Students are required to provide a written summary outlining their research progress to their supervisory committee five days prior to their seminar. Fall/Winter terms. P. Greer
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