BIOL 4282 - Tumor Immunology

4 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 with grade of C or higher.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
This course discusses the molecular basis of tumorigenesis and the interactions between the immune system and tumors/cancer cells. Topics covered include: basic tumorigenesis of common solid tumors, basic immunology, tumor antigen expression, types of immune responses to tumors, mechanisms by which tumors escape/suppress the immune response and novel approaches for immunotherapy of advanced cancers.