This one-week course on molecular aspects of cancer prevention follows the Principles and Practice of Cancer Prevention and Control course. It provides a strong background about molecular biology and genetics of cancer, and an overview of cutting-edge research and techniques in the fields of molecular epidemiology, biomarkers, multi-omic, and translational research. The following topics will be typically presented:
- An Overview of Carcinogenesis
- Oncogenes, Tumor Suppressor Genes, and Other Cancer-Related Genes
- Translational Genomics
- Molecular Pathology and Tumor Subtypes
- microRNA
- Epigenetics
- Telomeres
- Metabolomics
- The Human Microbiome
- Immunoprevention
- Application of Molecular Markers in Cancer Prevention
- Bioinformatics Tools for Multi-Omic Data
For an overview of the most recent course offerings, held August 6 – 10, 2018 please see the