Free Radical and Radiation Biology Curriculum

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074:220 Radiation Safety & Radiobiology

077:103 Radiation Biology 4 s.h.
Characteristics and biological effects of ionizing radiations. Offered fall semesters. Consent of instructor required.

077:107 Special Topics: Advanced Undergraduates arr.
Readings and/or laboratory experience. Offered fall semesters. Consent of instructor required.

077:108 Special Topics: Advanced Undergraduates arr.
Readings and/or laboratory experience. Offered spring semesters. Consent of instructor required.

077:207 Seminar: Free Radical and Radiation Biology 1 s.h.
Offered fall semesters.

077:208 Seminar: Free Radical and Radiation Biology 1 s.h.
Offered spring semesters.

077:211 Medical Physics 4 s.h.
Characteristics of X-ray machines, nuclear accelerators, teletherapy devices; properties of X-rays and gamma rays, their interaction with matter; radiation exposure, depth dose measurements; radiation therapy. Offered spring semesters of even years. Prerequisite: 8 s.h. of physics or consent of instructor. Same as 029:240.

077:222 Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine 4 s.h.
Chemistry of free radicals, antioxidants; antioxidant enzymes--their structure, function, regulation; targets of free radicals--lipids, proteins, DNA; free radicals in health and disease. Offered spring semesters of odd years. Prerequisite: 004:121 or 099:120.

077:288 Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer 3 s.h.
Fundamental aspects of oncology at the cellular and molecular levels; mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression, oncogene action, DNA damage and repair, carcinogenesis by radiation, chemicals, viruses; tumor immunology, anticancer therapies. Offered spring semesters of odd years. Consent of instructor required. Prerequisite: strong basic science background. Same as 069:288.

077:305 Research: Free Radical and Radiation Biology arr.

077:306 Research: Free Radical and Radiation Biology arr.

077:307 Research: Special Topics arr.

077:308 Research: Special Topics arr.

077:309 Thesis arr.

077:545 Topics in Free Radical Biology and Medicine 1 s.h.
New literature in area of free radicals. Offered fall semesters. Consent of instructor required.

077:546 Topics in Free Radical Biology and Medicine 1 s.h.
Offered spring semesters.

077:547 Topics in Radiation and Cancer Biology 1 s.h.
New literature on the biological effects of radiation and cancer biology. Offered fall semesters. Consent of instructor required.

077:548 Topics in Radiation and Cancer Biology 1 s.h.
Offered spring semesters.