Teaching

Focus on the role of components of the tumor microenvironment in promoting cancer progression and distant metastasis and understanding of different types of cancer therapeutics; review the existing cutting-edge technologies and multi-disciplinary approaches to address fundamental questions in cancer biology with an emphasis on targeted therapies and translational research. The course covers key areas including “inflammatory mechanisms and signaling”, “targeting the tumor microenvironment” “immune evasion in cancer”, “tumor metabolism”, “germline variation and metastasis”, “lymph node metastasis”, “angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis”, “preclinical and clinical tumor models”, “targeted therapies” and “cancer drug discovery and modeling in genomics era”. Emphasis on cutting-edge technologies and multi-disciplinary approaches for targeted therapies and translational research.

This course explores the myriad functions of the second circulation of the human body, the lymphatic system. Topics covered include lymphatic development; lymphangiogenesis; morphology and function of lymphatic capillaries, muscular lymphatics and lymph nodes; mechanisms of lymph formation and propulsion; intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of lymphatic pumping and flow regulation; role of the lymphatic system in inflammation and immunity; primary and secondary lymphatic disorders. Emphasis is on critique of the literature and self-directed integration of concepts and data into a research proposal.