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Cancer Biology is the comparative study of the biology of normal and cancerous cells and tissues. The discipline includes the study of normal and tumor cell biology and biochemistry, cancer etiology, and biological rationale for cancer therapy and prevention.

The purpose of this degree program is to provide formal graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree in Cancer Biology. The curriculum introduces students to knowledge derived from experiments on the production, properties and therapy of cancer, and assures that students have the necessary background in one or more areas of related fundamental science to enable them to do original research.

Colleges:

Agriculture

Engineering

Medicine

Pharmacy

Science

 

Faculty Departments:

Faculty Departments:
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (thermal research)
Arid Lands (natural products research)
Biochemistry
Cell Biology and Anatomy
Immunobiology
Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry
Medicine
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Nutritional Science
Pathology
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Pharmacology Toxicology
Surgery

The interdisciplinary nature of Cancer Biology is indicated in the above list which shows the home departments and colleges of faculty members in this program. It is this extensive trans-departmental affiliation that brings fresh approaches, diverse inputs, and the melding of ideas from different areas to this graduate program.

Contact: G. Tim Bowden, Ph.D.

Arizona Cancer Center, Rm.4999
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85724
[520-626-7479]
email: tbowden@azcc.arizona.edu

 

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