Monday
Introduction to intersection of biology, math & computer science centered on drug development and cancer therapeutics.
Monday
Tuesday
Introduction to Central Dogma of Life & cell cycle. Understand mutations cause cancer. Assign cancer type & give access to research papers.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Lecture on navigating SEER explorer.
Wednesday
Thursday
Lecture on navigating ClinVar and NCI Cancer Drugs. Set expectations for the presentation the following day.
Thursday
Friday
Student presentation in groups of 2 on current bioinformatics landscape, current cancer prevalence, trends and ongoing research efforts.
Friday
Monday
Lecture on navigating ClinicalTrials.gov databases. Set expectations for capstone project.
Monday
Tuesday
Async hands-on: Analyze 5 trials in detail focusing on therapy mechanism, delivery route, drug carrier and outcome measures.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Async hands-on: Analyze 5 trials in detail focusing on therapy mechanism, delivery route, drug carrier and outcome measures.
Wednesday
Thursday
Async hands-on: Analyze 5 trials in detail focusing on therapy mechanism, delivery route, drug carrier and outcome measures.
Thursday
Friday
Coherent discussion of assigned cancer: disease characterization, prevalence, survival rates, approved medications, current clinical landsca...
Friday