Hours per week
Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences): Basic cell and molecular aspects and detailed study of seleted topics.
Course contents: Oncogenic DNA and RNA viruses. Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes (structure, expression molecular signaling mechanisms and biological effects). Regulation and dysgerulation of the cell cycle, cell differentiation and apoptosis. Immune mechanisms, stem cell origins, mutations, Genome instability, metastasis, angiogenesis, molecular approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
The Department of Biology of the University of Crete was established in 1981 and is today an internationally recognized center for contemporary university education and research in the field of Biology.