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Intensive analysis of historical and current developments in cancer biology. Topics include principles of transformation, viral and cellular oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, tumor-cell growth, apoptosis, principles of cancer biology, and cancer genetics.
Intensive analysis of historical and current developments in cancer biology. Topics include principles of transformation, viral and cellular oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, tumor-cell growth, apoptosis, principles of cancer biology, and cancer genetics.
R. Weinberg, J. Lees
R. Weinberg, J. Lees
7.05 General Biochemistry
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URL: http://mit.edu/7.05
Add to schedule Lecture: MWF9.30-11 (10-250) Recitation: TBA +final
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Contributions of biochemistry toward an understanding of the structure and functioning of organisms, tissues, and cells. Chemistry and functions of constituents of cells and tissues and the chemical and physical-chemical basis for the structures of nucleic acids, proteins, and carbohydrates. General metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and nitrogen-containing materials such as amino acids, proteins, and related compounds.
M. Yaffe, D. Bartel, G. M. Brown


== Math ==
== Math ==

Revision as of 21:18, 31 January 2006

Biology Related

  • 7.82 Topics of Mammalian Development and Genetics

Lecture: T1-4 (Whitehead-7TH) Seminar covering embryologic, molecular, and genetic approaches to development in mice and humans. Topics include preimplantation development; gastrulation; embryonic stem cells, gene targeting and nuclear cloning; genomic imprinting; X-inactivation; sex determination; germ cells; association and linkage analysis. R. Jaenisch, D. Page

Lecture: R4-6 (Whitehead-7TH) Intensive analysis of historical and current developments in cancer biology. Topics include principles of transformation, viral and cellular oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, tumor-cell growth, apoptosis, principles of cancer biology, and cancer genetics. R. Weinberg, J. Lees

7.05 General Biochemistry ______

URL: http://mit.edu/7.05 Add to schedule Lecture: MWF9.30-11 (10-250) Recitation: TBA +final ______ Contributions of biochemistry toward an understanding of the structure and functioning of organisms, tissues, and cells. Chemistry and functions of constituents of cells and tissues and the chemical and physical-chemical basis for the structures of nucleic acids, proteins, and carbohydrates. General metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and nitrogen-containing materials such as amino acids, proteins, and related compounds. M. Yaffe, D. Bartel, G. M. Brown

Math

  • 18.175 Theory of Probability

course web Lecture: MWF10 (2-255) Laws of large numbers and central limit theorems for sums of independent random variables, conditioning and martingales, Brownian motion and elements of diffusion theory.

  • 18.366 Random Walks and Diffusion

course web Mathematical modeling of diffusion phenomena: Central limit theorems, the continuum limit, Fokker-Planck equation, first passage, persistence and self avoidance, continuous-time random walks, Levy flights, random environments, advection-diffusion, nonlinear diffusion, conformal mapping. Applications include polymers, turbulence, fractal growth, granular flow, and financial derivatives.