Undergraduate Training in Mammary Gland Biology and Breast Cancer
Abstract
This program was designed to recruit qualified undergraduates with an interest in research, and to provide them with a highly interactive program that integrated the unique expertise available in our laboratories in the Life Sciences Division of the E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Department of Cell & Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and to guide them towards developing an interest in investigating the underlying mechanisms involved in the development of breast cancer. Trainees in the first year of the program benefited from working in a dynamic environment that investigates issues at the forefront of breast cancer research. The students chose from projects investigating the effects of hormones on rodent mammary glands, working with human breast cells in culture, and dissecting transcription functional alterations in yeast. In the first category, students studied the current literature on hormones and breast cancer and worked with a postdoctoral fellow or a staff member conducting research in breast cancer in rodents. The research in the latter two categories of projects involved studies of processes known to function differently in normal and malignant breast cells. Projects were designed with a goal towards cohesive research objectives that were meaningful, educational, and attainable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA427171
Entities
People
- Mina Bissell
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley