Section Info: BIOL-321GT-01

Course Title: Conference Course: 'Advances in Gene Therapy'

Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025

Term: Spring Semester 2025

Description: The first human gene therapy clinical research in the United States took place in 1990. Since then, there have been significant advances in gene therapy development, but there have also been problems, setbacks and even tragedies. Students in this seminar will read, present, discuss, and write about the primary literature covering both the history and the most recent advances in human gene therapy. Potential topics include early gene therapy attempts, types of vectors and delivery systems, gene therapy for genetic diseases, the use of gene therapy in cancer treatment, and ethical issues surrounding gene therapy.

Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , TP - Topics Course

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Craig Woodard	413-538-2724	cwoodard@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025	Seminar	Tuesday	01:30PM - 04:20PM	TBA	TBA	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Prereq: BIOL-210 or BIOL-230.	Take previously	Required

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Cross-listed Sections

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Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 12	Enrollment: 12	Available: 0	Waitlist: 16

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.