CANB 606A Tumor Microenvironment Journal Club

Credits: 1
The goal of the Tumor Micro-Environment Journal Club is to critically review manuscripts emerging in the field of tumor microenvironment. Students, postdocs, staff and faculty will present manuscripts that explore how changes in tissue structure and function potentiate malignant conversion and progression. This includes but is not limited to angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis, matrix remodeling and fibroblast activation, tumor-associated inflammation and immunity, metastatic niche development and maintenance, tumor/stromal interactions.

New features:

JC2.0 format in which single experiments from 3-5 papers are collected together to formulate hypotheses (optional)
Presenter polling audience about the paper under discussion (required)
Presenter including Altmetrics outputs during discussion of impact (required)

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be repeated for credit