Biological responses to radiation exposure; DNA damage and repair, cell killing and survival, carcinogenesis and genetic effects. Credit not allowed for both ERHS 551A and ERHS 550 (Principles of Radiation Biology).
Prerequisite
BZ 310 (Cell Biology).
Important Information
This course is also available as a noncredit option. See the EDLL 2007 course page if you want the content, but don't need the college credits.
Textbooks and Materials
Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.
Required
- Radiobiology for the Radiologist, 8th Ed. (2019)
Hall, Eric J. and Giaccia, Amato J. - Why We Need Nuclear Power: The Environmental Case* (2014)
Fox, Michael H.
*optional, but recommended
Other reading materials will be posted.
Instructors
Susan Bailey
(970) 491-2944
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susan.bailey@colostate.edu
Dr. Bailey is a professor and a cancer molecular biologist in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences (ERHS). Her current research program, funded primarily by NASA, focuses on the role of chromosomes and telomeres (the ends of chromosomes) in cancer and other human disease states (e.g., cardiovascular disease). Studies focus on interactions between telomeres and DNA repair, with the ultimate goal of shedding light on a key issue in these increasingly overlapping fields—how cells distinguish between natural chromosomal termini and broken DNA ends. Such studies also impact investigation of telomere length maintenance by telomerase as an informative biomarker of biological aging, and therefore disease risk, which is influenced by a variety of lifestyle factors, including stress (e.g., nutritional, psychological, physical) and environmental exposures (e.g., UV and ionizing radiations).