ERHS 551A - Radiation Biology Principles for Medicine: Principles of Radiation Biology

  • 2 credits

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). Credit not allowed for both ERHS 551A and EDLL 2007.

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

*optional, but recommended

Other reading materials will be posted.

Instructors

Susan Bailey

(970) 491-2944 | 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).

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