Week 5 - Checking In

Hi Biologists! This week you will learn about cells and how important cells are to all living organisms. Dysfunctional cells are detrimental to the well-being of living organisms, and can lead to life-threatening diseases and death. In graduate school, I did research on prostate cancer. Myself, and the team that I worked with were interested in what makes African American men more susceptible to the condition. We identified several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are associated with increased risk of prostate cancer for African American men. If you would like to learn more about this research click here. Or you can find a copy of the paper in this week's Independent Practice (IP) folder. Now that we are entering Week 5 of the semester everyone should be acclimated to the online environment. Everyone should have their lab kit and any other required materials. Any missing assignments will become zeros after 11:59pm tonight as the submission links will become unavailable. As a reminder, today is the last day to take Lecture Exam 1 in the testing center. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. C. Dixon