IAP 99 Non-Credit Activities by Sponsor

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Division of Biomedical Eng & Health

Undergraduate Studies in Toxicology and Environmental Health Professor William G. Thilly No limit but advance sign up required Participants welcome at individual sessions (series) Prereq: none The new Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Health contains a world renowned doctoral program and research programs probing the chemical and biological causes of diseases in humans. The faculty anticipate creating an MIT minor in Toxicology and Environmental Health to complement undergraduate majors in the School of Engineering. The goal of the Minor would be scientific literacy for MIT graduates who will take leadership roles in research and management as their careers progress. In this six session presentation, individual professors will present overviews of the areas proposed for inclusion in the new curriculum. Advance sign-up is preferred for each lecture Contact: Debra A. Luchanin, 56-651, x3-5804, dluchan@mit.edu Tissue Stem Cell Kinetics, Cancer, and Aging Prof. James Sherley Thu Jan 14, 03-05:00pm, 56-614, Advance sign up preferred Biotechnology and Bioengineering Professor Ram Sasisekharan Tue Jan 19, 03-05:00pm, 56-614, Advance sign up preferred How Do Chemicals Cause Disease? (What Is Toxicology, Anyway?) Prof. Peter Dedon Thu Jan 21, 03-05:00pm, 56-614, Advance sign up preferred Infectious Agents and the Environment Professor David B. Schauer Tue Jan 26, 03-05:00pm, 56-614, Advance sign up preferred Causes of Death in America in the 20th Century Professor William Thilly Tue Jan 12, 03-05:00pm, 56-614, Advance sign up preferred DNA Damage and Cancer: Endogenous Sources of DNA Damage and How Cells Protect Their Genome Professor Bevin Engelward Thu Jan 28, 03-05:00pm, 56-614, Advance sign-up preferred

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