Colon Cancer, and the study of the origin of cancers

Readings due before class

Required

• Zeuner A, Todaro M, Stassi G, De Maria R (2014) Colorecatal cancer stem cells: from the crypt to the clinic. Cell Stem Cell

• Kuipers EJ et al. (2016) Colorectal cancer. Nat Rev Dis Primers.

Complementary reading

If you would like to better understand EMT, this is a good paper to read: Kalluri and Weinberg (2009) The basics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. The Journal of Clinical Investigation

Action items

• Remember that if you have difficulty accessing these articles, the course web page has advice to use the Western VPN.

Points of reflection