Subject: Bioengineering
Course Number: 260
Course Title: Translational Challenges in Medicine
Units: 1
School: Graduate Division
Department: Translational Medicine Program

Course Description: This course focuses on solutions to challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye, hereditary disorders and cancer. Lecturers with diverse skills discuss their experience in navigating this process. They have successfully solved challenges in their fields that led to commercialization. They will cover technical and scientific limitations and opportunities for advances with inventions in biomarker development and technology for delivery of new types of treatment.
Prerequisites: none
Restrictions: none
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: M. Shuman
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No