Professor Lauren Pecorino obtained her PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA. She then moved to London to carry out a post-doctoral tenure at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research where she studied the phenomenon of limb regeneration. Here she used a technique called biolistics, using a 'gene gun' to shoot gold bullets coated with DNA to introduce genes into the regenerating limbs of live newts. Since 1996, Lauren has been a member of academic staff at the University of Greenwich, where she developed her interest in teaching Cancer Biology. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

A comprehensive resource outlining the principles of cancer biology, with a clear structure and good use of diagrams and learning features.

• 1: Introduction 2: The transformable cancer genome: mutations versus repair 3: Regulation of gene expression 4: Growth factor signaling and oncogenes 5: The cell cycle 6: Tumour suppressor genes 7: Apoptosis 8: Cancer stem cells, lineage plasticity and disrupted differentiation: focus on colon cancer and leukemias 9: Metastasis 10: Angiogenesis 11: Reprogrammed metabolism and diet 12: Tumour immunology and immunotherapy 13: Inflammation, infection, and the microbiome 14: Cancer genomics and other methods for research and clinical development

Professor Lauren Pecorino obtained her PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA. She then moved to London to carry out a post-doctoral tenure at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research where she studied the phenomenon of limb regeneration. Here she used a technique called biolistics, using a 'gene gun' to shoot gold bullets coated with DNA to introduce genes into the regenerating limbs of live newts. Since 1996, Lauren has been a member of academic staff at the University of Greenwich, where she developed her interest in teaching Cancer Biology. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

A comprehensive resource outlining the principles of cancer biology, with a clear structure and good use of diagrams and learning features.

• 1: Introduction 2: The transformable cancer genome: mutations versus repair 3: Regulation of gene expression 4: Growth factor signaling and oncogenes 5: The cell cycle 6: Tumour suppressor genes 7: Apoptosis 8: Cancer stem cells, lineage plasticity and disrupted differentiation: focus on colon cancer and leukemias 9: Metastasis 10: Angiogenesis 11: Reprogrammed metabolism and diet 12: Tumour immunology and immunotherapy 13: Inflammation, infection, and the microbiome 14: Cancer genomics and other methods for research and clinical development

Professor Lauren Pecorino obtained her PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA. She then moved to London to carry out a post-doctoral tenure at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research where she studied the phenomenon of limb regeneration. Here she used a technique called biolistics, using a 'gene gun' to shoot gold bullets coated with DNA to introduce genes into the regenerating limbs of live newts. Since 1996, Lauren has been a member of academic staff at the University of Greenwich, where she developed her interest in teaching Cancer Biology. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

A comprehensive resource outlining the principles of cancer biology, with a clear structure and good use of diagrams and learning features.

• 1: Introduction 2: The transformable cancer genome: mutations versus repair 3: Regulation of gene expression 4: Growth factor signaling and oncogenes 5: The cell cycle 6: Tumour suppressor genes 7: Apoptosis 8: Cancer stem cells, lineage plasticity and disrupted differentiation: focus on colon cancer and leukemias 9: Metastasis 10: Angiogenesis 11: Reprogrammed metabolism and diet 12: Tumour immunology and immunotherapy 13: Inflammation, infection, and the microbiome 14: Cancer genomics and other methods for research and clinical development