經由本課程之選修,期望研究生得以瞭解各種癌症外遺傳調控作用及相關抗癌藥物的發展,並培養研究生思考、分析、組織及表達之能力,為研究論文奠定基石。
1. Chromatin structure and gene expression 2. The history of epigenetics 3. Chromatin modifier enzymes 4. DNA methylation and demethylation 5. Epigenetic control by Histone code 6. Signal transduction in epigenetics 7. Diagnostic and therapeutic applications of epigenetics 8. Cross-talk between aging and cancer: the epigenetic language