ASC - Core Curriculum in Molecular Biology

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OVERVIEW

This web site is the result of many hours of work by some dedicated cytotechnology instructors who wanted to respond to the need to include molecular biology topics and background information in the traditional curriculum of cytotechnology programs. Since much of this knowledge is relatively new, we wanted to provide a resource for the program faculty members to incorporate as they wished into their programs.

Introduction

This landing page includes the seven chapters of the Curriculum, Appendix 1 – a short list of the presentations, and Appendix 2 – a listing of URLs by chapter and General References, Authors Biographies, and the Teacher's Manual.

Clicking on any chapter link takes you to the chapter page, which includes direct links to the presentations, the Objectives and Resources for each presentation, and an audio introduction and audio conclusion for each chapter.

Clicking on the presentation link takes you to the first page of the presentation. If you click on the Objectives and Resources link, you will find a brief description of the presentation, the number of slides, the objectives for that presentation, the readings, and any URL links. Also a link to the presentation is included so that you could review the objectives and then click directly to the presentation. A "Return to Chapter" link is included as well.

The Teacher's Manual includes a list of all of the presentations and the Objectives and Resources material in one document for obtaining a quick overview of the entire curriculum.

Teacher's Manual

Chapter 1 – Molecular Basis of Cancer

Chapter 2 – Molecular Science

Chapter 3 - Molecular Techniques

Chapter 4 - Laboratory Operations

Chapter 5 - Applications of Molecular Testing

Chapter 6 - FISH

Chapter 7 - Circulating Tumor Cells

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Authors

Validating and Verifying Molecular Tests in Cytopathology