1. Bose - Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitor Proteins
- Regulation of CDK-cyclins activity
- Cell cycle checkpoints

2. Stewart
- characteristics of tumor cells and the corresponding therapeutic targets
- “old” stroma and cancer-associated fibroblasts
- telomeres/maintenance of telomeres
- effectors of cellular senescence

3. Huettner - What is transdifferentiation? How is it accomplished?
- What are the types of ES cells? What is meant by naïve vs primed ES cells?
- What are the types of potency?
- What are the different classifications of stem cells?

4. Weber
- Characteristics and differences between proto- oncogenes and tumor suppressors
- how is translation altered in cancer cells? Ex: micro RNAs and translation