We thank our curriculum advisory committee and the FHCRC and NMSU scientists who gave excellent guest lectures in this course. Specifically, we acknowledge the invaluable contributions of Beti Thompson, Steve Tapscott, Jon Cooper, Katherine Briant, Theresa Guthrie, Denise Galloway, Chris Li, Alan Kristal, Olliver Press, and C. Brad Shuster. We also thank Mary O'Connell, Gloria Coronado, Lene Loest, and Jennifer Anderson for feedback and support. This work was supported by National Cancer Institute grants 5U56CA096286 (NMSU), 5U56CA096288 (FHCRC), 5U54CA132383 (NMSU), and 5U54CA132381 (FHCRC).