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Cancer Avenger app for iPhone and iPad


4.7 ( 5447 ratings )
Games Educational
Developer: Stanford University
Free
Current version: 1.0.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 29 Mar 2013
App size: 26.39 Mb

Defeating cancer will take an unprecedented level of cellular introspection. Start cracking the code with Cancer Avenger!

Cancer Avenger is a game developed at Stanford University to support the Human Biology Core’s cell cycle control and cell signaling unit. Designed by
a former HumBio Course Associate, the game engages you in the details of cell communication and their applications to cancer biology.

The game will teach you simplified pathways of important cellular pathways and help you master the scientific notation used to break down these pathways all within the context of beating cancer.

Learn simplified pathways of:
Anaphase promoting complex
S-Cdk
P53
Delta-Notch
TGF-Beta
Hedgehog
Wnt

This version is a prototype, please check back for updates

Credits
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Game Development Team
Designer: Ariel Marcy
Web Game Developer: Jordan Marcy
Mobile Device Developer: Dustin Selman
Composer: Zach Rosen

Stanford Faculty Advisors
Roel Nusse (Med school)
Jonathan Edelman (d.school)
Carol Boggs (HumBio)
Matt Scott (Med school)