Integrative Educational Program in Oncology 4010-4EU-IEPiO
Day 1-Tumor Biology
- Hallmarks of cancer
- Tumor cells
- Immunosurveilance and local immunity in cancer
- Preclinical research and experimental tools
-Basics of cancer treatments in clinical practice
Day 2-Tumor Heterogeneity, translational and clinical research
- Intra and intertumor heterogeneity
- Biomarkers (biological/imaging) and therapeutic target
- Drug screening : in silico, in vitro, in vivo
- Molecular and computational dynamics supporting drug design in oncology
-Humanized mouse models to investigate immunotherapy
Day 3-Microbiote, High throughput molecular data
- OMICS concept and principles
- Integration of OMICS analyses in oncology
- Mathematical modelling of cancer cells emergence
- Artificial Intelligence in Imaging of brain tumors
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: Student
1- Has a general understanding of the scope of biological research and the methodology used in it;
2- Knows molecular methods used in oncological studies;
3- Knows specialized bioinformatics tools used to analyse oncological phenomenon.
Skills: Student
1-Analyzes the flow of genetic information in the cells of living organisms;
2-Correctly uses the basic concepts of genetics, especially the concepts of genetic information, genetic material, genetic code, genotype and phenotype;
3-Based on the analytical data, the graduate predicts the direction of changes in the living organism under the influence of various factors.
Social competences: Student
1-is ready to critically assess received knowledge;
2-is ready to recognize the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems and to search for information in the literature or to consult experts,
3-Feels the need to constantly learn and update knowledge, using scientific sources in the field o
Assessment criteria
The criteria for assessing the outcomes of the summer school are: (i) attendance (ii) paricipation in the discussions during the seminars and the discussion panels.
The lecturers will ask questions relate to their field during the discussion panels session.
Practical placement
no
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