gsw120 Tumor Biology (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

Modulbezeichnung	Tumor Biology
Modulkürzel	gsw120
Kreditpunkte	6,0 KP
Workload	180 h
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master's Programme Molecular Biomedicine > Clinical Modules
Zuständige Personen	Dübbel, Lena (Modulverantwortung) Dübbel, Lena (Prüfungsberechtigt) Loser, Karin (Prüfungsberechtigt)
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen	Enrolment in Master´s programme Molecular Biomedicine
Kompetenzziele	Goals of the Module: After completion of this module, students - can define and identify oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes - know about the hallmarks of cancer and can explain them based on example pathways and traits - know about the complexity of the tumor tissue and the different cells that are involved - know about the principles of metastasis. Competencies: ++ deepened biological & clinical expertise ++ interdisciplinary thinking + deepened knowledge of biological working methods & clinical diagnostics ++ data analysis skills + usage of databases and computational tools ++ critical & analytical thinking + independent searching & knowledge of scientific literature ++ data presentation & discussion (written and spoken) + teamwork ++ ethics & professional behavior + project & time management
Modulinhalte	Lecture: We will give a brief overview of several aspects of tumor biology: Types of mutation, hallmarks of cancer, tumor as a tissue, metastasis, oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, signal transduction, and many example pathways that are important for cancer progression. In addition, you will learn about tumor-infiltrating immune cells and new therapy options like tumor-immune therapy. Seminar: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to prepare poster presentations where they critically evaluate current research regarding specific examples of tumor diseases and their therapy (Problem-orientated learning)
Literaturempfehlungen	Current literature will be uploaded on Stud.IP. Previous literature research is not necessary. If you are looking for more information/background: Weinberg; “The Biology of cancer”; Garland Science
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Unterrichtssprache	Englisch
Dauer in Semestern	1 Semester
Angebotsrhythmus Modul	every semester, seminar in semester break
Aufnahmekapazität Modul	25 ( The number of participants for this module is limited to 25. If there are more students registered than places available, lots will be drawn. Students which are enrolled in Master´s programme Molecular Biomedicine will be preferred. )
Modulart	Wahlpflicht / Elective
Modullevel	MM (Mastermodul / Master module)
Vorkenntnisse	Basic knowledge of genetics, cell biology and biochemistry

Lehrveranstaltungsform	SWS	Angebotsrhythmus	Workload Präsenz
Vorlesung	2	SoSe und WiSe	28
Seminar	2	SoSe und WiSe	28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt			56 h

Prüfung	Prüfungszeiten	Prüfungsform
Gesamtmodul		written examination (60 min., 75%), presentation (25%)