gsw120 - Tumor Biology (Veranstaltungsübersicht)

Enrolment in Master´s programme Molecular Biomedicine

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.

written examination (60 min., 75%), presentation (25%)

Goals of the Module:
Upon successful 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