gsw120 - Tumor Biology (Course overview)

gsw120 - Tumor Biology (Course overview)

Department of Human Medicine 6 KP
Module components Semester courses Summer semester 2024 Examination
Lecture
  • No access 6.04.121 - Tumor Biology - Lecture Show lecturers
    • Dr. Lena Dübbel
    • Prof. Dr. Frank Griesinger
    • Prof. Dr. Karin Loser
    • Dr. rer. nat. Nadine Mykicki
    • Julia Roeper, Ph.D.

    Friday: 08:00 - 10:00, weekly (from 05/04/24), Location: W32 1-113, (online via BigBlueButton meeting room)
    Dates on Friday, 19.07.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Location: W32 1-112
    Please note that the following components of the module are mandatory: 6.04.121 (lecture) and 6.04.122 (seminar)!
Seminar
Notes on the module
Prerequisites
Enrolment in Master´s programme Molecular Biomedicine
Reference text
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.
Kapazität/Teilnehmerzahl 25
Module examination
written examination (60 min., 75%), presentation (25%)
Skills to be acquired in this module
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