Course Overview

OBJECTIVES 
Introduction to innovative and interdisciplinary therapeutic
strategies in cancer (biomarkers, personalized medicine,
immunotherapies, nanoparticules and vectorisation).Training in
technological innovations dealing with biological (organoids and
animal models) and mathematical modeling of tumorigenesis; artificial
intelligence and new imaging technologies to improve management of
cancer therapy

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

- Conventional treatments in oncology: chemotherapies and
radiotherapy, clinical trials. 
- Modeling: Biological models of oncogenesis - Stem cells and
oncogenesis - iPS models of leukemic and pancreatic stem cells,
modeling cutaneous T-cell lymphoma - in vivo models (mouse models,
chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and angiogenesis zebrafish and
yeast as models for cancer research). 
- Genomics, biomarkers and personalised medicine. Targeted therapy:
oncogenic addiction and use of TKI (tyrosine kinase inhibitors) in
cancer treatment, TKI resistance. Gene therapy

Course type

- Integrated classes - 43 hours  - Tutorial classes - 8 hours

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

Language of instruction: English

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