Duration
10h Th, 10h Pr, 40h Pers. Res.
Number of credits
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Jo Caers, Pierre Close, Mireille Dumoulin, Anne-Simone Parent, Vincent Seutin
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is dedicated to present up-to-date approaches, including stem cells, antibody-based targeted therapies and biomaterials (internal and external devices, and nanobodies), to treat and eventually cure some of the most frequent human diseases. In addition to these emerging therapeutic options under development and validation in various medical fields - like neurodegenerative diseases, solid and non-solid cancers, orthopedics, etc... -, students will hear about current and future therapies used in the management of patients with type 1 diabetes.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students should be able to envision most of the emerging therapeutic options in common human pathological conditions, like brain diseases, cancer, orthopedic dysfunctions, diabetes, etc...
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is dedicated to medical and biomedical students with a strong background in normal cell biology and physiology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course is mainly given ex cathedra, with additional references to renowned book chapters and reviews.
Journal-club sessions are organized at the end of the course, and implicate the active participation of the students.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face: this course is mainly given ex cathedra.
Distance-learning: the students are encouraged to read additional book chapters and reviews and to prepare in advance journal club sessions.
Recommended or required readings
Book chapters and up-to-date reviews are provided by each teacher at the beginning of each class.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
The evaluation of this course is based on an oral presentation about one specific topic of the course chosen by the student (among a pre-established list of topics).
The criteria of evaluation include :
- Oral presentation (15') (50 %)
- Adequacy of coverage, knowledge and understanding
- Quality of the English (oral mostly + written (slides))
- Ability to convey a message, to communicate
- Understanding and quality of discussion
Work placement(s)
None
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The teachers are Jo Caers, Pierre Close, Mireille Dumoulin, Julien Hanson, Anne-Simone Parent, Vincent Seutin
Contacts
Pr. V. SEUTIN : V.Seutin@ulg.ac.be