Duration
15h Th, 5h AUTR
Number of credits
Lecturer
Christine Gilles, Nathalie Jacobs, Agnès Noël, Marie-Julie Nokin, Nor Eddine Sounni
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Different topics will be presented
-Description and presentation of the Hallmarks of cancer
-Introduction to genomic instability in tumors
-Epigenetic and cancer
-Tumor micro-environment
-Heterogeneity of tumors, epithelial to mesenchymal transition
-Introduction to pre-clinical models of cancer
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To introduce the different common characteristics of tumor cells and the importance of the micro-environment.
To obtain enough basic knowledges to fully understand and be critic towards scientific publications, experimental essays and clinical trials.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Molecular biology and signalling cascades
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Different sets of lecture will be given by the Professeurs A. Noël, Y. Habraken, C. Gilles, NE Sounni in function of their expertise.
The last lession could be devoted to questions/answers and to learn how to decribe scientific figures.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Diaporama will be given to the students
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Written exam (with the possibility to answer in English or French) to assess both knowledge and comprehension. This exam could contain questions with short or long answers
Work placement(s)
None
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The lectures wil be given English. Exceptionally some explanations could be given in French if required.
Contacts
Agnès Noël e-mail : agnes.noel@uliege.be phone: 04/ 366 25 69
Yvette Habraken e-mail : yvette.habraken@uliege.be phone: 04/ 366 24 47
Nor Edinne Sounni e-mail : nesounni@uliege.be
Christine Gilles e-mail : cgilles@uliege.be