2024-2025 / SBIM2035-1

Advances II in Oncology

Duration

10h Th, 20h APP

Number of credits

 Master in biomedicine, research focus3 crédits 

Lecturer

Nathalie Jacobs

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

  • Description of the immune response against tumors and the tumor escape mechanisms (continuation ofcontinuation of of "Advances in Immunology" classes)
  • Description of the immunotherapeutic strategies against cancer
  • From bench to clinic: description of the development process and the major techniques

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The main goal is to acquire a working knowledge of the various cellular mechanisms underlying antitumor immunity, the cellular interactions between the immune system and tumor cells and to understand novel immunotherapeutic strategies against cancer, in order to be able to understand, interpret and criticize scientific literature and scientific hypotheses related to the topic.
Thanks to the course, the student will acquire the basic knowledge and the tools to work in fundamental research or in the industry in the field of tumor immunology.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

  • Immunology IMMU001-2

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course will be divided into three parts:

  • Face-to-face lectures on tumour immunology and immunotherapy
  • Interactive seminars with presentation of an immunotherapy strategy previously presented by students followed by group discussion.
  • Ineractive group class on an immunotherapy strategy

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

face-to-face lessons/seminars

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Further information:

Possibility of an oral examination in the second session

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Opening of the course with a minimum of 3 registrants

Contacts

Nathalie Jacobs n.jacobs@uliege.be Phone 043662420

Association of one or more MOOCs