Duration
40h Th, 10h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
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
- 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
- Advances in Immunology IMMU0523-1
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
Recommended or required readings
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
75% Student presentation
10% participation
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@ulieege.be Phone 043662420
Barbara Polese bpolese@uliege.be Phone 04366¿4053¿