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This course is designed for students who are truly interested in exploring the science of rare cancers and like to get an overview of molecular biology of genes, which are relevant for metastasis and angiogenesis.
SSM57 is tightly planed and time-consuming. Each participant is required to be present throughout the duration of the course.
This course is not intended for patients seeking treatment guidance – but it might help you understand how cancer develops and provides a framework for understanding cancer diagnosis and treatment.
SSM57 consists of 3 parts:
1st: The project part – self-study. Each student will work out her/his own project: A cancer related gene (Gene of interest = GOI) will be selected, and information to it will be collected by using relevant databases. Additionally the students will read related publications and prepare a presentation to be held at the end of the course in English.
2nd: The practical part. In this part students will learn some practical techniques to study tumour cell proliferation, invasion and angiogenesis (tumour cell culture, chick chorioallantoic membrane assay, tissue preparation, histology and immunstaining). The expression of the GOI will be examined at RNA level in selected rare cancer cell lines.
3rd: Lectures. The course introduces the molecular biology and the hallmarks of cancer. The course also describes the risk factors for the cancers worldwide, with the focus on rare cancers.
Our guest lecturer will describe selected topics in the field of cancer research and will also present their own recent works.
Immanent examinations:
Evaluation of active contribution to the course and interaction with the lecturer, dokumentation and analysis of the aquired data from databases as well as those generated during the course, presentation of the work and a paper at the end of the course.
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