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| SBIM0496-1 | Advanced techniques for diagnosis and prognosis
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| Duration : | 10h Th, 10h Mon. WS, 40h Pers. Res. |
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| Lecturer : | Collégialité, Vincent Seutin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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This course is dedicated to present up-to-date approaches, including biological biomarkers and imaging methods, to diagnose and prognosticate human diseases.
Students will learn how genomics and proteomics may help identify novel diagnosis and prognosis biomarkers of human diseases. In addition, students will learn which statistical methods are primarily used for evaluating the clinical relevance of emerging diagnosis and prognosis biomarkers. Finally, students will hear about the role of novel imaging approaches, including positron-emission computed tomography (PET) and function magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), in diagnosing and prognosticating human diseases.
This course also details the benefits and limitations of studying stem cell biology to better understand the pathophysiology of human diseases. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, students will be able to discuss each step of (i) discovery, (ii) validation and (iii) impact determination of emerging biological and imaging biomarkers in various fields of human medicine, as well as to appreciate the use of stem cells to further characterize the pathophysiology of human diseases. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| This course is dedicated to medical and biomedical students with a strong background in normal cell biology and physiology. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| 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. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 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. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Book chapters and up-to-date reviews are provided by each teacher at the beginning of each class. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The evaluation of this course is based on an oral presentation about one specific topic of the course choosen by the student (among a pre-established list of topics).
The criteria of evaluation include :
- Proactivity during lectures (20 %)
- 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
- Answers to questions (15') (30 %)
- Understanding and quality of discussion
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Work placement(s) :
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| None |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The teachers are K. Durkin, A. Turtoï, F. Jouret, J. Caers et L. Delacroix. |
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Contacts :
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| V. Seutin : V.Seutin@ulg.ac.be |
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