2019-2020 / SBIM2002-1

Introduction to Oncology

Duration

15h Th, 5h AUTR

Number of credits

 Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Yvette Habraken, Denis Mottet, Agnès Noël, Nor Eddine Sounni

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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 characterisitcs of tumor cells and the importancce of the micro-environment.
To obtain enough basic knowledges to fully understand and be critic towards the scientific litterature, the experimental essays and the 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 experts in the described fields.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face to face

Recommended or required readings

Diaporama will be given

Assessment methods and criteria

Written and/or oral exams in French and/or English to assess both kownledge and comprehension

Work placement(s)

None

Organizational remarks

The lectures wil be given in French and/or in English

Contacts

Agnès Noël             e-mail : agnes.noel@uliege.be
Yvette Habraken     e-mail : yvette.habraken@uliege.be
Nor Edinne Sounny e-mail : nesounni@uliege.be
Christine Gilles       e-mail : cgilles@uliege.be
Fransck Dequiedt   e-mail :  fdequiedt@ulg.ac.be
 
 
 

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Every topics which were taugth from September to December 2019 will be considered for the evaluation.

Assessment methods

e-campus;   multiple choice questions 

Contacts

yvette.habraken@uliege.be