Biomedicine and biotechnology - B82981 (elective subject)

• Title: Biomedicine and biotechnology
• Guaranteed by: BIOCEV, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University (11-00131)
• Faculty: First Faculty of Medicine
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: summer
• Points: 2
• E-Credits: 2
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:14/0, C [HS]
• Extent per academic year: 14 [hours]
• Capacity: 20
• Min. number of students: 5
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Explanation: [e-mail]
• Additional information: https://biocev.lf1.cuni.cz/
• Note: course for students of another faculty; course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: prof. MUDr. Tomáš Stopka, Ph.D.
• Attributes: Lékařství; Teoretický předmět

Annotation

This subject focuses on educating students in biomedical research and biotechnologies. It teaches the basis of scientific work, introduction to methodology in biomedicine up to the development of novel diagnostics and therapeutics. Lectures and seminars will contain the insight into modern tools such as transgenic biology or global technologies such as OMICs.

Last update: Vyšatová Lucie, Ing. (20.05.2019)

Course completion requirements

 

 

Last update: Vyšatová Lucie, Ing. (02.03.2020)

Teaching methods

Lectures will be held in BIOCEV (Seminary Room U2.020 - Průmyslová 595, 252 50 Vestec) starting February 22^nd 2024 from 4 pm. In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lucie Vyšatová ([e-mail]).

Last update: Vyšatová Lucie, Ing. (31.01.2024)

Syllabus

1) Speaker: Prof. MUDr. Karel Smetana, DrSc.

CELL BIOLOGY I: Tumor ecosystem

Title: Role of cancer microenvironment in the control of tumor biology including metastazation Cancer-associated fibroblasts.

2) Speaker: Prof. Tomáš STOPKA MD, PhD

CELL BIOLOGY II

Title: Stem cell biology versus proliferation and differentiation control. Regulatory mechanisms in normal cell differentiation including transcription factors and their effector pathways. Biology of stem cells and tissue transplantation. Regulation of cell cycle and its detection.

3) Speaker: MUDr. Ondřej Havránek, PhD

GENETICS: Cancer genomes and genome editing technology

Title: Cancer associated acquired DNA mutations and their role in tumor development, progression, and therapy resistance. Consequences for interaction of tumor cells with immune system. Use of genome modifying technologies to create models for cancer research and options for therapy.

4) Speaker: Assoc.Prof. RNDr. Jiří Petrák, PhD

CLINICAL PROTEOMICS

5) Speaker: Ing. Milan Jakubek, Ph.D.

EPIGENETICS

Title: Importance and potential of epigenetics for the Modern Medicine

6) BIOCEV visit / lecture of invited speaker

Last update: Vyšatová Lucie, Ing. (23.05.2019)