Studying at the University of Verona
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Study Plan
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Laurea magistrale in Molecular and Medical Biotechnology - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Two courses to be chosen among the following ("Biotechnology in Neuroscience" and "Clinical proteomics" 1st and 2nd year; the other courses 2nd year only)Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Molecular oncology (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S003673
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/08 - PATHOLOGY
Period
I semestre dal Oct 1, 2020 al Jan 29, 2021.
Learning outcomes
This highly interactive course is designed to deliver basic knowledge in molecular oncology as well as innovative experimental approaches to the study of cancer. The specific aim of the class is to provide the student with the means (technological and methodological) to design and execute appropriate experimental approaches to the identification of relevant processes contributing to cancer development and maintenance. For this purpose, the educational format will be based on a series of lessons that will be primarily focused on the description of various aspect of the tumorigenic process, followed by direct interactions based on the students’ presentation of research articles that have changed the oncology field. After attending the class, participants will be able to identify relevant problems related to the field of molecular oncology as well as to distinguish best-fit approaches to solve biological questions. Through the use of journal club the students will also improve their scientific communication skills.
Program
The class will include fontal lessons and discussion with the students of specific research studies using journal club format.
For a total of 24 lessons:
1- The Nature of Cancer
2-Morfological and molecular classification of tumors
3-DNA damage mechanisms
4-Viral and Cellular Oncogenes (part one)
5-Viral and Cellular Oncogenes (part two)
6-Mechanisms of mutagenesis
7-Cancer Models
8-Growth factors and cancer (part one)
9-Growth factors and cancer (part one)
10-Oncosupressors and Knudson' hypothesis
11-P53
12-Cell death (part one)
13-Cell death (part two)
14-Multistep Tumorigenesis
15-Dynamic evolution of cancers
16-Invasion
17-Metastasis
18-Genetic and epigenetic determinants of the Metastases
19-Cancer cell metabolism
20-Metabolic control of epigenetics
21-Journal Club: Genome editing and RNAi
22-Journal Club: Immunotherapy in cancer
23-Journal Club: Stromal cells and cancer
24-Conclusions of the class
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Robert A. Weinberg | The Biology of Cancer | Garland Science | 2014 |
Examination Methods
Verification will be a written examination with multiple choice questions covering the whole class and including journal club discussions. No differences are foreseen in the evaluation of students that attended or not the class.
