Research practical Oncology I

Module code

mlsPractOncologyI-01a 

Abbreviated title

Practical Oncology I

Module components

1 two-week or 2 one-week laboratory block practical(s)

When

Semester 2

Module coordinator/

Organiser

S. Sebens

IET

Lecturers

Lab leaders of research groups investigating molecular mechanisms of malignant diseases

Contact hours

Practical 1: 3 CH                              Practical 2: 3 CH

Workload

Total: 180 h

Practical 1: 90 h
Attendance time 38 h, preparation 30 h, revision 22 h

Practical 2: 90 h

Attendance time 38 h, preparation 30 h, revision 22 h

Credit points

6

Requirements

MolBio passed

Expected outcome

Knowledge: Students

- know how to conduct themselves in a laboratory

- are familiar with the theoretical background on which the lab experiments conducted are based.

Skills: Students can apply lab and analytical techniques.

Competences: Students are able to critically assess the results of their experiments and put them into a scientific context.

Content

Experimental lab work with regard to topics of lecture (e.g. mutation analysis, apoptosis assay, FISH experiment).

Module evaluation/

exam

Graded

Written documentation of lab work (lab book)

Media  used

Lab experiments

Literature

Weinberg R, The biology of cancer (Garland Publishing 2^nd edition, 2013)

Pecorino L, Molecular Biology of Cancer: Mechanisms, Targets, and Therapeutics (OUP 4^th edition, 2016)

Manuals and instructions for lab work

Current scientific publications