Course description
The purpose of the course is to enable doctoral students to obtain a basic understanding of stem cell biology with focus on production and study of organoids in vitro culture, cell-based therapies, genome engineering and translational medicine. Experts in the field will provide a fresh overview of clinical and pre-clinical research aiming at development of novel treatment possibilities, but also discussing current limitations and general ethical aspects.
Requirements and Selection
Prerequisite courses, or equivalent
No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course.
Selection
Selection will be based on:
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written motivation).
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date).
Course director
Course director: Jose Inzunza
Co-organizer: Mukesh Varshney and Mukesh Varshney, mukesh.varshney@ki.se tel:0722895229
Course syllabus
H5F5562
Department
Department of Laboratory Medicine
Doctoral programme
Development and Regeneration (DevReg)
Type of course
**Other course
Keywords
Stem cells, Organoids, cells reprogramming, disease models, Stem cells, organoids, cell reprogramming, disease models