Course description
The aim of this course is for the students to get an updated overview of the research and clinical activities within the fields of cell cycle and oncology focusing on the process of discovering anticancer agents. The course is organized to encourage analytical and critical thinking. At the end of this course, students should be able to understand, analyze and criticize current strategies towards exploiting the available information on cell cycle regulation, tumor suppressors and oncogenes for the development of novel therapeutics. They should also evaluate the relevance of the topics presented for their future research activities and PhD studies.
Prerequisites 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
Per Hydbring
Course syllabus
K7F3026
Department
Department of Oncology-Pathology
Doctoral programme
Tumour Biology and Oncology (FoTO)
Type of course
**Other course
Keywords
Cell cycle, Oncogenes, Tumor suppressor genes, Targeted therapy