Bi9915 Special seminar from tumor biology

Faculty of Science
autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jana Šmardová, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Pavel Fabian, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jana Šmardová, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jana Šmardová, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:50 B11/305
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi9910 Tumor Biology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course immediately follows the course Bi9910 Molecular biology of cancer. It extended it and makes connections to practical approaches, especially to cancer diagnostics.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to better understand relationships between molecular biological and morphological properties of tumor cells and connection among tumor development and morphological changes inside affected tissue and organ.
Syllabus
  • two possibilities of tumor development
  • monoclonal origin of tumors
  • tumor classification
  • cell cycle deregulation
  • apoptosis impairment, tumor angiogenesis, tumor invasion and metastasis
  • death cause of tumor patients
  • tumor suppressor p53 analysis and history of 337H mutation
Literature
    recommended literature
  • WEINBERG, Robert A. The biology of cancer. 1st ed. New York: Garland Science, 2007, 1 sv. ISBN 9780815340782. info
  • WEINBERG, Robert A. Jediná odrodilá buňka : jak vzniká rakovina. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 156 s. ISBN 8020010718. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
regular attendance of the course
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2021, recent)
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