Code: BIOL-419
Semester: G
Course Type: Elective
ECTS units: 4
Description
Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences: Good understanding of cancer biology, the cellular heterogeneity of a tumor, the so-called tumor microenvironment.; Good understanding of the reciprocal cellular interactions within the tumor microenvironment; Critically analyze current and new ways for therapeutic targeting.
Course contents:
Introduction to Cancer Biology – The tumor microenvironment
“Hallmarks of cancer”
Angiogenesis
Fibroblasts in cancer
Cancer neuroscience
The role of the immune system in tumor development
Biological targeted therapies
