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| Title | Biobanking as a resource for biomedical research |
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| Course number | 2714 |
| Programme | 0-Inte del av forskarutbildningsprogram |
| Language | English |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Date | 2015-02-09 -- 2015-02-13 | Responsible KI department | Institutionen för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik |
| Specific entry requirements | Nej |
| Intended learning outcomes | At the end of the course the student should: - Understand the legal and ethical framework for biomedical research on human biological material stored in biobanks to be used in national and international collaboration - Be able to explain the need for standardization and understand the importance of quality in all steps from needle to freezer - Be able to explain the need for a secure IT structure in order to ensure the sample donors integrity with a full traceability of samples and data - Understand basic principles of common molecular methods. - Be able to account for the basis for data handling and bioinformatics in biomedical research related to biobank samples - Be able to critically read, present and discuss a scientific paper based on samples stored in biobanks - Be able to discuss own or other research projects related to quality aspects of bio samples |
| Contents of the course | - Ethical and legal aspects on research conducted on human tissue samples - Quality aspects and standardization of preanalytical processes from needle to freezer - Informatics - Basic principles of molecular methods of human tissue samples: with particular focus on sample quality and outcome - Bioinformatics - Preparation, presentation and examination |
| Teaching and learning activities | - Lectures - Field trips - Presentation (= examination) |
| Compulsory elements | Taking part in all scheduled activities: lectures, field trip and presentation/examination. Compensation according to the instructions of the course director. |
| Examination | Presentation of the course assignment, either a pre-defined biobank study or an example from own research. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Scientific articles that will be referred to during the course. Webpages: http://ki.se/kibiobank http://www.bbmri.se http://www.barcdb.se/ http://www.isber.org/ http://biobanksverige.se |
| Number of students | 15 - 20 |
| Selection of students | Selection will be based on 1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant's doctoral project (according to written motivation), 2) date for registration as a doctoral student (priority given to earlier registration date) |
| More information | The course will mainly be held at MEB, Campus Solna, and will consist of five whole days including examination. |
| Additional course leader | |
| Latest course evaluation | Course evaluation report |
| Course responsible |
Cecilia Martinsson Björkdahl Institutionen för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik 08-524 872 65 Cecilia.Bjorkdahl@ki.se |
| Contact person | - |
