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| Titel | The future of medicine: the role of "chance" in development, evolutionary adaptation and diseases |
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| Kursnummer | 2979 |
| Program | Cellbiologi och genetik |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Antal högskolepoäng | 1.5 |
| Datum | 2017-11-13 -- 2017-11-17 | Kursansvarig institution | Institutionen för mikrobiologi, tumör- och cellbiologi |
| Särskild behörighet | |
| Kursens syfte | This course is suitable for doctoral students who want to deepen their understanding on the interaction between chromatin structure and the environment in human health and disease. |
| Kursens lärandemål | Following the completion of the course, the students will be able to describe the basic principles of stochastic developmental variation, its role in functional diversity, such as differences in cell types within an organism, physiological and morphological differences among tissues and organs, differences in performance, and changes in behaviour. Moreover, the students will be able to describe the underlying mechanisms that contribute to molecular variation between single cells, with a focus on chromatin-based processes. They will thus get a deeper understanding about the dynamics of chromatin states and how deregulation of such states contributes to ageing and human diseases, such as viral infections, cancer, metabolic, neurological and psychiatric disorders. The students will also be able to design experiments for studying the transcriptome and chromatin marks in single cells and to critically evaluate results obtained with single-cell techniques. |
| Kursens innehåll | The course covers chromatin-based mechanisms of transcriptome variation, and how this feature relates to cell-to-cell variation in phenotypes. Particular attention will be paid to the function of stochastic epigenetic variation during viral infection, and the deregulation of these processes in cancer, metabolic, neurological and psychiatric diseases. |
| Arbetsformer | The learning activities used in the course include lectures by the course organisers and several internationally well-known scientists in the field of chromatin research, research seminars, group discussions, problem-based learning activities and research article presentations by the students. Every student will present a recent publication in the form of a journal club. To encourage active participation, substantial time will be dedicated for discussions after the lectures and research seminars in the form of group discussions and problem-based learning activities. |
| Obligatoriska moment | The lectures, seminars, group discussions, problem-based learning activities and journal club presentations are compulsory. Absence has to be compensated for in agreement with the course organisers. |
| Examination | Examination is based on the journal club presentations, and on active participation in discussions and problem-based learning activities during the course. |
| Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel | The course literature will contain recent publications in the field of epigenetic inheritance and stochastic cellular processes. Recommended reading includes: Feinberg AP, Koldobskiy MA, Göndör A. Epigenetic modulators, modifiers and mediators in cancer aetiology and progression. Nat Rev Genet. 2016 May;17(5):284-99. doi: 10.1038/nrg.2016.13 Book: Chromatin Regulation and Dynamics, Translational Epigenetics Series, Academic Press, Elsevier; 2016. Nov. ISBN: 978-0-12-803395-1 |
| Antal studenter | 10 - 18 |
| Urval av studenter | 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) |
| Övrig information | The course takes place at MTC in Solna. |
| Ytterligare kursledare | The course director is Anita Göndör, Department of Oncology-Pathology, 08 524 862 03 anita.gondor@ki.se, and the course co-director is Claudia Kutter, Institutionen för mikrobiologi, tumör- och cellbiologi claudia.kutter@ki.se. |
| Senaste kursvärdering | Not available |
| Kursansvarig |
Anita Göndör Institutionen för onkologi-patologi 08 524 862 03 anita.gondor@ki.se |
| Kontaktpersoner |
Matti Nikkola Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi Matti.Nikkola@ki.se |
