5 ECTS credits
125 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4002173ENR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
Antibodies have an exceptional competency to recognize specific molecules via their antigen-binding region. Therefore, they play an important role in cancer imaging and therapy. Indeed, antibody-based imaging can provide a sensitive way to non-invasively visualize, characterize and quantify molecular and cellular processes, and antibody-based therapies have proven to be successful alternatives to traditional cancer treatments. However, antibodies also have their shortcomings and limitations and are the subject of molecular engineering to generate more optimal compounds.
This course aims to provide an extensive overview of applications of antibodies and antibody-fragments in various applications of molecular imaging and targeted therapies. The core of this knowledge will be provided during a one-week intensive workshop where national and international experts will give an introduction of their respective research field during 2h lectures. The lectures will be supplemented with practical hands-on sessions and discussion fora that aim to dig deeper in particular research topics. The one-week workshop will be complemented with introductory lectures and feedback sessions and additional discussion sessions if necessary.
This course aims to develop students into critical, self-sufficient and confident researchers by bringing them into contact and stimulating discussions with national and international researchers (peers and non-peers) who are active in the field on immuno-imaging and -therapy.
More in particular, the following topics will be provided:
The core of this course is a one-week workshop that consists of lectures, hands-on sessions and discussion fora. This workshop usually takes place in the last week of April at the Health Campus. A detailed program of the workshop, including the content and timing of the various lectures, and a biosketch of each lecturer will be provided beforehand. The physical presence at this workshop is obligatory for certain parts that will be communicated beforehand, for other parts physical presence is recommended but not compulsory.
In addition, a 3h introductory lecture (obligatory presence) will be given one week before the start of the workshop, and a 4h interactive session (optional presence) is foreseen one week after the workshop to provide feedback on the course content
All lectures and hands-on sessions will be accompanied with powerpoint presentations: a printout of the handouts of these presentations will be provided before the start of the lectures. They will also be provided digitally by uploading them on Pointcarré.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 60% van het eindcijfer
WPO Presentatie bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer
ZELF Praktijkopdracht bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Presentatie dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie ZELF Praktijkopdracht dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Students will be evaluated on 3 aspects: 1) active participation in the workshop; 2) presentation of a self-chosen scientific paper dealing with several aspects related to the course content; 3) knowledge of the course content. Students will not be scored for the correct use of the english language during the workshop, scientific presentation or oral examination.
1) 1/5 of the grading will depend on the course participant's active participation. The tutor who will be present during workshop sessions will make this evaluation. The tutor will evaluate the ability of the student to ask critical questions, participate in discussions with peers and lecturers during lectures, hands-on sessions and a 'flipping-the-class-room' session
2) 1/5 of the grading will depend on the presentation of a self-chosen scientific paper to the course lecturers (flipping-the-class room session). The student is asked to present in a short powerpoint presentation the key aspects of a scientific paper that involves topics that were discussed during at least two workshop lectures. The student will be graded on presentation skills, attitude, introduction of the topic, presentation layout, correctness of the presented data and interpretation of the conclusions
3) 3/5 of the grading will depend on the knowledge of the course content. This will be evaluated during an oral exam. At least 2 lecturers will participate in the evaluation, and a mean grading of all examinators will be calculated. The student will be examined on knowledge of the course content. The student can prepare for this oral examination for 20 min prior by taking written notes.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de biomedische wetenschappen: management en bedrijfsleven
Master in de biomedische wetenschappen: klinische biomedische wetenschappen
Master of Biomedical Research: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Educatieve master in de gezondheidswetenschappen: standaard traject (120 ECTS, Etterbeek)