270238 VO Biomarker (2022W)

ON-SITE

Di., 08.11., Do., 10. 11., Di., 15. 11. & Do., 17. 11. 2022;
Jeweils zwischen 17h00 & 19h30 im SR1

Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Astrid Slany

Classes

Blockveranstaltung:
Di., 08.11., Do., 10. 11., Di., 15. 11. & Do., 17. 11. 2022;
Jeweils zwischen 17h00 & 19h30 im SR1
Die VO wird vor Ort + online abgehalten und aufgezeichnet.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this lecture, focus lays primarily on clinical biomarkers and the importance of stratification markers which allow individualized therapies. Basic questions will be answered: What is a biomarker, how first biomarkers have been discovered, what are biomarkers used for, what is a “good” biomarker, how such biomarkers are validated, and how good are established ones? Furthermore, the kind of problems that are encountered when a new biomarker shall be determined – especially in the field of cancer research – will be discussed. Additionally, ethical aspects will be discussed.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written or oral examination - by agreement

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Understanding of biomarkers

Examination topics

Everything which is discussed during the lecture, as well as the content of the slides (accessible via Moodle).

Reading list

Literature is indicated during lecture on slides (accessible via Moodle).

Association in the course directory

CH-SAS-05, AN-2, CH-WAHL

Last modified: Th 11.01.2024 16:06