Tumor Biology and Targeted Therapy
Course · 7.5 credits
Description
The course is aimed at university students and professionals who wish to deepen their knowledge in tumor biology and targeted cancer treatments.
Course description
Cancer is one of the diseases with the most lethality worldwide and in 2018 it was estimated 10 million deaths. Most patients undergo traditional anti-cancer therapy, which is decided by the oncologist. Even though nowadays the survival of the patients has been improved, we are still far away from rescuing the majority of the cancer patients.
The central questions in cancer biology and in the clinic include:
1) Why it is difficult to find a common cure for cancer?
2) Why after the treatment, cancer is coming back/relapsing in the same patient?
3) Why cancer cells sometimes escape the therapy and instead become even more aggressive?
4) Which therapy is best for a certain type of cancer?
These are the questions that we will address in this course. In addition, you will learn about the selection and decision making for giving a certain anti-cancer drug to the patient. The students will also be introduced to different classes of anti-cancer drugs. General mechanisms that lead to cancer patients’ death involve the metastasis of cancer cells to a distant organ, and the cancer relapse caused by tumor resistance to drugs. Therefore, in this course, we will highlight the mechanisms responsible for cancer relapse, drug resistance, and newly developed strategies used to treat relapsed patients.
Contents
The course will cover specific research topics, including:
- Biology of tumor cells – genetic and epigenetic changes, signaling pathways alterations
- Cancer stem cells – the concept and the therapeutic consequences
- Mechanisms of tumor development and metastasis formation
- Importance of immune protection against cancer – immuno-surveillance
- Cancer treatments – diversity of treatments including cell based-immunotherapy
- Emergence of drug resistance – mechanisms
Course documents
Closed for applications
Application opportunitiesContact
Ramin Massoumi
Email: Ramin [dot] Massoumi [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se
Email: studievagledare_vard [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se
Requirements and selection
Entry requirements
Degree of Bachelor in biomedicine, natural sciences, biotechnology or medicine.
Selection criteria
English language requirements
Most of Lund University’s programmes require English Level 6 (unless otherwise stated under 'Entry requirements'). This is the equivalent of an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or a TOEFL score of 90. There are several ways to prove your English language proficiency – check which proof is accepted at the University Admissions in Sweden website. All students must prove they meet English language requirements by the deadline, in order to be considered for admission.
How to prove your English proficiency – universityadmissions.se
Country-specific requirements
Check if there are any country-specific eligibility rules for you to study Master's studies or Bachelor's studies in Sweden.
Country-specific requirements for Bachelor's studies – universityadmissions.se
Country-specific requirements for Master's studies – universityadmissions.se
Apply
Start Autumn Semester 2022
Day-time Lund, part time 25%
In English, distance learning
Number of meetings:
5 of which 2 are mandatory
Study period
29 August 2022 - 15 January 2023
Application
Cancelled
How to apply
Lund University uses a national application system run by University Admissions in Sweden. It is only possible to apply during the application periods.
Step 1: Apply online
- Check that you meet the entry requirements of the programme or course you are interested in (refer to the section above on this webpage).
- Start your application – go to the University Admissions in Sweden website where you create an account and select programmes/courses during the application period.
Visit the University Admissions in Sweden website - Rank your programme/course choices in order of preference and submit them before the application deadline.
Step 2: Submit documents
- Read about how to document your eligibility and how to submit your documents at the University Admissions in Sweden website. Follow any country-specific document rules for Master's studies or Bachelor's studies
Country-specific requirements for Bachelor's studies – universityadmissions.se
Country-specific requirements for Master's studies – universityadmissions.se
- Get all your documents ready:
- official transcripts and high school diploma (Bachelor's applicants)
- official transcripts and degree certificate or proof of expected graduation (Master's applicants)
- passport/ID (all applicants) and
- proof of English proficiency (all applicants).
- Prepare programme-specific documents if stated in the next paragraph on this webpage.
- Upload or send all required documents to University Admissions before the document deadline.
- Pay the application fee (if applicable – refer to the section below on this webpage) before the document deadline.
* Note that the process is different if you are applying as an exchange student or as a part of a cooperation programme (such as Erasmus+).
* If you have studied your entire Bachelor's programme in Sweden and all of your academic credits are in Ladok, you do not have to submit transcripts or your diploma when applying for a Master's programme. However, there may still be other documents you need to submit! See the link below.
* Svensk student?
Läs instruktionerna om att söka till ett internationellt masterprogram på lu.se
Tuition fees
Non-EU/EEA citizens
Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 22 500
First payment: SEK 22 500
Citizens of a country outside of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are required to pay tuition fees. You pay one instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each semester.
Tuition fees, payments and exemptions
EU/EEA citizens and Switzerland
There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.
Application fee
If you are required to pay tuition fees, you are generally also required to pay an application fee of SEK 900 (approximately EUR 100) when you apply at the University Admissions in Sweden website. You pay one application fee regardless of how many programmes or courses you apply to.
Paying your application fee – universityadmissions.se
Exemptions from paying the application fee – universityadmissions.se
*Note that there are no tuition or application fees for exchange students or PhD students, regardless of their nationality.
Scholarships & funding
Lund University Global Scholarship programme
The Lund University Global Scholarship programme is a merit-based and selective scholarship targeted at top academic students from countries outside the EU/EEA.
Lund University Global Scholarship
Swedish Institute Scholarships
The Swedish Institute offers scholarships to international students applying for studies in Sweden at Bachelor's, Master's, PhD and post-doctoral levels.
Scholarship options at the Swedish Institute website
Country-specific scholarships and funding options
Lund University has agreements with scholarship organisations and funding bodies in different countries, which may allow applicants to apply for funding or scholarships in their home countries for their studies at Lund University.
- Scholarships/funding for students from Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia, Russia and Chile, among other countries
- US student finance
- Canada student finance