Admission requirements
Description
Period: 23 October 2023 - 17 November 2023
Regenerative medicine is a rapidly moving field that aims to restore functionality of tissue that is lost due to disease or trauma. Restoration of tissue function is achieved by stimulation of the regenerative potential of tissue-resident stem cells, stem cell transplantation, tissue and genetic engineering or a combination of these approaches. This course will provide insight into the current state of scientific developments in regenerative medicine. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the field of regenerative medicine, this course will touch upon different fields such as (stem) cell biology and the (developmental) biology of stem cells that underly the development of different organ systems.
We will address the following topics:
1. Early embryonic development and pluripotent stem cells
2. Adult stem cells in different organ systems
3. Technologies for the exploration of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine
4. Regenerative medicine and the patient perspective
5. Gene editing technologies
6. Current and future developments
Format
The course design will be based on a combination of lectures and discussions based on paper related to the lectures. This requires full time attendance during the course. Topics will be presented in blocks of 3-4 days which will each consist of lectures, interactive discussions and student presentations.
Course objectives
The student:
Knows about the important cellular events in developmental biology.
Can apply knowledge of developmental biology to stem cells in applications in regenerative medicine.
Knows about germ cells and fertility and can apply this knowledge to regenerative medicine.
Knows about stem cell models for different organ systems (e.g. cardiovascular and muscle) and can apply these to regenerative medicine.
Can design and present a research proposal to advance the field of regenerative medicine using the knowledge from this course. This will be in the context of a team.
Timetable
All course and group schedules are published on MyTimeTable.
The exam dates have been determined by the Education Board and are published in MyTimeTable.
It will be announced in MyTimeTable and/or Brightspace when and how the post-exam feedback will be organized.
Mode of instruction
The course will be based on lectures and a workshop by experts and cover past and current developments in the field. In addition, reading and discussions of relevant literature will be an important interactive aspect of the course.
Assessment method
Summative assessment:
Written exams
Writing assignments
Peer reviews
Presentations
Reading list
This course will not rely on a syllabus, but on notes taken by students during the lectures that are checked by the lecturers. Papers related to the lectures will also be provided.
Registration
Registration for FOS courses, H2W, Scientific Conduct, Course on Lab Animal Sciences and CRiP takes place in lottery rounds in the beginning of July. After the lottery rounds: if you want to register for a course you are kindly asked to contact the student administration at masterbms-courses@lumc.nl.