BIM 6064D: Immunology and Oncology - From the Laboratory to the Clinic

Description

This optional module, worth 2 credits, offers lectures on therapeutic targeting, drug development, translational and clinical research in leukemia and breast cancer, the use of stem cells in cancer therapy, and immunotherapy. It reviews basic concepts in immunology and oncology and presents examples of drug development and translational cancer research.

Module coordinators

Claude Perreault, Sylvie Mader

Schedule

July 9 to August 10, 2012

Prerequisite

B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Biomedical sciences, Bioinformatics, Microbiology and immunology, Biopharmaceutical sciences or equivalent diplomas.

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Syllabus 

Syllabus for the BIM 6064D course 

Lectures

July 9, 9:00 am

Title: Stem cells and cancer treatment 
Speaker: Guy Sauvageau
Tutor: Danielle de Verteuil
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes:

July 10, 9:00 am

Title: Hémopathies malignes
Speaker: Jean Roy 
Tutor: Danielle de Verteuil
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Roy - 2012-07-10.ppt

 July 11, 9:00 am

Title: Chromosomal aberrations / Laboratory tests in clinical hematology and cancer
Speaker: Josée Hébert
 Tutor: Danielle de Verteuil
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Hébert - 2012-07-11 - Diagnostic Lab and Cytogenetics.pdf et Hébert - 2012-07-11 - Genomic Rearrangements.pdf

July 12, 9:00 am

Title: How to set-up a clinical study in cell therapy 
Speaker: Denis-Claude Roy
Tutor: David Cotnoir-White
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Roy - 2012-07-12 - Scotto - 2012-07-12

July 16, 9:00 am

Title: Drug development and high throughput screening 
Speaker: Benjamin Kwok
Tutor: Wayne Stallaert
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Kwok - 2012-07-16.pdf - Assignment

July 16, 1:00 pm

Title: Visit of the high throughput screening core facility
Speaker: Jean Duchaine
  

July 19, 9:00 am

Title: Pharmacological modulation of cell signalling: Membrane proteins
Speaker: Michel Bouvier
Tutor: Wayne Stallaert
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Bouvier - 2012-07-19

July 19, 2:00 pm

Title: Pharmacological modulation of cell signalling: Nuclear receptors and cancer
Speaker: Sylvie Mader
Tutor: David Cotnoir-White
Location:  Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Mader - 2012-07-19.pdf

July 23, 9:00 am

Title: Immunology and antigen presentation
Speaker: Claude Perreault
 Tutor: Danielle de Verteuil
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Perreault - 2012-07-23 - Assignment

July 24, 9:00 am

Title: T-cell functions and cancer immunotherapy
Speaker: Étienne Gagnon
 Tutor: Danielle de Verteuil
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes: Gagnon - 2012-07-24 - Assignment 

July 25, 9:00 am

Title: Innate immunity
Speaker: Daniel Lamarre
Tutor: Danielle de Verteuil
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125
Lecture notes:  Assignment 

July 25, 1:00 pm

Title: Breast cancer / Clinical tests / Visit of the histology core facility
Speaker: Louis Gaboury
Tutor: David Cotnoir-White
Location: Marcelle-Coutu Pavilion (IRIC), Room 2305
Lecture notes: Gaboury - 2012-07-25.pdf

August 3, 1:00 pm

Title: Final Exam 
Location: Jean-Coutu Pavilion, Room S1-125

August 10, 1:00 pm 

Deadline for assignments : 

• Kwok course
• Perreault, Gagnon and Lamarre courses