MASTER CLASSES

Please contact DS-secretariat (Tel. 02-4774558) for schedule and programming of these classes

  • 1. EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS
    30 h./year; coordinator K. Sermon (SP: 6)


    Early embryonic development 10 h. H. Van De Velde
    Animal models for embryonic stem cells  10 h. L. Leyns
    Human embryonic stem cells  10 h. K. Sermon

  • 2. ADULT STEM AND PROGENITOR CELLS
    30 h./year; coordinator H. Heimberg (SP: 6)


    Perspectives and Strategies 10 h. H. Heimberg
    Plasticity 10 h. Invited lecturers
    Transdifferentiation 10 h. L. Bouwens

  • 3. MOLECULAR TARGETS IN CANCER CELLS
    50 h./year; coordinator J. De Grève (SP: 8)


    Molecular oncology 10 h. J. De Grève
    Identification of novel cancer genes 10 h. M. Petit
    Invasion and metastasis 10 h. M. Bracke
    Research in hematological malignancies 10 h. I. Van Riet
    Cancer Immunology  5 h. N
    Array technology in cancer research, radiation research in cancer  5 h. Invited lecturers

  • 4. MOLECULAR TARGETS IN INFECTED CELLS
    30 h./year; coordinator G. Vanham (SP: 5)


    Aids research 15 h. G. Vanham
    Tuberculosis and multidrug resistance 15 h. L. Rigouts

  • 5. DATA ANALYSIS
    30 h./year; coordinator D. Coomans (SP: 5)


    Biostatistics 20 h. D. Coomans          M-P. Derde
    Computer Science 10 h. M. Nyssen

  • 6. GENE THERAPY
    30 h./year; coordinator T. Vanden Driessche (SP: 5)


    Biologic and technologic platform 20 h. M. Van De Casteele
    Disease models 10 h. T. Vanden Driessche

  • 1. BETA CELL THERAPY IN DIABETES
    30 h./year; coordinator Z. Ling (SP: 5)


    Role of Beta Cell Bank  10 h. Z. Ling
    Strategies 10 h. Invited lecturers
    Clinical trials 10 h. B. Keymeulen

  • 2. HEMATOPOIETIC CELL THERAPIES
    30 h./year; coordinator I. Van Riet (SP: 5)


    Adult bone marrow & blood stem cells 4 h. I. Van Riet
    Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 10 h. R. Schots
    Processing of hematopoietic stem cells for clinical use 6 h. I. Van Riet
    Dendritic cell immunotherapy 5 h. K. Thielemans       invited lecturers
    Stem cell based gene therapy in immunology 5 h. T. Vanden Driessche

  • 3. CELL THERAPY IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
    32 h./year; coordinator R. Kooijman (SP: 5)


    Differentiation of stem cells 8 h. E. Peters
    Pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases 8 h. J. De Keyser
    Therapy in neurodegenerative diseases 8 h. R. Kooijman
    Capita selecta 8 h. Invited lecturers

  • 4. GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION
    40 h./year; coordinator I. Liebaers (SP: 5)


    Testicular transplantation 8 h. H. Tournaye
    Ovarian transplantation 8 h. J. Smitz
    Endometrium and implantation 8 h. P. Devroey
    Preimplantation genetic diagnosis 8 h. M. De Rycke
    Genetics and infertility 8 h. W. Lissens

  • 5. MANIPULATION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
    30 h./year; coordinator K. Thielemans (SP: 5)


    Introduction & review of lymphocyte ontogeny and maturation 10 h. J. Aerts
    Immunologic tolerance 10 h. M. Braun
    Lentiviruses and their role
    in anti-tumor immunotherapy
    10 h. K. Breckpot

  • 6. MOLECULAR IMAGING
    30 h./year; coordinator A. Bossuyt (SP: 5)


    General principles of imaging 7.5 h. N
    Chemistry and design of molecular imaging agents 7.5 h. N
    High resolution nuclear cardiology in small animals 7.5 h. Ph. Franken
    Molecular imaging in oncology 7.5 h. P. Flamen

     

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