Cambridge/Oxford Academic Online Study Programme - Precision Medicine

Descriere curs

Programul Academic Cambridge/Oxford Online Study include 10 cursuri / prelegeri online, sustinute de un profesor universitar de la University of Cambridge sau University of Oxford cu tematica: Biomedical and precision medicine

Program description:

"Introduction to Precision Medicine – What it is, Applications and Future Developments"

The course aim is to introduce the students to the basic concepts and applications of the field of Precision Medicine (also often referred to as Genomic Medicine).
The course targets students with interests in Medicine, Life Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, or related fields. The students will leave this course with a comprehensive overview of how this important field is currently developing. The online lectures aim to be attractive, entertaining, and encouraging the students to ask questions and further develop their interest. There will be opportunities for the students to participate and to interact with public genomic databases.

Precision Medicine is the way that healthcare will be delivered worldwide in the next decades. It requires a deep understanding of genes, genomes, sequencing technologies, data management and data digitalization. Precision Medicine is a field of study that is rapidly expanding to deliver personalised treatments based on a genetic understanding of diseases. This approach is allowing clinicians to create personalised treatment plans which are more effective than one-size-fits-all treatments.

Example Tutor:

Professor Ana Toribio
Position: Professor of Precision Medicine at University of Cambridge
Biography: Professor Ana did her PhD in Biochemistry at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK, under the supervision of Gordon Dougan and George Salmond. After a post-doctoral position in stem cell proteomics in the same institute, she joined the European Bioinformatics Institute, also at the Wellcome Trust Genome campus, where she worked for several years. She pursed an MBA at the same time to follow her interest in the industry and translational science, especially applied genomics.

Example Syllabus:

1. What is Precision Medicine and Genomic Medicine
2. Principles of Sequencing and First-Generation Sequencing (Sanger sequencing)
3. Overview of Next Generation sequencing (NGS)
4. Second-Generation sequencing platforms (454, Illumina, Ion Torrent, SOLiD)
    - Examples of uses in Genomic Medicine
5. Third-Generation sequencing platforms (PacBio, Oxford Nanopore (MinION))
    - Examples of uses in Genomic Medicine
    - Essay Instructions (30 minutes)
6. Applications of Precision Medicine:
    - Applications of Precision Medicine in oncology, endocrinology, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases.
    - Applications of Precision Medicine in Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) and Rare Diseases
7. Principles of infectious disease diagnosis based on rapid and genomic methods and the advantages of these rapid methods
8. The importance and use of online databases in Precision Medicine
    - Role of the patients’ participation in many initiatives (example: rare diseases)
    - Confidentiality
9. The future of Precision Medicine and Global Health
10. Students’Presentations
11. Program review and presentation
12. Program deliverable tutoring

Acest program este destinat tinerilor cu varsta minima de 16 ani, cu un nivel de limba engleza minim echivalent IELTS 5.0+ (B2).

Se vor forma grupe internationale de aprox 15 elevi, pentru inscriere se va trimite in avans un CV al elevului in limba engleza.

Cursurile se vor desfasura in zilele de sambata sau duminica, in intervalul orar 10:00 – 12:00 ora UK (12:00 – 14:00 ora Romaniei), conform perioadei selectate.

La finalul celor 10 saptamani participantii vor primi*:

• certificat de participare
• raport academic
• scrisoare de recomandare din partea tutorelui

* conditionat de prezenta la curs si predarea la timp a temelor/ proiectelor; documentele se trimit in format electronic la aproximativ 6-8 saptamani de la finalizarea cursului

Date de participare:

Sesiunea Februarie - Aprilie 2024 : 3 Feb 2024, 17 Feb 2024, 24 Feb 2024, 2 Mar 2024, 9 Mar 2024, 16 Mar 2024, 23 Mar 2024, 30 Mar 2024, 6 Apr 2024, 13 Apr 2024; 10am -12pm London time

Tarif:

700 GBP / 10 sesiuni

Optional:

· Test de aptitudini si orientare educationala si profesionala - Profiling Expert Test* : 100 GBP

*Acest test este 100% in limba engleza si este folosit de majoritatea scolilor din UK si de foarte multe scoli europene pentru indrumarea elevilor in alegerea viitoarei cariere.
Testul “Profiling Expert” ajuta elevii sa identifice directii potentiale spre anumite cariere si sa ia decizii documentate despre optiunile de studiu. Testul dureaza 110 de minute si include evaluari verbale, numerice si abstracte, precum si un chestionar despre aspiratiile si interesele in alegerea carierei. La final, candidatul primeste un raport online detaliat, de aprox 25 de pagini, care poate fi descarcat si salvat.
https://www.mirunette.ro/servicii-educationale/dezvoltare-personala/test-orientare-vocationala

Tariful NU include:

· TVA 19%