Cancer Immunotherapy

Code

ONCG4025

School

School of Medicine

Level

4

Credits

30

Semesters

Full Year UK

Summary

A series of lectures and discussion groups providing information on cancer vaccines: what makes a good vaccine, different vaccine designs, animal models, immunological techniques adoptive T cell therapies, and the use of monoclonal antibodies in clinical trials and future therapies. This module will cover in more depth subjects that have been introduced on the Tumour Immunology module (ONCG4006). During the module students will present relevant a relevant published paper on a cancer vaccine topic.

Target Students

Compulsory for all MSc Cancer Immunology and Biotechnology students

Classes

You are taught through a combination of lectures, discussion groups and Workshops- 1 or 2 a week. There will be typically 15 lectures held between 1-2 hours and one workshop which lasts for 4 hours. This makes a total of 16 sessions for the module which are usually completed within 13 weeks of teaching in total before the examinations. You will typically have 2-4 hours of contact per week in this module

Assessment

• 30% Coursework 1: Essay (2,000 words)
• 70% Exam 1: Inclass Exam (Written)

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding: 

Describe the applicability of different vaccination strategies to cancer therapy. 

Intellectual skills: 

The ability to apply the skills needed for academic study and enquiry; 

Evaluate scientific research and evidence critically; 

Synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain understanding of current scientific literature;.

Develop skills necessary for independent research.

Professional/ practical skills: 

Articulate knowledge and understanding of tumour immunology; 

Evaluate and criticise scientific research papers develop writing skills necessary for industry and academia.

Transferable/ key skills: 

Structure and communicate ideas effectively both orally and in writing; 

Work independently; 

Participate constructively in groups; 

Find information and use information technology; 

Be self reliant; critically analyse scientific literature

Conveners

• Dr Judith Ramage