Understanding tumor chaos with single-cell analysis
academic year 2023/24
Academic Coordinators: Barbara Frossi, Silvia Tonon
Professors involved: Barbara Frossi, Silvia Tonon
Period: First semester
Duration: 28 hours
Program:
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Theoretical part: understanding the heterogeneity of the tumor microenvironment and the role of immune system cells; the state of the art on colorectal and ovarian cancer; description of the available methodologies for studying the tumor microenvironment; future perspectives in the field of personalized medicine.
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Practical part: use of flow cytometry to analyze the immune tumor infiltrate from biopsies.
Modules:
- Silvia Tonon, 14 h;
- Barbara Frossi, 4 h;
- TBA external prof. , 10 h.