The powerpoint slides of the lessons and the bibliography references of international papers will be provided by the teachers
Learning Objectives
Knowledge and comprehension of embryonic and adult stem cells biology; Knowledge and comprehension and of the in vitro and in vivo methods to study embryonic and adult stem cells; elucidate the current experimental and clinical achievements reached by the regenerative medicine
Prerequisites
Cell biology, istology.
Teaching Methods
Lessons in classroom
Type of Assessment
The student will have to correctly answer at least 18 questions of a quiz consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions administered in computer mode.
Course program
Phenotypic and functional characteristics of the embryonic stem cell;
Phenotypic and functional characteristics of adult stem cells.
The stem niche
Induced pluripotent stem cells
Cancer stem cells
Stem cells and aging
Bioethics
Cardiomiogenic progenitors and their clinical use;
Endothelial progenitors and their clinical use;
Regenerative potential of tissue engineering in vascular and myocardial regeneration;
Stem cells from adipose tissue;
Hematopoietic stem cells and their clinical use;
Intestinal stem cells;
Liver stem cells;
Renal stem cells