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Module Number:
| 14124
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| Module Title: | Personalized Medicine |
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Personifizierte Medizin
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| Department: |
Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences
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| Responsible Staff Member: | -
Dr. sc. med. Kammerer, Sarah
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: |
Every winter semester
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| Credits: |
6
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| Learning Outcome: | This module provides a comprehensive introduction to personalized medicine, exploring its principles, applications, and potential to revolutionize healthcare. Students will gain insights into how individual genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors can be used to tailor medical decisions, practices, and treatments for optimal patient outcomes.
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| Contents: | Key topics covered include:
- Fundamentals of personalized medicine and precision healthcare
- Genomics, pharmacogenomics, and other 'omics' technologies
- Biomarker identification and application in clinical practice
- Data science and bioinformatics in personalized medicine
- Ethical, legal, and social implications of personalized healthcare
- Real-world applications in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
- Challenges and future directions in implementing personalized medicine
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| Recommended Prerequisites: | None |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | None |
| Forms of Teaching and Proportion: | -
Lecture
/ 4 Hours per Week per Semester
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Self organised studies
/ 120 Hours
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | - "Genomic and Personalized Medicine" by Geoffrey S. Ginsburg and Huntington F. Willard.
- "Personalised Medicine, Individual Choice and the Common Good" by Britta van Beers (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam), Sigrid Sterckx (Universiteit Gent, Belgium), and Donna Dickenson (Birkbeck College, University of London)
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| Module Examination: | Final Module Examination (MAP) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | Written Examination (120 min) |
| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
| Part of the Study Programme: | -
Bachelor (research-oriented) /
Life Science and International Health /
PO 2025
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| Remarks: | None |
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