NEOPLASTIC TRANSFORMATION IN ANIMALS
(elective)

Name of responsible person/ main lecturer: dr hab. Marta Wójcik

Name of co-lecturer(s): dr hab. Joanna Wessely-Szponder, Assoc. Prof.

Aim of the module

Acquaint students with molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis and the role of endogenous (genetic, metabolic and immunological) and exogenous (physical, chemical, biological) etiological factors. Learning about pathomechanisms of susceptibility to neoplasma in different species (dogs, cats, horses, cattle). The role of serine-treonine kinase AKT in disturbances of proliferation, differentiation and cell apoptosis. Molecular mechanisms of inhibition of neoplastic signalization.