ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 46.5 Hours of tutorials: 0.5 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 10 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Morphological Science, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
Areas: Human Anatomy and Embryology, Medicine
Center Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
- To know the characteristics, sources and methods of manipulation of the different types of stem cells.
- To know the basics of cell therapy.
- To know the real and potential applications of cell therapy in human diseases.
A) Expository classes (18h)
Theme 1. Introduction to the concept of stem cells, cell therapy and regenerative medicine.
Theme 2. Embryonic stem cells.
Theme 3. Adult stem cells
Theme 4. Stem cells and nuclear transfer
Theme 5. Induced pluripotent stem cells.
Theme 6. Tumour stem cells.
Theme 7. Ethical and legal considerations of stem cell research.
Theme 8. Neural stem cells. Cell therapy in the central nervous system.
Theme 9. Hematopoietic stem cells. Transplantation of hematopoietic progenitors.
Theme 10. Cell therapy in liver diseases.
Theme 11. Cell therapy in cardiovascular diseases: cardiac repair with stem cells.
Theme 12. Therapeutic potential of stem cells in diabetes.
Theme 13. Cell therapy in autoimmune diseases.
Theme 14. Cell therapy in immunodeficiencies.
Theme 15. Cell therapy in degenerative joint disease.
Theme 16. Aging and stem cells.
Theme 17. Stem cells in cancer treatment.
B) Interactive classes (10h)
Students will work, among others, the following contents in the seminars (4h) and laboratory classes (6h):
- Mesenchymal stromal cells.
- Biobanks and stem cells.
- Obtaining and processing hematopoietic precursors.
- Seminar illustrating immunodeficiencies.
Basic
Atala A., Lanza R. (Eds.). Essentials of stem cell biology. 3ª ed. New York: Elsevier Academic Press; 2014.
Atala A., Lanza R., Mikos T. and Nerem R. (Eds.). Principles of regenerative medicine. 3rd ed. New York: Elsevier Academic Press: 2019.
Bagley RG, Beberly AT (Eds). Stem cells and cancer. Humana Press; 2009.
Davis C, Sanberg PR (Eds). Cell therapy, stem cells and brain repair. New Jersey: Springer Humana Press. 2007.
García-Olmo D, García-Verdugo JM, Alemany A, Gutiérrez-Fuentes JA (Eds.). Cell Therapy. Madrid: McGraw-Hill-Interamericana; 2008.
Lanza R, Atala A (Eds.). Essentials of stem cell biology. 3ª ed. New York: Elsevier Academic Press; 2014.
Lazo PA, Sánchez-García I (Eds.). Medicina regenerativa y células madre. Madrid: Los libros de la catarata; 2010.
Rao MS, Carpenter M, Vemuri M (Eds.) Neural development and stem cells. 3ª ed. New Jersey: Springer Humana Press; 2012.
Sell S. (Ed.) Stem cells handbook. 2ª ed. New Jersey: Springer Humana Press; 2013.
Slack, J.M.W. The science of stem cells. Hoboken: John Wiley; 2018. Online access.
Complementary
http://www.stembook.org/
http://www.eurostemcell.org/
https://stemcells.nih.gov/
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/stemcells/
Core and general competences
CG 5 – To recognize their own limitations and the need to maintain and update their professional competence, paying special attention.
importance to the autonomous learning of new knowledge and techniques and to the motivation for quality.
CG 6 – To develop professional practice with respect to other health professionals, acquiring teamwork skills.
CG 7 – To understand and recognize the normal structure and function of the human body, at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organic and systems level, in the different stages of life and in both sexes.
CG 9 – To understand and recognize the effects, mechanisms and manifestations of disease on the structure and function of the human body.
GC 23 – To communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, with patients, family members, other professionals and the media.
CG 31 – To know, critically evaluate, and be able to use clinical and biomedical information sources to obtain, organize, interpret, and communicate scientific and health information.
CG 36 – To be able to formulate hypotheses, collect and critically evaluate information for problem solving, following the scientific method.
CG 37 – To acquire the basic training for research activity.
Specific competences
CEMIV.40 – To practice elementary surgical procedures: cleaning, hemostasis and suturing of wounds.
CEMIV.41 – To perform surgical procedures for obtaining and handling biological samples and for the administration of drugs.
Teaching will be done through master classes and interactive activities. The participation of students and an open approach to all questions that may arise will be encouraged. In the interactive classes, autonomous learning will be promoted, and students will work individually and in groups. The participation and attitude of the student in the activities programmed during the course will be monitored. Individualized tutorials will be carried out for learning orientation and resolution of doubts and a public tutorial forum will be set up in the virtual classroom of the subject.
Attendance to expository and interactive classes is an indispensable requirement to pass the course (minimum 80%). The attitude of the student and the performance and content of the activities programmed during the course will be valued. These aspects will be considered as part of the continuous assessment, which will account for up to 60% of the overall grade.
Students will be able to take a final exam on the contents presented in the expository and interactive classes, which will represent up to 40% of the overall grade.
In the case of fraudulent exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations on the Evaluation of Students' Academic Performance and Grade Review will apply (Resolution of 15 June 2011, DOG of 21 July 2011).
3 ECTS credits:
- Expository classes: 18 hours of attendance
- Interactive: 10 hours of attendance
- Tutorials: 1 hour.
- Test: 1 hour.
- Student's personal work: 45 hours.
To carry out an active learning of the knowledge that is acquired with the development of the agenda, using organized schemes, and making links between own and new knowledge. In addition, active participation in classes, periodic study and the use of tutorial hours are recommended. It is important that the student becomes aware of the importance of understanding the concepts and the methods and techniques described, in order to develop skills for their application to practical problems in their future professional life.
To get the most out of the course, it is recommended that students have previous knowledge of cell biology and embryology, English to handle the bibliography/teaching resources and skills in the use of information and communication technologies. Students will have access to the virtual classroom of the course on Moodle platform, with the resources and communication channels it offers. In addition, Microsoft Teams application and e-mail can be used for teacher-student communication.
Jose Luis Labandeira Garcia
- Department
- Morphological Science
- Area
- Human Anatomy and Embryology
- Phone
- 881815468
- joseluis.labandeira [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Antonio Domingo Pose Reino
- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Medicine
- antonio.pose [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Antonio Jose Mera Varela
- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Medicine
- antoniojose.mera [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Ana Maria Muñoz Patiño
- Department
- Morphological Science
- Area
- Human Anatomy and Embryology
- Phone
- 881812221
- anamaria.munoz [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Jannette Rodriguez Pallares
Coordinador/a- Department
- Morphological Science
- Area
- Human Anatomy and Embryology
- Phone
- 881815466
- jannette.rodriguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Rafael Lopez Lopez
- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Medicine
- rafael.lopez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Juan Andres Parga Martin
- Department
- Morphological Science
- Area
- Human Anatomy and Embryology
- juan.parga [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Mª Del Carmen Vidal Pan
- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Medicine
- mdelcarmen.vidal [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Manuel Mateo Perez Encinas
- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Medicine
- manuelmateo.perez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) Associate Professor of Health Sciences
Antía Fernández Pombo
- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Medicine
- antia.fernandez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Investigador/a Juan Rodés
Andrea Lopez Lopez
- Department
- Morphological Science
- Area
- Human Anatomy and Embryology
- andrealopez.lopez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Intern Assistant LOSU
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| 10:30-12:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 2 |
| 17:30-19:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 9 |
| Thursday | |||
| 10:30-12:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 2 |
| 17:30-19:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 9 |
| 05.28.2025 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 2 |
| 05.28.2025 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
| 05.28.2025 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 4 |
| 05.28.2025 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 5 |
| 05.28.2025 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 7 |
| 05.28.2025 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 8 |
| 07.08.2025 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 4 |