1) Speaker: Prof. MUDr. Karel Smetana, DrSc.

CELL BIOLOGY I: Tumor ecosystem

Title: Role of cancer microenvironment in the control of tumor biology including metastazation Cancer-associated fibroblasts.

2) Speaker: Prof. Tomáš STOPKA MD, PhD

CELL BIOLOGY II

Title: Stem cell biology versus proliferation and differentiation control. Regulatory mechanisms in normal cell differentiation including transcription factors and their effector pathways. Biology of stem cells and tissue transplantation. Regulation of cell cycle and its detection.

3) Speaker: MUDr. Ondřej Havránek, PhD

GENETICS: Cancer genomes and genome editing technology

Title: Cancer associated acquired DNA mutations and their role in tumor development, progression, and therapy resistance. Consequences for interaction of tumor cells with immune system. Use of genome modifying technologies to create models for cancer research and options for therapy.

4) Speaker: Assoc.Prof. RNDr. Jiří Petrák, PhD

CLINICAL PROTEOMICS

5) Speaker: Ing. Milan Jakubek, Ph.D.

EPIGENETICS

Title: Importance and potential of epigenetics for the Modern Medicine

6) BIOCEV visit / lecture of invited speaker