Radiation Biology and Cellular Toxicology

About this programme

The course is an introduction to radiation biology and toxicology, with focus on cellular and molecular effects and health protection. It is based on lectures, laboratory work and tasks. You will gain theoretical as well as practical knowledge and learn how to carry out and interpret experiments with DNA damaging agents. Embedded in the course is a two-week European course also for PhD students and early career researchers financed by the EU partnership PIANOFORTE titled “CELEM: Cellular and genotoxic effects of ionising radiation in combination with cancer risk modifiers”. You can read more about this part of the course under "More information" further down this page. The course consists of lectures, laboratory exercises, group discussions, study visits, project work and seminars. Participation in laboratory exercises, group discussions, project work, seminars and group education associated with this is compulsory. Field exercises will include excursions to authorities and companies working with ionising radiation and to areas with naturally occurring ionizing radiation where measurements will be caried out and samples of radioactive minerals collected. Embedded in the course is a 2-week European course for PhD students and early career researchers financed by the EU partnership PIANOFORTE titled “CELEM: cellular and genotoxic effects of ionising radiation in combination with cancer risk modifiers”. The aim of CELEM is to acquaint students with techniques of studying genotoxic effects of ionising radiation which are of relevance for studying mechanisms of radiation-in