SBRI19007U Translational Tools I

Volume 2025/2026
Education

BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme

Content

This course will expand the participants’ translational toolbox, with a focus on cellular and animal models.

 

The course will cover:

  • Research data management
  • Introduction to, and discussion of the use of cellular models, rodent models, and large animal models in translational research
  • Translational research in the pharmaceutical industry: Excursion to a pharmaceutical company; best preclinical rodent models
  • Academic engagement: The participants will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the translational tools they apply in their own research.
Learning Outcome

Upon completing the course, participants should be able to:

 

Knowledge

  • Discuss the principles of research data management and data management plans.
  • Explain the suitability of different experimental model systems, and how they can be used in translational research.
  • Determine current practices on how the pharmaceutical industry uses experimental model systems in translational research.

 

Skills

  • Prepare a draft of the participant’s research data management plan.
  • Assess which model system would be optimal for their research.

 

Competences

  • Prepare a research data management plan that complies with the requirements of funding agencies and other stakeholders.
  • Critically evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different experimental model systems.
  • Understand the central aspects of translational tools and be able to discuss and communicate these to other scientists, clinicians, and the public.

The course literature will be listed on Absalon.

Participants must meet the admission criteria of the BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme.
The teaching/learning methods comprise a combination of lectures, group work/workshops, practical exercises, and excursions to pharmaceutical companies and animal facilities.

Lectures will be given by specialists in the field from both academia and industry.

The course will end with an evaluation, where participants must reflect on the course learning outcomes and provide feedback for course development.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 14
  • Preparation
  • 2
  • Theory exercises
  • 4
  • Excursions
  • 7
  • Project work
  • 3
  • Total
  • 30
Oral
Continuous feedback during the course of the semester
Credit
0 ECTS
Type of assessment
Continuous assessment
Requirement to attend classes
Type of assessment details
Attendance and active participation are required.
Examination prerequisites

Participants are automatically registered for the examination upon admission to the BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme.

Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment

Active contribution and course participation according to the BRIDGE Guidelines and Practicalities.