Lecture 1: Intro to Molecular Cell Biology

Question 1

what is a biomarker

Answer 1

a naturally occurring molecule by which a particular pathological or physiological process or disease can be identified

Question 2

what can a biomarker help with

Answer 2

• diagnosis
• disease progression
• prognostics
• predict response to treatment

Question 3

what is a biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 3

anti citrillunated peptide antibody

Question 4

what is a biomarker for in flammation

Answer 4

C-reactive protein

Question 5

what is translational research

Answer 5

building on basic scientific research to create new therapies

Question 6

what is stratified medicine

Answer 6

splitting patients into strata to personalise medicine, used in cancer a lot

Question 7

what are examples of personalised medicine

Answer 7

• CAR-T therapy

- gene therapy where stem cells from a child are removed, corrected gene put in and stem cells put back into the child