Department of Veterinary Pathobiology | |||||||||||||||
Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year | ||||||||||||||
Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||
Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
Course Level | MSc Kurset er fælleskursus for studerende på bach. udd. Fødevarevidenskab og kand.udd. Food Science and Technology | ||||||||||||||
Examination | Final Examination written examination Written Exam in Lecturehall No aid allowed Description of Examination: 4 hours written exam. Weight: Written exam: 100% 13-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: 25 January 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Organisation of Teaching | lectures and discussion of questions and problems | ||||||||||||||
Block Placement | Block 2 Week Structure: A | ||||||||||||||
Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||
Optional Prerequisites | 230002 Biochemistry 1 240009 Cell Biology | ||||||||||||||
Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||
Competences obtained within Basic Science. Updated basic molecular immunology such as: Knowledge of how lymphocyte receptor diversity is created and antigen recognized. Understanding the regulation of immune responses in various compartment of the organism. Comprehend the interaction between innate and adaptive responses. Competences obtained within Applied Science: Knowledge of a variety of animal models. Comprehend the resolution of assorted immunochemical techniques. Appreciate the versatility of antibody mediated techniques in molecular biology in general. Competences obtained within Ethics and Values: Is aware of beneficial and controversial aspects of stem cell research, transgenesis, xenotransplantation, etc. | |||||||||||||||
Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||
Students will learn basic immunology at the molecular level. The outcome should be an understanding of the components and the biology of the immune system, at the level of population, organism, cell, protein and gene. Students should also appreciate immunology as a discipline offering multiple tools for use in other areas of biology. | |||||||||||||||
Course Contents | |||||||||||||||
This theoretical course in fundamental immunology will be both basic immunological principles and also give an updated version of molecular immunology. Included will be enlightenment lectures from laboratories of Virology, Bacteriology and Parasitology (know your foe) - which will also provide information on possible graduate research projects. | |||||||||||||||
Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
Lectures, problem solving. | |||||||||||||||
Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||
Janeway, Travers, Walport, Shlomchik: immunobiology. 2005. 6ed Garland. chapters 1-10 | |||||||||||||||
Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
Jan Salomonsen, jas@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology/Section for Virology, Immunology and Fish diseases, Phone: 35333128 | |||||||||||||||
Study Board | |||||||||||||||
Study Committee NSN | |||||||||||||||
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