| Institut for Veterinær Sygdomsbiologi | |||||||||||||||
| English title | Immunology - Theoretical | ||||||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | Kandidat 1.år | ||||||||||||||
| Varighed | En blok | ||||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Kandidatkursus Kurset er fælleskursus for studerende på bach. udd. Fødevarevidenskab og kand.udd. Food Science and Technology | ||||||||||||||
| Eksamen | Sluteksamen skriftlig prøve Skriftlig auditorieeksamen uden hjælpemidler Beskrivelse af eksamen: 4 hours written exam. Vægtning: Written exam: 100% 7-trinsskala, intern censur Eksamensdatoer: 28. oktober 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Rammer for undervisning | lectures and discussion of questions and problems | ||||||||||||||
| Blokplacering | Block 1 Ugestruktur: A | ||||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||||||
| Anbefalede forudsætninger | 230002 Biokemi 1 240009 Cellebiologi | ||||||||||||||
| Begrænset deltagerantal | None | ||||||||||||||
| Kursusindhold | |||||||||||||||
| This theoretical course in fundamental immunology will be both basic immunological principles and also give an updated version of molecular immunology. | |||||||||||||||
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| Lectures, problem solving. | |||||||||||||||
| Målbeskrivelse | |||||||||||||||
| The objective is to provide an updated knowledge of basic cellular and molecular innate and adaptive immunology. Knowledge: Describe pathogen recognition by pattern-recognition-receptors, creation of inflammation and TLR-receptor signalling as initiators of adaptive immunity. Describe the structure and function of B-cell and T-cell receptors at the cell and protein levels, as well as the creation of the receptor repertoire at the gene level. Describe the genetics and structure of MHC molecules and the main antigen processing pathways leading to T-cell activation and effector functions. Summarise the general principles of signal transduction. Describe the development of lymphocytes and tolerance induction in primary lymphoid organs. Define the main functional differences between the most important T-cell and B-cell subsets and creation of memory. Describe the main special features of mucosal immunity. Describe and explain few fundamental techniques involved in elucidation and exploration of the immune system (i.e. hybridomas, transgenesis, knock-outs). Explain and describe main effector mechanism of immunity when an organism is challenged by various pathogens - from the onset and until clearance. Skills: Use immunologically founded reasoning on various scientific problems concerning health and related issues. Competences: Have acquired knowledge, in a non-experimental context Be able to discuss immunological literature, immunological problems Have gained an updated knowledge of basic molecular immunology. | |||||||||||||||
| Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||||||
| Janeway's Immunobiology by Murphy, Travers, Walport. 7th ed. 2007. chapters 1-11 | |||||||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||||
| Søren Skov, sosk@life.ku.dk, Institut for Veterinær Sygdomsbiologi/Faggruppen f Virologi, Immunologi og Fiskesygdomme, Tlf: 35333126 | |||||||||||||||
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