Teacher(s)

Coulie Pierre coordinator;

Language

French

Prerequisites

cellular biology, bacteriology, virology, molecular biology, genetics.

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

Main discoveries that lead to the identification of antibodies, HLA molecules, B and T lymphocytes, and of the main interactions between immune cells, involving or not soluble agents. Description of the main components of innate immunity. Integrated view of all these components at work in infectious diseases, vaccination, autoimmmune diseases, cancer, transplantation and hypersensibility reactions.

Content

The main concepts are introduced with an historical perspective and the explanation of the principal experimental facts that have led to a major discovery.

Teaching methods

Yearly updated syllabus (2 volumes), slides.

Evaluation methods

written examination with exercices, short answers or essays. No multiple choice.

Bibliography

Supports :
- Syllabus illustré et complet (français), comprenant plus que la matière sujette à examen, pour les étudiants intéressés (cette partie supplémentaire est écrite en un caractère plus petit et donc facilement identifiable).
- Documents projetés au cours (anglais) disponibles sur icampus.
- Cours podcasté.
- Exercices corrigés disponibles sur icampus, similaires aux questions d'examen.
- Livres de références (anglais) mentionnés au début du cours, mais ils ne sont pas nécessaires pour l'examen.

Faculty or entity

SBIM