Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
6 credits
65.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Coulie Pierre (coordinator); Leclercq Isabelle; Leprince Julian; Lucas Sophie; Renauld Jean-Christophe; Van den Eynde Benoît;
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.
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.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Understand how our immune system deals with microbes through adaptive and innate immunity. Understand the mechanisms that lead to the two main characteristics of adaptive immunity: specificity and memory. Understand the bases of vaccination, graft rejection responses, autoimmune diseases and hypersensitivity reactions such as allergy. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
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.
Slides used by teachers are in English.
Slides used by teachers are in English.
Teaching methods
Yearly updated syllabus (2 volumes), slides in English.
Evaluation methods
written examination with exercices, short answers or essays. No multiple choice.
Faculty or entity
SBIM
