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.
3 credits
20.0 h + 10.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Coutelier Jean-Paul;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Pre-requisite : Basic knowledge in immunology and microbiology.
Main themes
Through articles from the litterature, the recent knowledge in anti-infectious immunity will be examined. That includes major cells and molecules involved in these mechanisms, recent vaccination methods, and the consequences of infections on concomitant diseases with an immune component.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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To increase knowledge on the particularities of immune responses against pathogens ; allow to follow and to criticize the litterature. |
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 approach will be based on an analysis of the litterature, in animal experimental models (mostly mouse) and in humans (AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis, parasites'). After the teacher's presentation, students will be required to participate (articles critical reading, data interpretation based on the course given the previous week).
The course analyze anti-infectious immunity through critical reading of articles.
The course analyze anti-infectious immunity through critical reading of articles.
Teaching methods
Each module consist in a teacher'presentation followed by a critical reading of an article by the students.
Evaluation methods
Critical reading of an article to analyze in the context of the course.
Bibliography
Résumé de cours 29p + diapositives projetées au cours disponibles sur Moodle.
Faculty or entity
SBIM
