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
35.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Coulie Pierre (coordinator);
Language
French
Prerequisites
cellular biology, bacteriology, virology, molecular biology, genetics.
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.
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
