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
Q2
Teacher(s)
Coulie Pierre (coordinator); Dumoutier Laure; Lucas Sophie;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Fundamental Immunology (class WSBIM1334)
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
Advanced notions of immunology, focusing on a few topics relevant for biomedicine: inflammation and triggering mechanisms, cancer immunology and therapeutic applications, cytokines and regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses, immunosuppressive mechanisms and regulatory T cells with their roles in autoimmune diseases, T helper cells and NK cells in the defense against pathogens.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the end of this course the student will be able to understand various experimental methods used in immunology, and to interpret and criticize experimental results in immunology themes that were discussed during classes. |
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
Advanced studies on immunology, focused on a few topics that are medically relevant: inflammation and its triggering mechanisms, cancer immunology and therapeutic applications, cytokines and regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses, immunosuppressive mechanisms and regulatory T cells with their roles in autoimmune diseases, NK cells in the defense against pathogens.
Teaching methods
Lectures based mostly on experimental results which are discussed with their controls and interpretation.
Interaction with students, who need to understand basic immunology.
Three teachers, with 1-3 topics per teacher.
All documents on Moodle.
Interaction with students, who need to understand basic immunology.
Three teachers, with 1-3 topics per teacher.
All documents on Moodle.
Evaluation methods
Written exam, open questions.
Experimental results are presented, similar to but different from those presented during the course, have to be interpreted and discussed.
Experimental results are presented, similar to but different from those presented during the course, have to be interpreted and discussed.
Other information
Prerequisite: basic immunology.
Faculty or entity
SBIM
