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Basic and applied Immunology
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Activity no.: 3647-18-00-00
Enrollment deadline: 03/01/2018
Date and time
29.01.2018, at: 09:00 - 13.04.2018, at: 17:00
Regular seats
20
Course fee
11,640.00 kr.
ECTS credits
6.00
Contact person
Helle Vinberg E-mail address: hvin@sund.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser
PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk
Aim and content
This course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School). Special rules apply for research year students enrolled at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. All other participants must pay the course fee.
Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student, you will be placed on the waiting list for the course until enrollment deadline. After the deadline of enrollment, available seats will be allocated to students on the waiting list.
Learning objectives
The aim of the course is that the student can interpret and understand immunological parameters in basic and disease oriented research projects.
A student who has met the objectives of the course will:
a. Understand the basic principles of innate immunity and how it bridges to adaptive immunity.
b. Understand principles of adaptive immunity, including development and interaction of immune cells during adaptive immunity.
c. Have a solid knowledge on diseases caused by malfunctioning of the immune system due to pathogens or lack of immune stimulation.
d. Have expert competencies in novel concepts of immunotherapy, vaccines and immunological involvement in diseases development and progression.
e. Have skills in performing and understanding modern methods used in immunological laboratories.
f. Be able to comprehensively present and discuss immunological projects.
Content
Six parts consisting of afternoon sessions with student prepared lectures and theroretical exercises and discussions. Each session is preceded by e-learning and own reading in a recommended textbook. Three days with laboratory exercises, questions and discussions.
The six parts are:
Basic concepts and Innate immunity
- Basic concepts in immunology
- Innate immunity, first line defense
- Induced innate immunity and bridge to adaptive immunity
Recognition of antigen by B and T lymphocytes
- Antigen recognition by lymphocytes, BCR and TCR
- The concept of adaptive immunity; Development of lymphocytes and their antigen receptors
- Antigen presentation to T lymphocytes
Principles of adaptive immunity
- T lymphocyte-mediated immunity
- B lymphocyte-mediated immunity, use of antibodies
- Dynamics and memory of adaptive immunity
The immune system in health and disease
- The mucosal immune system, interaction with pathogens
- Mechanisms of Immune evasion
- Immunodeficiency and diseases
Allergy and Autoimmunity
- Mechanisms behind allergic reactions and diseases
- Autoimmunity and diseases
- Transplantation
Treatment and manipulation of the immune system
- Current treatment strategies targeting the immune system
- Development and mechanisms of vaccines
State of the art techniques used in immunological research: Practical exercises
Participants
The course host students from a broad range of studies including: Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Medicine and Veterinary-medicine
Language
English
Form
The curriculum will be thought by lectures and seminars given by course teachers and the students, and laboratory exercises. The curriculum will be based on the textbook: Janeway’s Immunobiology 9th Edition. The course will end with an oral examination of approximately 15 min., grades: Acceptable or Not acceptable.
Course director
Hanne Frøkiær, Professor, Laboratory of Immunology, DVDB, hafr@sund.ku.dk
Teachers
Professor Søren Skov, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, KU, sosk@sund.ku.dk
Professor Hanne Frøkiær, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, KU, hafr@sund.ku.dk
Professor Axel K. Hansen, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, KU, akh@sund.ku.dk
Course secretary
Helle V Schrøder, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, KU, hvin@sund.ku.dk
Dates
Afternonn sessions (13-17): 29/1, 19/2, 26/2, 5/3, 12/3, 19/3, 9/4-18.
Lab exercises (9-17): 11-13/4-18
Course location
University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg
Registration: Please register before 3/1-18
Admission to PhD students from Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the rules in force.
Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrollment.
Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.
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