autumn 2015
BIO-3609 Basal and Comparative Immunology - 10 ECTS
Course content
This course aims to provide an understanding of the components and principal workings of the vertebrate immune system and the lectures will focus both on mammalian species and on fish. The course will particularly discuss on how the immune system protects the body from microorganisms like virus, bacteria, fungi and parasites. We will also examine how immune responses are initiated and terminated, how the immune system "remembers" a pathogenic intruder such that it can respond stronger at subsequent infections (the basis for vaccination). We will also discuss the basis for the immune system to recognize virtually any structure it is exposed to and why the immune system will vigorously reject transplanted foreign tissues.Objectives of the course
After successful completion of the course the students should: Know the key differences between inborn (innate) and acquired (adaptive) immunity know the principal organization of lymphoid organs of mammals and fish know about the most important immunological cell types and their effector mechanisms know which function various cytokines and the complement system has know the essential molecules - B and T cell receptors and MHC Class I and II be able to explain the mechanisms that provide the B and T cells with the great repertoire of molecule detection have knowledge about the principles for clonal selection of antigen-specific lymphocytes know the main differences in the defense against bacteria and viruses be able to explain the immunological principles that vaccines is built onError rendering component
- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: BIO-3609
- Responsible unit
- Norges fiskerihøgskole
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