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IMMU0320-1

General immunology

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Duration :15h Th
Credits/ECTS :
2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences2,5
2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences2
2nd "candidature" in biomedical sciences2,5
2nd "candidature" in pharmaceutical sciences2
Holder(s) :Catherine Sadzot
Course contents : All the mechanisms involved in the immune response of the organism which defends itself against pathogens will be presented during the course.
The first part will focus on the ancestral mechanisms of the innate response.
The second (and largest) part of the course will be dedicated to the study of the adaptative (or specific) immune response.
The chapters' list:
o Overview of the immunological system
o Cells and organs of the immunological system
o Immunoglobulins: structure and functions
Gene organization
o Major histocompatibility complex: structure and functions
o T cell receptor (TCR): structure and functions
o B cells: development, activation and differentiation
o T cells: development, activation and differentiation
o Complement system
o Immunological techniques
Course objective : Understand the various mechanisms developed by the human body to fight foreign elements and in particular pathogen agents .
Organization : The theoretical courses will take place during the 1st semester (see schedule in the vademecum).
Written notes : All the illustrations used during the course (slide show) will be available
- in a print version (3 slides per page) at Intercopy, at the entrance of the Campus.
- in a digital format on the Student Portal (see homepage of the ULg)
The reference book is Immunologie, by J.Kuby, Eds Dunod. This book is available at the faculty library and in the lecturer's office.
All the illustration in the book are available on the Web: http://www.whfreeman.com/immunology.
Assessment : Oral exam
Contacts : Catherine Sadzot-Delvaux, Maître de Conférences, Laboratoire de Virologie et d’Immunologie virale, Institut de pathologie, B23, 2nd floor,
Telephone: 04 366 24 45
Fax: 04 366 24 33
Email: csadzot@ulg.ac.be




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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