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IMMU0320-2

General immunology

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Duration :15h Th, 6h SEM
Credits/ECTS :
2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences3
2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences2
Année préparatoire au master en sciences biomédicales2
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

Seminars will allow to integrate the Immunology to other topics (cytology, histology,...)
Course objective : Understand the various mechanisms developed by the Vertebrates 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 (at Intercopy, at the entrance of the Campus).
- in a digital format on MyULg
The reference book is "Immunologie", by J.Kuby, Eds Dunod. This book is available at the faculty library and in the professor's office.
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 : 18/05/2007
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