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| ANIM0009-1 | Immunobiology
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| Duration : | 10h Th, 14h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Daniel Portetelle |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Several topics are presented and adapted following the different vocational guidances:
- Production of immunoreagents: impacts in bioindustry and agronomy;
- Principles and methods of vaccinology; vaccines in agriculture;
- Nutrition, environmental factors and immune response;
- Immunomodulation in animal production, animal reproduction, plant resistance to pathogens;
- Immunity, animal welfare and health;
- Abzymes: production and developments;
- Specific cases: immunodeficiency, AIDS, autoimmunity, hypersensitive reactions, xenotransplantation and cancer. |
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| Course objective : | Overview of interactions between immunology, immunochemistry and biological sciences. Applied approaches especially in agricultural sciences and biological engineering.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- integrate immunological and/or immunochemical components in complex biological problems coming under agronomical sciences and biological engineering |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 10h
Practical Works : 14h |
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| Written notes : | Recent publications |
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| Assessment : | Written examination (33%)
Personal report (67%) |
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| Contacts : | Portetelle, Daniel (Professeur ordinaire - Chef de service)
Biologie animale et microbienne
081 62 23 54
portetelle.d@fsagx.ac.be |
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