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| IMMU0521-1 | Immunology
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Catherine Sadzot |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long, with partial in January |
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Course contents :
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| 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 |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Understand the mechanisms developed by the Vertebrates to fight foreign elements and in particular pathogens. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lab including virological and immunological issues |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Courses will take place during the 1st semester (see schedule on the Web site: http://www.facsc.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_262917/horaires-bacheliers-annees-preparatoires).
Practical courses are given during the 2nd semester |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| 1. All the illustrations used during the course (slide show) will be available on digital format on MyULg
2. The reference book is "Immunologie", de J.Kuby, Eds Dunod. This book is available at the faculty library and in the professor's office. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam:
2 questions on the theory (3/4)
1 question on the lab (1/4) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Catherine Sadzot-Delvaux, Chargé de cours.
Virology and Immunology Unit
GIGA-Research, B34, 5° floor
Tel: 04 366 24 45
Email: csadzot@ulg.ac.be |
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