ANIM0009-4 : Immunobiology

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ANIM0009-4

Immunobiology

Duration :

10h Th, 14h AUTR

Number of credits :

Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS)		2
Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS)		2
Master in bioengineering : chemistry and bio-industries (120 ECTS)		2

Lecturer :

Daniel Portetelle

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Recall of essential immunology concepts to the understanding of the course.
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; - Immunity, animal welfare and health; - Abzymes: production and developments; - Atopic and allergic diseases related to the environment and food.

Learning outcomes of the course :

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

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Lectures : 10h ; Personal works (synthesis of scientific articles and personal bibliography research) : 14h