Duration
12h Th, 24h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in bioengineering : chemistry and bio-industries (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Malik Hamaïdia, Marc Ongena, Alain Vanderplasschen, Hervé Vanderschuren, Luc Willems
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The techniques involved in the immune response will be applied in the practical part of the course. The student will be put in a real situation requiring the implementation of different techniques relating to immunology such as the purification of immune cells, their analysis by flow cytometry and titration of antibodies.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Students will be able to understand and to use theorical and pratical approaches in immunology.
The formation aimed:
- to learn methods commonly used in immunology that are based on the reaction antibody/antigens (e.g. ELISA, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy)
- To use knowledge in fundamental immunology to understand therapeutics strategies used to treat inflammatory diseases and cancers.
- To aquire skills asked by biotechnologies and biotherapies companies
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Prerequisite:
CHIM9321-1 - Immunologie
BIOL 2015-3 - Biologie moléculaire
CHIM0716-1 - Du gène à la protéine
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The practical work will address the principles of immunology in an integrated manner. Students are invited to carefully read the documents which will be made available before the practicals, to take notes and to write a report about their experiments. This report will include a synthesis of the basic principles, the results and a discussion.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Assistance at the practicals is mandatory.
Recommended or required readings
The experimental protocols and slides presented during the practical sessions will be provided. A reference book (Immunology by J.Kuby, Eds Dunod) can be consulted optionally in order to improve the understanding of principles of the different techniques.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
Analysis of the results obtained during the practicals and writing of a report