5 ECTS credits
125 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4005921ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Bio-Engineering Sciences
Educational team
Stefan Magez (course titular)
Damya Laoui
Activities and contact hours
39 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

Course Aims:

This course contains two major parts. In the first part (30h Prof. Magez) we will cover the basic aspects of immunology, including building blocks, cells and operating mechanisms of the immune system, and the architecture of the system. The second part of the course (9h Prof. Laoui) will dive into the specifics of cancer immunology, the immune cells important  for the fight against malignant cells and some of the new molecular technologies that are being used to analyze the immune system in the context of health and disease.

While most of the course will focus on mammalian immunology, immunology per se is not limited to any specific organism.  To illustrate this, Prof. Caljon (UAntwerpen) will give a guest lecture on insect immunology (2h).

 

Course material
Handbook (Recommended) :
Additional info

Power point presentations are present on Canvas and will be supplemented with relevant up-to-date research articles

Supporting books :

Basic concepts: Understanding Immunology. Author: Peter Wood.

More advanced concepts: Janeway's Immunobiology. Authors: Kenneth M. Murphy, Casey Weaver & Leslie J. Berg.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

To know all aspects of basic immunology

To link individual immunological principles to biological outcomes in infectious disease settings as well as cancer settings

To be able to apply the acquired knowledge to critically reflect on questions about vaccination and disease control.

To be able to critically reflect on methods that are being used in modern immunology laboratory research

 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Oral examination with questions of each professor

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral examination with questions of each professor

 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Molecular Biology: Standaard traject