3 ECTS credits
75 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4017586ENR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
This course will focus on following aspects
- Description of the life cycles of parasites, that cause serious health problems, and their interaction with the immune system
- The actual diagnosis and treatment of parasitic infections including their shorthcomings
- The future biotechnological approaches in the detection and therapy of parasitic infections.
Students receive transcripts of the slides shown in the courses. During the course supplementary information such as appropriate review articles, which could be useful, will be indicated to the students.
Prof. De Trez will be the main lecturer for this course for the 2019-2020 academic year
Complementary study material:
Review articles indicated during the course
To understand the basis of host-parasite interactions
To known the life cycle of the major human infective parasites
To know the diagnostics methods for the major human infective parasites
To know the treatment modalities for the major human infective parasites.
To compile published data on a particular parasite and be able to present scientific conclusions in the context of host-parasite interactions in an oral presentation
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The knowledge of the course will be assessed by open questions
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Life sciences (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: Human Ecology (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: AR Human Ecology 60 ECTS (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)