Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and cancer: immunological aspects

wsbim2216  2021-2022  Bruxelles Woluwe

Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and cancer: immunological aspects
3.00 credits
20.0 h + 10.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Coulie Pierre (coordinator); Dumoutier Laure; Lucas Sophie;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Fundamental Immunology (class WSBIM1334)

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
Advanced notions of immunology, focusing on a few topics relevant for biomedicine: inflammation and triggering mechanisms, cancer immunology and therapeutic applications, cytokines and regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses, immunosuppressive mechanisms and regulatory T cells with their roles in autoimmune diseases, T helper cells and NK cells in the defense against pathogens.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 At the end of this course the student will be able to understand various experimental methods used in immunology, and to interpret and criticize experimental results in immunology themes that were discussed during classes.
 
Content
Advanced studies on immunology, focused on a few topics that are medically relevant: inflammation and its triggering mechanisms, cancer immunology and therapeutic applications, cytokines and regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses, immunosuppressive mechanisms and regulatory T cells with their roles in autoimmune diseases, NK cells in the defense against pathogens.
Teaching methods
Lectures based mostly on experimental results which are discussed with their controls and interpretation.
Interaction with students, who need to understand basic immunology.
Three teachers, with 1-3 topics per teacher.
All documents on Moodle.
Evaluation methods
Written exam, open questions.
Experimental results are presented, similar to but different from those presented during the course, have to be interpreted and discussed.
Other information
Prerequisite: basic immunology.
Online resources
Slides available on Moodle.
Teaching materials
  • Documents projetés au cours, disponibles sur Moodle.
Faculty or entity
SBIM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [60] in Biomedicine

Master [120] in Biomedicine