Immunology
Investigation of physiological and pathological mechanisms of defence and specific response of the organisms against the presence of antigens, as microorganisms and toxins and students can address the inter-relation between pathogens and hosts from their knowledge acquired in cell biology, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics and animal biology.
Abstract
Objectives and Contextualisation CONTEXTUALIZATION AND OBJECTVES Immunology is an obligatory course, specific of the Microbiology degree and included in the Area "Sanitary Microbiology". Immunology introduces students in the study of physiological and pathological mechanisms of defence and specific response of the organisms against the presence of antigens, as microorganisms and toxins. This course is integrative and students can address the inter-relation between pathogens and hosts from their knowledge acquired in cell biology, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics and animal biology. Objectives of the course: The 6 ECTS course of Immunology is split in three blocks with different objectives that the student will have to achieve at the end of the course. Block I. Basic Immunology • to know the concepts of innate and specific immunology and to recognize the important role of each of them during the response against pathogens. • to identify the elements that play a role in both responses. • to enumerate and explain the structural and functional features of the molecular and cellular components of the innate and adaptive immunity. • to explain the features of the lymphoid organs and the recirculation of lymphocytes. Block I. Organization of the Immune Response • to integrate the elements described in the lessons of the Block I with the three phases of the immune response: 1) activation phase; 2) effector phase; and 3) regulation phase and homeostasis.