Number of hours
- Lectures 8.0
- Projects 0
- Tutorials 8.0
- Internship 0
- Laboratory works 0
ECTS
ECTS 1.5
Goal(s)
The course is an introduction to Immunology for engineers and focuses on the main cellular and molecular players in immunology. The student will be able to understand the principal concepts of the functioning of the mammalian immun system, its regulation and limits.
Contact Marianne WEIDENHAUPT-BLACKLEDGEContent(s)
General organisation of the immun system: cells and molecules
From Innate to adaptive immunity
Antibodies
The diversity of antibodies
The molecular mechanisms of the innate response: PAMPs, PRPs, Toll receptors
The complement system
The molecular mechanisms of the adaptive response: B and T lymphocytes, TCR, MHCs, self tolerance
Pathogen killing and elimination
Immunsystem pathologies: selected cases
Prerequisites
Basics in molecular and cell biology
Basics in physiology
Test
Semester 9 - The exam is given in english only 
100% written exam (2h)
session 1: DS 2h
session 2: examen orale 40 min
session 1 confiné: QCM 1h
session 2 confiné: examen orale 40 min
Additional Information
Semester 9 - This course is given in english only
Curriculum->Engineering degree->Semester 9
Curriculum->Double-Diploma Engineer/Master->Semester 9
Bibliography
Kuby Immunology