3 ECTS credits
75 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4017297ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
Building on a basic knowledge of immunology and cell biology, the course will go deeper into immunology, with an important emphasis on cell biological aspects. Cellular processes such as phagocytosis, antigen processing, costimulation and signal transduction will be dealt with in the context of topics including comparative immunology, innate and adaptive immunity, B and T cell biology and tolerance. Case studies on diseases such as asthma and cancer will also be included.
Not applicable.
The course aims at providing you a thorough understanding of immunological processes and their implications and applications in human health. In this course:
1) You acquire a profound theoretical and application-oriented knowledge and understanding of the way the immune system functions in living organisms and what are the underlying cellular and molecular-biological processes.
2) You acquire knowledge and understanding of advanced techniques and results in the field of immunology and are aware of how these techniques and results are applied in research and medicine.
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:
Oral examination (30 minutes) with written preparation (30 minutes).
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: cel- en genbiotechnologie: medische biotechnologie
Master of Molecular Biology: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Life sciences (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)