Duration
15h Th, 5h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course provides fundamental knowledge to understand the mechanisms of immune response regulation. The importance of these mechanisms will be highlighted through their implication in vaccinology and antitumoral response.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
On completion of the theoretical part of the course, students should be able to define and explain the mechanisms governing positive and negative regulation of the immune response.
During the seminars, by giving a clear oral presentation, the students should demonstrate that they carried out bibliographic searches and that they are able to analyse and comment results from the literature.
During practical work, the students should be able to follow an experimental procedure and draw conclusions on the experimental data they obtained. The results should be graphically presented and fully discussed in the report.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
"Immunologie Générale" IMMU0320 (B2)
"Immunopathologie" IMMU0522 (B3).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Theoretical reminder in Immunology (2h) conducted as an anonymous quiz (online) followed by a collective discussion and introduction of vaccinology and antitumour response.
- Theoretical lectures (10 hrs) during which the participation of students is warmly welcome. All lessons will be given in English, but students may participate in French.
- Seminars (3 hrs) include a first session of collective discussion about a recent scientific report (1 hr). In addition, the students will present orally, in small groups, a research article and will take questions.
- Practical work : a single session of 5 hrs where students will work in pairs to perform an ELISA experiment. They will generate a brief report containing graphical representation of the data and conclusions.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Recommended or required readings
Recommended reference book (but not mandatory): « Immunologie. Le cours de Janis Kuby » T.J. Kindt, R.A. Goldsby and B.A.
The slides projected during the theoretical lessons will be available on my.uliege.be.
Technical notes including ELISA experimental procedure and specific questions will be available before the practical session.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Evaluation is in 3 parts first session examination:
- Oral exam : 70%.
- Oral presentation of a research article : 20%.
- Practical work (experimental skills, rigour, active involvement, data presentation and interpretation in the report) : 10%.
- Oral exam : 100%
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Dr. Laurence Delacroix,
1 avenue de l'Hôpital - CHU Bat B36+1 - 4000 Liège
Téléphone : 04/366 21 78
Email : ldelacroix@uliege.be
Pr. Nathalie Jacobs
11 avenue de l'Hôpital - CHU Bat B34+5 - 4000 Liège
Téléphone : 04/366 24 20
Email : n.jacobs@uliege.be