MT201102 Immunology

First year biology/marin biologyHB 10299 Cell biology and genetics. HB 10294 Organic chemistry. HB 10100 Anatomy/physiology/histology, HB 10500 Medical laboratory technology.

Students will learn basic knowledge about the structure of the immune system and how it functions, and learn to understand how the immune response is being regulated.
Learn basic theoretical and practical knowledge of medical microbiology, and understand why and how microorganisms can cause diseases.
Within immunology, the students are support to understand how immunological techniques can be used to diagnose infections. They should also understand the immune response at infections and autoimmune diseases.

Immunology:
- antigens and antibodies
- antigens, specific receptors of the T-cells
- complement-systems/nomenclature and the HLA-system (Human Leukocyte Antigen)
- structure and organisation of the immune system
- cell interactions and regulation of the immune response
Laboratory course:
- immunological techniques:agglutination and precipitation, preparation of T-cells
- serological analyses of viral infections (ELISA)

Lectures and compulsory laboratory work. Emphasis is put upon student active ways of learning, such as student projects.

Laboratory Course, 16 h. including reports

Written reports are evaluated on a pass/fail