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Modul MZ4130-KP09

Clinical Immunology: Model Systems (ClinImmMod)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each summer semester
Credit points:


9
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Master Molecular Life Science 2023 (optional subject), Immunology, 2nd semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Clinical Immunology II (lecture, 2 SWS)
  • MZ4130-V: Animal Models in Complex Diseases (lecture, 2 SWS)
  • MZ4130-S: Animal Models in Complex Diseases (seminar, 2 SWS)
Workload:
  • 90 Hours in-classroom work
  • 180 Hours private studies
Contents of teaching:
  • Clinical Immunology 2: The students get basic knowledge of various branches and aspects of clinical immunology
  • The students get an insight into the interdisciplinary clinical-immunological aspects of dermatological and allergological diseases
  • The students get to know immunopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of selected diseases (contact dermatitis, Hymenoptera allergy, food allergy, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, lichen planus), in context of the involved immune system (especially immunodeficiencies, allergic diseases and chronic inflammation)
  • Animal Models: The students get basic knowledge of various animals used in animal models
  • The students get insights into the advantages and disadvantages of the different animal models used in clinical immunology and clinical research trials
  • The students get to know different animal models in dermatology, rheumatology, neurology, cardiology, psychiatry and oncology
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • Lecture Clinical Immunology 2: Students are able to explain the immune response of the innate and adaptive immune system in the context of diagnostic and therapeutic issues
  • The students can describe the current knowledge for the development of different types of allergies, Lichen planus or Psoriasis and can explain the basic mechanisms causing these diseases
  • The students can provide examples of genetic defects leading to primary immunodeficiencies and allergy
  • The Students are able to choose the correct animal species and the suitable animal models
  • The students can describe the current knowledge of the development of different types of animal models and the animal species used
  • The students can provide examples of animal models: nematode, fly, zebrafish, frog, mouse, rat, rabbit, dog and primate rhesus macaque
Grading through:
  • Marked presentation
Responsible for this module:
  • Prof. Dr. med. vet. Jennifer Hundt
Teachers:
  • Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Andreas Recke
  • Priv.-Doz. Dr. rer. physiol. Katja Bieber
  • Prof. Dr. med. vet. Jennifer Hundt
  • Prof. Dr. med. Tanja Lange
  • Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. Antje Müller
  • Dr. med. Sören Dräger
Literature:
  • Kenneth M. Murphy, Paul Travers, Mark Walport: Janeway Immunologie
  • Robert R. Rich, Thomas A Fleisher, William T. Shearer, Harry Schroeder, Anthony J. Frew, Cornelia M. Weyand: Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice, 4th Edition
  • SAGE: Journal for Laboratory Animals
Language:
  • English, except in case of only German-speaking participants
Notes:

Prerequisites for the module:
- nothing

Prerequisites for admission to the written examination:
- succesful participation in the seminar

Module exam:
- MZ4130-L1: Clinical Immunology: Model Systems, graded seminar presentstions, each 50 % of module grade

Letzte Änderung:
22.4.2024