PART 1 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona VIDAL Silvia, Associate Professor
PART 2 Universitat de Barcelona CELADA Antonio, Professor of Immunology
Contact: Antonio CELADA
e-mail: acelada@ub.edu
Keywords : Natural defences; innate immune cells; innate receptors; innate effector mechanisms; inflammation; adaptive response; effector cells; adaptive effector mechanisms; immune regulation; tolerance; peripheral mechanisms of regulation; cytokines
Aims:
PART 1
1. Introduction: the immune system;
2. Cellular and molecular elements of the innate immune response;
3. From recognition to the effective destruction of pathogens
4. Components and phases of inflammation
5. How an innate immune response induces an adaptive immune response.
6. Cells, molecular elements and effector mechanisms of adaptive immune response
7. First barrier against pathogens: Mucosa as physical, chemical, microbial and immunological defence
PART 2
8. Regulation of the immune response. Overview
9. Cytokines I. General properties
10. Cytokines II. Innate and adaptive immune responses
11. Cytokines III. Th1, Th2, Th17 and friends
12. Treg cells
13. Other levels of regulation. Immunosenescence.
14. Seminars
15. Practical training: basic laboratory skills
Teaching Staff:
- Dr. Silvia Vidal, Head of Part 1, Associate Professor of Immunology, Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology and Research Group Leader, Institut de Recerca Hosp Sant Pau, UAB
- Prof. Antonio Celada, Head of Part 2, Professor of Immunology, Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, UB. Group Leader, Biology of Macrophage Research Group, Parc Scientific of Barcelona
- Other speakers to be announced: tutorials will involve seminars given by experts and discussion with the students
Learning outcomes:
The course is intended for the students to achieve an understanding of the essentials of innate and adaptive immune responses and their regulation.
Updated on April 9, 2019
