Immunology (Immun)

Course description

Content

The course will introduce mammalian immune systems. This will include insight into how complex organisms defend themselves against pathogenic microbes, parasites and viruses. The evolution of immunity and the never-ending arms race between potential hosts and microbes. How adaptive immunity develops and functions. How innate immune systems function and how these two immune systems are linked and regulated. Cells of the immune system, central molecules and pathways. The course will also cover topics of autoimmunity, allergy, immune defects and tumor immunology relating to human health and disease. The course will also give a brief introduction to immune systems in non-mammalian organisms and application of immunology in drug development and in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Recommended academic qualifications

Open to Science-, Life- and Pharma-students of Biochemistry, Biology, Nanotechnology and Molecular Biomedicine or equivalent.