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| Titel | Basic inflammation |
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| Kursnummer | 2705 |
| Program | Allergi, immunologi och inflammation (Aii) |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Antal högskolepoäng | 3.0 |
| Datum | 2018-09-17 -- 2018-10-10 | Kursansvarig institution | Institutionen för medicin, Solna |
| Särskild behörighet | Documented knowledge about basic concepts of innate and adaptive immunity (e.g. immunology course during undergraduate education) |
| Kursens syfte | This course will give a general and broad overview knowledge in the field of inflammation. Ability to think critically will be encouraged during discussions and group work. |
| Kursens lärandemål | After the course, the participant will be able to: understand cellular and molecular events those underlie the initiation, progression and resolution of inflammation; to describe the principal cell types involved in inflammatory responses and their interactions, the regulation of inflammation by inflammatory mediators, and the mechanisms of resolution and tissue repair; to understand the interplay between acute and chronic inflammation in the context of chronic inflammatory diseases and describe anti-inflammatory treatment strategies. |
| Kursens innehåll | The course provides the current concept of inflammation and consists of two parts. Part 1 will cover the basic mechanisms and mediators of inflammation (host defence peptides, coagulation, complement, alarmins, lipid mediators, the acute phase proteins, inflammatory cells), non-resolving inflammation, resolution of inflammation. Part 2 will discuss the common and specific features of inflammatory diseases (sepsis, chronic inflammatory diseases), animal models of inflammation, role of genetic and environmental factors, anti-inflammatory treatment. At the end of the course the students will present projects and write web-based exam. |
| Arbetsformer | Lectures, journal clubs, small-group work with a project, discussions and the project presentation, studying the course literature. The course is full-time for six days separated into two parts and also includes the non-scheduled time (32h) between the parts for the project work including meetings with mentors and the course literature studies. |
| Obligatoriska moment | The project work, student attendance at the project presentations and the web-based exam are mandatory. |
| Examination | Oral presentations of the small-group projects, all students have to participate actively in the presentation and discussion. Web-based written exam on the course content. |
| Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel | Chapters of Book Fundamentals of Inflammation (Cambridge University Press) and published review state-of-the-art articles within the relevant research area will be distributed at the start of the course. |
| Antal studenter | 8 - 40 |
| Urval av studenter | Selection will be based on 1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant's doctoral project (according to written motivation), 2) date for registration as a doctoral student (priority given to earlier registration date) |
| Övrig information | The course is run in two blocks. First 3 days of introduction and lectures 17-19 september 2018. Then 2.5 weeks project/group work, followed by 3 days of lectures and presentation of group work. |
| Ytterligare kursledare | Course responsible: Cecilia Aulin, cecilia.aulin@ki.se Mia Olsson, mia.olsson@ki.se |
| Senaste kursvärdering | Not available |
| Kursansvarig |
Cecilia Aulin Institutionen för medicin, Solna cecilia.aulin@ki.se |
| Kontaktpersoner |
Mia Olsson Institutionen för medicin, Solna mia.olsson@ki.se Cecilia Aulin Institutionen för medicin, Solna cecilia.aulin@ki.se |
