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Title | Basic inflammation |
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Course number | 2705 |
Programme | Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii) |
Language | English |
Credits | 3.0 |
Date | 2018-09-17 -- 2018-10-10 | Responsible KI department | Department of Medicine, Solna |
Specific entry requirements | Documented knowledge about basic concepts of innate and adaptive immunity (e.g. immunology course during undergraduate education) |
Purpose of the course | 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. |
Intended learning outcomes | 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. |
Contents of the course | 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. |
Teaching and learning activities | 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. |
Compulsory elements | 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. |
Literature and other teaching material | 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. |
Number of students | 8 - 40 |
Selection of students | 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) |
More 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. |
Additional course leader | Course responsible: Cecilia Aulin, cecilia.aulin@ki.se Mia Olsson, mia.olsson@ki.se |
Latest course evaluation | Not available |
Course responsible |
Cecilia Aulin Department of Medicine, Solna cecilia.aulin@ki.se |
Contact person |
Mia Olsson Institutionen för medicin, Solna mia.olsson@ki.se Cecilia Aulin Institutionen för medicin, Solna cecilia.aulin@ki.se |