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Title | Neural Control of Inflammation: An introduction to Bioelectronic Medicine |
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Course number | 2957 |
Programme | 1-Included in several programmes |
Language | English |
Credits | 1.5 |
Date | 2019-10-07 -- 2019-10-11 | Responsible KI department | Department of Medicine, Solna |
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Purpose of the course | The purpose of this course is to give doctoral students insights into the neural control of homeostasis, particularly the regulation of inflammation, and how engineering, neuroscience, immunology and clinical medicine can come together to find new ways to treat disease. |
Intended learning outcomes | After the course, the doctoral student will be able to define prototypical neural circuits that regulate homeostasis explain the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of and recovery from autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases and infection identify the components of the ""inflammatory reflex"" discuss regulatory mechanisms for cytokine release classify different interfaces with the nervous system and the immune system contrast advantages and drawbacks with major treatment approaches for inflammatory diseases describe molecular sensors for danger in the immune system and the nervous system define bioelectronic medicine and explain its potential role in clinical medicine summarize challenges in engineering and medicine for development of bioelectronic medicine technology |
Contents of the course | Neural control of organ systems will be discussed in molecular, cellular and clinical perspectives. Special attention will be given to the mechanisms that detect and regulate inflammation. The neurophysiology of vagus nerve stimulation and other treatments that involve interfacing with the nervous system will be reviewed. Progress in neural interfacing and device development within the emerging field of Bioelectronic Medicine will be discussed. |
Teaching and learning activities | Lectures, a student project group and a student presentation. |
Compulsory elements | Lectures, project group participation, active participation in presentation and passing the examination is compulsory for ""PASS"". Limited absence from lectures can be compensated for after individual discussion with the course organizers. |
Examination | Project presentation and written examination. |
Literature and other teaching material | Relevant articles and other written material will be made available after admission. |
Number of students | 8 - 50 |
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 given full time during working hours 8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday.
The course is given jointly by the doctoral programmes Allergy, immunology and inflamation (Aii) and Cardiovascular Research. See: https://ki.se/en/staff/doctoralprogrammes. |
Additional course leader | Peder Olofsson (Peder.Olofsson@ki.se) |
Latest course evaluation | Course evaluation report |
Course responsible |
Peder Olofsson Department of Medicine, Solna Peder.Olofsson@ki.se |
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