Syllabus database for doctoral courses
-
Startpage
Syllabus database for doctoral courses
SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Basal inflammation |
|---|---|
| English title | Basic Inflammation |
| Course number | 2705 |
| Credits | 3.0 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för medicin, Solna |
| Specific entry requirements | Documented knowledge about basic concepts of innate and adaptive immunity (e.g. immunology course during undergraduate education) |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Committee for Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2020-09-14 |
| 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 participants must attend the seminars, critical reviews of papers and the oral exam (presentation). Absence has to be compensated for by assignments in agreement with the course leader within 4 weeks from the absence. |
| Examination | Presentation of the project selected from assigned topics based on the course seminars. Critical evaluation and discussion of the other participants' presentations. |
| 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. | Course responsible |
Cecilia Aulin Institutionen för medicin, Solna cecilia.aulin@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Cecilia Aulin Institutionen för medicin, Solna cecilia.aulin@ki.se Begum Horuluoglu Institutionen för medicin, Solna begum.horuluoglu@ki.se |
