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| Swedish title | Cytokiner vid inflammation |
|---|---|
| English title | Cytokines in Inflammation |
| Course number | 5749 |
| Credits | 3.0 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för medicin, Solna |
| Specific entry requirements | Knowledge in immunology corresponding to course "Basic Immunology" is required |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Committee for Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2023-09-24 |
| Purpose of the course | The aim of the course is to enable an increased understanding of the function of cytokines in the context of a healthy immune system and in different disease contexts. |
| Intended learning outcomes | At the end of the course the participant should be able to:
- select adequate experimental methods to analyse cytokines based on specific scientific questions. - present and discuss the relevance of cytokines in the context of their research project. - compare and contrast the function of cytokines in different organs and different diseases. - explain how a disease can be treated with drugs targeting cytokines. - hypothesize future treatment of a disease, where the modification of a cytokine pattern is the target. |
| Contents of the course | The course contains lectures on the roles of cytokines in health and disease. Different methodologies for analysis of cytokines will be covered by theoretical and practical sessions. |
| Teaching and learning activities | The course is partly theoretical, partly practical, where lectures, research seminars and laboratory demonstrations are integrated. Time is also allocated for discussing lab results and the content of the lectures. Practical laboratory sessions will be conducted in small groups. |
| Compulsory elements | All activities included in the course are compulsory. Absence needs to be compensated by an assignment in agreement with the course coordinators. |
| Examination | The participant has to:
- actively participate in the discussions during the course and show that the learning outcomes of the course are reached by the end of the course - prepare a group presentation of a selected topic on the course's content and in the context of their own research project. The presentations will be evaluated by the course organisers. Every student will be assessed individually. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Subject-specific literature (relevant cutting-edge scientific papers) will be distributed during the course. For basic immunological knowledge one of the following textbooks should be referred to for information regarding different cell types and cytokines: 'The Immune System' - Parham; 'Immunobiology' - Janeway; 'Immunology' - Kuby | Course responsible |
Vijay Joshua Balasingh Institutionen för medicin, Solna vijay.joshua.balasingh@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Harald Lund Institutionen för fysiologi och farmakologi harald.lund@ki.se Christina Gerstner Institutionen för medicin, Solna christina.gerstner@ki.se |
