BIO205 Immunology (Autumn 2020)

The student will after completion of the course:

• Know the anatomy and function of the innate and the adaptive immune system and how these systems cooperate
• Have knowledge about the different immune cells and how these cells work.
• Know how cytokines are directing the immune response.
• Be able to use antibodies in different immunological techniques
• Know terms like histocompatibility, allergy, hypersensitivity, and vaccines

Objective Basic immunology is the major part of the lectures, while practical immunology is a minor part but a major part of the lab exercises. The practicals are compulsory and consists of basic immune techniques like isolation of T-cells with magnetic beads and ELISA.

Instruction is comprised of lectures, tutorials and practicals. The latter are compulsory and demand approved reports. Multiple-choice tests from certain sections of the syllabus will be given during the course. These are exercises and do not count in the final exam.

 The course has an expected scope of work of 135 hours. 

Laboratory exercises and reports from the exercises must receive approval before students are allowed to sit for the examination.

Two-hour written individual examination with a multiple-choice test included. Graded assessment.