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MB5526: GENES AND IMMUNITY (2022-2023)

Last modified: 14 Jul 2022 09:25


Course Overview

The genetic basis of self/non-self discrimination underlies all immune responses and can influence disease susceptibility at the level of both individual and populations. This course addresses this topic through lectures from research active experts in the main areas covered.


The course workshop involves students delivering a poster presentation on a course-related topic, providing the opportunity for students to practice presentation skills before undertaking the Masters Research project later in the academic year.



Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Frank Ward
  • Dr I.J. Crane

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Aims

The course will allow an understanding of how genetics defines ‘yourself’ to your immune system; how
genetic mechanisms such as recombination and point mutation create diversity and specificity of immune effector molecules; how genetic variation in certain genes of the immune system can influence susceptibility or resistance to both autoimmune and infectious disease; and how genetics can inform clinical therapies for such disease conditions. Some of the material on this course will describe/discuss animal research. 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course students should be familiar with the following:

· The genetic basis of immunological self

· The evolution of mammalian immune systems

· How genetic variation at the individual and population levels results in susceptibility or resistance to disease

· Genetic mechanisms generating T cell receptor and antibody diversity

· How genetic analysis can inform future attempts at immunotherapy


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam - Multiple Choice Questions

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Flow Cytometry and Group Presentation

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Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

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