|
DMMC COURSES & WORKSHOPS
IMMUNOBIOLOGY
& INFLAMMATION
1 Feb - 8 Mar 2006; 1015-1245 weekly (Wed)
Venue: Lecture Hall, Education & Research Centre,
St Vincent's University Hospital (location)
Online
application is closed
Online application period: 4 - 25 Jan 2006
Please
note the change in start time (from 1000 to 1015) from 8 Feb onward,
due to circumstances beyond our control.
Wed
1 Feb 2005; 1000-1230
Introductory Overview
Organs, cells and molecules of the immune system
Cliona O'Farrelly
Introduction to innate immunity
John Baugh
Wed
8 Feb 2005; 1015-1245
Innate Immunity
Toll like receptors; cytokines; chemokines; anti-microbial
peptides; complement
John Baugh
Cytokines; chemokines
Elizabeth Ryan
Tutorial:
Monday
13 Feb 2006 10.00-11.00 - John Baugh |
Wed
15 Feb 2005; 1015-1245
Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Inflammation; anti-inflammatory mechanisms
John Baugh
Antigen processing and presentation; dendritic cells
Elizabeth Ryan
Wed
22 Feb 2005; 1015-1245
Cellular and Molecular Components of Adaptive Immunity
T cells, TCR
Cliona O'Farrelly
B cells, antibodies, allergy
Denis Reen
Tutorial:
Monday
27 Feb 2006 10.00-11.00 - Elizabeth Ryan |
Wed 1
Mar 2005; 1015-1245
Effector Mechanisms in Immunology
Cytotoxcity, Apoptosis
Cliona O'Farrelly
Vaccines
Elizabeth Ryan Wed
8 Mar 2005; 1015-1245
Immunological Dysregulation
Tumour Immunology, Immunotherapy
John Baugh
AutoImmunity - Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis
Cliona O'Farrelly with Ronan Mullan/Jean Fletcher/Tom Cawood
(to be confirmed)
Tutorial:
Wednesday
15 Mar 2006 10.00-11.00 - Cliona O'Farrelly |
Objectives of the course
At the end of this course, participants should be familiar with
the basic terms and concepts of innate and adaptive immunity and
will hopefully be conversant with the names and functions of the
main organs, cells, molecules and genes involved in initiating and
mediating immune responses. They should be able to explain fundamental
immunological concepts and discuss the roles of functional components
of the immune system including acute phase proteins, complement,
haematopoietic cells, immunoglobulins and cytokines in protecting
against disease. They should also understand some basic concepts
of immunological dysregulation seen in inflammatory and autoimmune
diseases, allergy, malignancy and immunopathogenesis.
Recommended
text
Immunobiology (6th ed). C.A. Janeway, P. Travers, M. Walport, M.
Shlomchik (Garland / Churchill Livingstone).
The previous edition is accessible in the
Bookshelf
section of the NCBI website
Course
leader
Prof
Cliona O’Farrelly
Education & Research Centre
St.Vincent’s University Hospital
e.mail: cliona.ofarrelly@ucd.ie
Contributors
Prof
Denis Reen (Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children)
Dr Elizabeth Ryan (St Vincent's University Hospital)
Dr
John Baugh (UCD Conway Institute)
|
