Course Identification

Title:

Core Immunology - Cells and Molecules

Code:

20243521

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Steffen Jung, Prof. Jakub Abramson, Prof. Idit Shachar, Prof. Yifat Merbl, Dr. Ranit Kedmi, Prof. Roi Avraham

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2024

Semester:

First Semester

When / Where:

Sunday, 08:45 - 10:45, Wolfson Auditorium

First Lecture:

17/12/2023

End date:

04/02/2024

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences: Lecture; 2.50 points
Life Sciences (ExCLS Track): Elective; 2.50 points

Comments

This course will be held by hybrid learning

The course will have an additional session on November 9th 14:15-16:00 (FGS room C) instead the the 19th of November session.

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

Participants:

200

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Final:

100%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

13/03/2024

Location

Benoziyo Biochemistry Auditorium 191

Time

1000-1200

Remarks

N/A

Scheduled date 2

Date / due date

25/03/2024

Location

Benoziyo Biochemistry Auditorium 191

Time

1200-1400

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

3

Syllabus

Semester duration: 17.12.23-04.02.24

Sundays, 8.45-10.45, Wolfson Auditorium

Lecture #	Date	Topic	Lecturer
1	17/12	Introduction to IS / History of Immunology	Jakub Abramson
2	24/12	Innate Immune cells & effector mechanisms - cellular players NK, ILC, DC, macrophages, granulocytes, TLR, NLR, CLR, complement, phagocytosis, inflammation	Steffen Jung
	31/12	No course
3	07/01	Adaptive immunity - B cells and antibodies 1 (Immunoglobulin locus, recombination, somatic hypermutation, B cell development, maturation and function)	Idit Shachar
4	14/01	Adaptive Immunity - Antigen processing & presentation on MHCI/II	Yifat Merbl
5	21/01	Adaptive Immunity - T cells 1: T cell development and selection in the thymus; tolerance	Jakub Abramson
6	28/01	Adaptive Immunity - T cells 2: Peripheral T cell responses and functions	Ranit Kedmi
7	04/02	Immunity to Infection (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, vaccination strategies	Roi Avraham

Learning Outcomes

Introduction in to immune cells, hematopoiesis and principles of intercommunication between myeloid and lymphoid immune cells, as well as immuno-pathologies and infections.

Reading List

Janeway's IMMUNOBIOLOGY, by Murphy and Weaver

Garland Science; 9th or 10th edition , available in the WIS library

Website

N/A