Data
Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2026-2027
Course director
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Boldizsár Ferenc
associate professor,
Department of Immunology and Biotechnology -
Number of hours/semester
lectures: 28 hours
practices: 0 hours
seminars: 0 hours
total of: 28 hours
Subject data
- Code of subject: OBA-111_24-E
- 2 kredit
- Biotechnology MSc
- Basic modul
- spring semester
OBA-107-E finished
Exam course:Course headcount limitations
min. 1 – max. 999
Topic
Biotechnology is connected to immunology in several ways. The aim of this course is to introduce the biotechnology MSc students to this complex relationship. Understanding of the immunological steady state will serve as a starting point to interpret the pathological alterations of the immune system, for example hypersensitive reactions or immunodeficiencies. The importance of physiological- and pathological autoimmunity will be discussed. Immunological background of several biotechnology fields will be highlighted. Interaction between microbes and the immune system. Possibilities in immunomodulation and immunological therapies.
Lectures
- 1.
Overview of the immune system: components, structure, functions. Immunological recognition.
- Németh Péter János - 2.
Types of immune responses (elimination or tolerance).
- Németh Péter János - 3.
Normal immune homeostasis and its potential disturbances.
- Boldizsár Ferenc - 4.
Introduction to hypersensitive reactions.
- Boldizsár Ferenc - 5.
Allergy (IgE-mediated hypersensitivity).
- Berki Timea - 6.
Delayed type hypersensitivity.
- Boldizsár Ferenc - 7.
Primary immunodeficiencies.
- Balogh Péter - 8.
Secondary (acquired) immunodeficiencies, HIV, AIDS
- Engelmann Péter András - 9.
Overview of the the humoral immune response
- Simon Diána - 10.
Advances in vaccination.
- Simon Diána - 17.
Physiological and pathological mucosal immune responses-cells, processes and potential targets for restoration.
- Kellermayer Zoltán - 16.
CAR T cells
- Balogh Péter - 19.
Physiological- and pathological autoimmunity
- Németh Péter János - 18.
Physiological- and pathological autoimmunity
- Németh Péter János - 20.
Complex animal models of autoimmunity (RA)
- Boldizsár Ferenc - 21.
Complex animal models of autoimmunity (SLE, Hemolytic anemia)
- Boldizsár Ferenc - 22.
Complex animal models of innate immunity
- Engelmann Péter András - 13.
Applications of monoclonal antibodies (medical diagnostics)
- Berki Timea - 14.
Applications of monoclonal antibodies (medical diagnostics)
- Berki Timea - 11.
Immunomodulation
- Boldizsár Ferenc - 12.
Immunomodulation
- Boldizsár Ferenc - 15.
Non-immune functions of lymphocytes-tissue regeneration. Ectopic and artificial lymphoid tissues.
- Balogh Péter - 23.
Immune response against pathogens
- Berki Timea - 24.
Immune response against pathogens
- Berki Timea - 25.
Interactions between the microbiom and the immune system
- Olasz Katalin Eszter - 26.
Interactions between the microbiom and the immune system
- Olasz Katalin Eszter - 27.
Immune response against tumors
- Németh Péter János - 28.
Immunological aspects of organ transplantation
- Németh Péter János
Practices
Seminars
Reading material
Obligatory literature
Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H.H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai: Cellular and MolecularImmunology, 10th edition, 2021.
Literature developed by the Department
www.immbio.hu
Notes
Lectures are available on www.immbio.hu.
Recommended literature
none
Conditions for acceptance of the semester
Reaching at least 50% on the midterm tests.
Mid-term exams
Midterm tests will be conducted.
Making up for missed classes
none
Exam topics/questions
Az előadások anyaga. www.immbio.hu
Examiners
- Balogh Péter
- Berki Timea
- Boldizsár Ferenc
- Engelmann Péter András
- Németh Péter János