Applied Immunology - Lecture

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

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
Prerequisites:

OBA-107-E finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 200

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.

    From the humoral immune response to artificial antibody production (Hybridoma technique)

    - Németh Péter János
  • 10.

    From the humoral immune response to artificial antibody production (Hybridoma technique)

    - Németh Péter János
  • 17.

    Physiological and pathological mucosal immune responses-cells, processes and potential targets for restoration.

    - Kellermayer Zoltán
  • 16.

    CAR T cells

    - Balogh Péter
  • 19.

    Tolerance and autoimmunity

    - Németh Péter János
  • 18.

    Tolerance and 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
  • 11.

    Applications of monoclonal antibodies (medical diagnostics)

    - Berki Timea
  • 12.

    Monoclonal antibodies for therapy

    - Berki Timea
  • 13.

    Immunomodulation

    - Boldizsár Ferenc
  • 14.

    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

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars