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Animal models in immunology - MB151P99E
Title: Animal models in immunology
Czech title: Zvířecí modely v imunologii
Guaranteed by: Department of Cell Biology (31-151)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2021 to 2023
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:oral
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 26
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Explanation: 2022 - Lectures will be held in person, Wednesday; 14:50 in the lecture room 312Moodle: https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=2184
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Magdaléna Krulová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Meritxell Alberich Jorda, Ph.D.
RNDr. Karel Drbal, Ph.D.
MVDr. Jozef Janda, Ph.D.
RNDr. Iva Kolářová, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Magdaléna Krulová, Ph.D.
RNDr. Tomáš Macháček, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Magdaléna Krulová, Ph.D. (18.03.2019)
Most of our current understading of the function of the immune system is derived from model organisms. Use of inbred laboratory mouse strains and the advancement of gene-manipulation techniques allowed dissecting the roles of individual genes and their products in immune functions under normal and pathologic conditions. Part of this course will focus on generation of mouse models and their use in imunology research and as models for human diseases. Another part of the course will be dedicated to naturally occurring or experimentally induced diseases of domestic animals, which could serve as models for human medicine. Advantages and disadvantages of large animal models versus mouse models will be discussed.
Literature -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Magdaléna Krulová, Ph.D. (18.02.2019)
Lectures will be accessible on Moodle. Part of the study will be the work with primary literary publications from the foreign literature.
Requirements to the exam -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Magdaléna Krulová, Ph.D. (31.05.2019)

After each lecture students will answer the question concerning the lectured topic. Second part of exam will be conducted in the form of journal club.  Students will discuss recent literature relavant to the studied topic. 

Syllabus -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Magdaléna Krulová, Ph.D. (31.05.2019)

1.  Introduction - Rodents vs. humans: differences between mouse and human immunology 

2. Immunologically relevant mouse models

3. Genetically humanized mice and variants of immunodeficient models for xenotransplantation

4. Large animal models for study of immune system

5. Small animal models for study of immune system

6. Animal models of  study of immune system after parasite infection


After each lecture students will answer the question concerning the lectured topic. Exam will be conducted in the form of journal club.  Students will discuss recent literature relavant to the studied topic. 

 

 
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