Basic and applied Immunology
Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Copenhagen
This is a specialised course. This means that 80% of the seats are reserved to PhD students enrolled at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH and 20% og the seats are reserved to PhD students from other Danish Universities/faculties (except CBS).
The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD Students from NorDoc member faculties. All other participants must pay the course fee.
Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at a Danish university, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. This also applies to PhD students from NorDoc member faculties. After the enrollment deadline, available seats will be allocated to applicants on the waiting list.
Learning objectives
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
1. Understand the basic principles of innate immunity and how it bridges to adaptive immunity.
2. Understand principles of adaptive immunity, including development and interaction of immune cells during adaptive immunity.
3. Have a solid knowledge on diseases caused by malfunctioning of the immune system due to pathogens or lack of immune stimulation.
4. Have expert competencies in novel concepts of immunotherapy, vaccines and immunological involvement in diseases development and progression.
5. Have skills in performing and understanding modern methods used in immunological laboratories.
6. Be able to comprehensively present and discuss immunological projects.
Content
Six parts consisting of afternoon sessions with student prepared lectures and theroretical exercises and discussions. Each session is preceded by e-learning and own reading in a recommended textbook. Three days with laboratory exercises, questions and discussions.
Participants
PhD students and other candidates with minor knowledge in immunology or who needs to get their knowledge in immunology refreshed or want to obstain some practical experience within immunology.
Relevance to graduate programmes
The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH:
All graduate programmes
Language
English
Form
Lectures, discussion, practical exercises
Course director
Hanne Frøkiær, professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, hafr@sund.ku.dk
Teachers
Hanne Frøkiær, professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Søren Skov, professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Dates
26/1, 9/2, 16/2, 23/2, 2/3, 9/3, 16/3, 25-27/3
Course location
Ridebanevej 9, Frederiksberg and an auditorium at the Frederiksberg campus
Expected frequency
Yearly if sufficient interest
Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules.
Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment.
Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.