The Immune System in Health and Disease
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% of 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 importance of the innate and adaptive immune system and the involvement of the component in the immune response
2. Describe fundamental mechanisms of the immune system and the importance of the different components in inflammatory diseases
3. Reflect and understand strategies to deal with inflammatory reactions in relation to diseases
Content
The interaction between the innate and adaptive immune system has during recent years been more obvious. It has become increasingly evident that inflammatory diseases constitute an important issue involving both systems. The course aims to convey current basic knowledge and its involvement in important inflammatory diseases by leading scientists on an international level.
Participants
PhD students with interests in immunological issues
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:
- Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
- Clinical Cancer Research
Language
English
Form
Lectures
Course director
Mogens Holst Nissen, professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology mhni@sund.ku.dk
Teachers
National and International Speakers
Dates
Tuesday 5th January 2027 at 9:00 – 16:00
Tuesday 12th January 2027 at 9:00 – 16:00
Tuesday 17th January 2027 at 9:00 – 16:00
Tuesday 26th January 2027 at 9:00 – 16:00
Course location
Panum Institute, Blegdamsvej #, 2200 Copenhagen N
Registration
Please register before 30 November 2026
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.