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 Basic Immunology” (GYGENIMUE1A-00)
2017/18/1
(compulsory subject, 2 credits)


Prerequisite subject:
Biology II; Medical Terminology; Anatomy
Attendance of a minimum of 75% of the lectures is necessary for the end-term signature.
Exam: semi-final written test in the exam period

 

The Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology teaches basic immunology to 3rd year students in the fifth semester. This course provides a basic knowledge of the structure and mechanisms of the immune system. The course includes 2 hours (90 minutes) lectures weekly. According to the Academic and Examination Rules (17§ 7-8.), students must visit at least 75% of lectures in order to have a valid semester (i.e. in order to be admitted to the exam). We check the presence of students at the lectures randomly during the semester. More than three absences from the lectures invalidates the semester. The lecturer will sign the lecture (index) books during the exam.


Exam info

The semester is completed by a written exam. The topics are based on the textbook and the lectures, so attending the latter ones greatly helps students successfully prepare for the exam. At the exam, it is not sufficient to repeat memorized topics from the textbook and presentations, but you have to be able to synthesize and integrate your knowledge from different parts. Students have to reach more than 50 % of the scores to pass (31 points out of 60). The retake exam can be taken no sooner than on the 3rd day after the former exam.

The exam dates will be published one month before the beginning of the exam period. Registration for the exam dates (or modifying the registration) can be arranged exclusively online by the students’ registration system (NEPTUN). If you want to change your exam day, first you have to cancel your earlier sign up. Please, consider the registration deadlines for the exams (48 hrs before the beginning of the exam). Since we have to book the exam rooms in advance, we cannot change (increase) the number of examinees. For taking the exam, students have to prove their identity by an official formal personal document with a photo (i.e. passport, driving license). The announcement of the results takes two-four days, depending on the number of examinees. Here we would also like to warn you that in case of postponing your exam right to the end of the exam period, you may not be able to register to some of the subjects (which have Basic Immunology as a prerequisite) of the next semester on time.

If you miss an exam, the second retake exam (and all others thereafter) can be taken upon payment of a retake fee. The receipt has to be presented to the examiner at the beginning of the exam.


Useful hints

Do not forget that beside the text of the textbook, figures and drawings are also part of the subject. It is not sufficient to study from the textbook, but own lecture notes, draw schemes and flow charts are also important.


Book list
Required course textbook:

  • Abbas, Lichtmann, Pillai, Basic Immunology 5th Edition,Elsevier, 2015, eBook ISBN: 9780323400145, eBook ISBN: 9780323400114, eBook ISBN: 9780323400152, Paperback ISBN: 9780323390828

  • Your personal lecture notes.
  • PowerPoint presentations on our website (http://gsi.semmelweis.hu/, the user name and password is on course datasheet in the Neptun)

 

Contacts

Job title

Name

Room

Course coordinator (For the office hours, see the homepage.)

Marianna Csilla Holub, PhD

NET 618

Lecturer and Chairman of the Department

Prof. Edit Buzás, MD, DSC

NET 717

We do not arrange students’ affairs through phone or other way of telecommunication (except for NEPTUN). The office hours of the course coordinator can be viewed at the homepage of the department.

 

 

Topic list

 

Week

Lectures (2*45 min / week)
Monday, 10:40 – 12:10, NET Sz6

1.
(Sept 11 - 15)

Role, processes, organs and cells of the immune system
ppt

2.
(Sept 18 - 22)

Principles of natural immunity
ppt

3.
(Sept 25 - 29)

The complement system; inflammation and acute phase reaction
ppt

4.
(Oct 2 - 6)

Antigen, antigen presentation and MHCs
ppt

5.
(Oct 9 - 13)

Antigen receptors and their formation
ppt

6.
(Oct 16 - 20)

T lymphocytes and cell-mediated immune response
ppt

7.
(Oct 24 - 27)

HOLIDAY

8.
(Oct 30 - Nov 3)

B lymphocytes and humoral immune response
ppt

9.
(Nov 6 - 10)

Immune response in infections
ppt

10.
(Nov 13 - 17)

Hypersensitivity reactions
ppt

11.
(Nov 20 - 24)

Autoimmunity and tolerance
ppt

12.
(Nov 27 - Dec 1)

Antitumor and pregnacy immunity
ppt

13.
(Dec 4 - 8)

Immunology of transplantation; immonodeficiencies
ppt

14.
(Dec 11 - 15)

Introduction to immunopharmacology
ppt

 

 


Ebook

Seminars in Immunology ebook: pdf

(Updated version 2015)

 

Exam

Exam topic list: doc


 

Consultation

Immunology consultations (in the NET building) - 1st semester of 2017/18

date start room
20 December (Wednesday) 10:00 L16
2 January (Tuesday) 11:00 L16
8 January (Monday) 11:00 L16
15 January (Monday) 11:00 L16
22  January (Monday) 11:00 L16
29 January (Monday) 11:00 L16

The consultation lasts for maximum 70 minutes. If there are no students present at the beginning of the consultation, it will be cancelled.

 

 

 


The user name and password are published in the NEPTUN.


Course coordinators:
Biology:

Dr. LAJKÓ, Eszter

Immunology:
Dr. HOLUB, Marianna
+36 1 210 2930 / 56234

Genetics and Genomics:
Dr. HEGYESI, Hargita
+36 1 210 2930 / 56326

Academic (Neptun) administration:
+36 1 210 2950
+36 1 210 2930 / 56253

Office hours of course coordinators >>>

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