Course description
The primary purpose of the course is to introduce doctoral students to key concepts that underlie immune function in mucosal tissues (gut, lung) and to develop their skills to apply these concepts to their own research. Another purpose of the course is to inspire students by giving them the opportunity to interact with scientists who are performing cutting-edge research in the area of mucosal immunology.
The following main topics will be covered during the course: gut immune system, lung immune system, microbiota and its interaction with the immune system, role of immune-microbiota interaction in inflammatory diseases (with focus on gut and lung).
Prerequisites and Selection
Prerequisite courses, or equivalent
Basic knowledge in immunology corresponding to the course K8F3187 or K2F3139.
Selection
Selection will be based on:
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written motivation).
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date).
Course director
Tim Willinger
Eduardo Villablanca
Course syllabus
H7F3178
Department
Department of Medicine, Huddinge
Doctoral programme
Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii)
Type of course
**Other course
Keywords
immune system, gut, lung, inflammation, microbiota