Basic Inflammation

Third-cycle level | 3.0 credits (HEC) | Course code: K2F2705
VT 2025
Study period: 2025-03-31 - 2025-04-25
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2024-10-15 - 2024-11-05
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Course description

The course provides the current concept of inflammation and consists of two parts. Part 1 will cover the basic mechanisms and mediators of inflammation (host defence peptides, coagulation, complement, alarmins, lipid mediators, the acute phase proteins, inflammatory cells), non-resolving inflammation, resolution of inflammation. Part 2 will discuss the common and specific features of inflammatory diseases (sepsis, chronic inflammatory diseases), animal models of inflammation, role of genetic and environmental factors, anti-inflammatory treatment. At the end of the course the students will present projects and write web-based exam.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

Documented knowledge about basic concepts of innate and adaptive immunity (e.g. immunology course during undergraduate education)

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

Cecilia Aulin, cecilia.aulin@ki.se

Begum Horuluoglu, begum.horuluoglu@ki.se

Course syllabus

K2F2705

Department

Department of Medicine, Solna

Doctoral programme

Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii)

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

Basic Inflammation

CONTACTBegum Horuluoglu

begum.horuluoglu@ki.se