Module LS4101 F

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

2,66

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Molecular Life Science 2023, module part, Immunology
• Master MLS 2018, Module part of a compulsory module, Immunology
• Master MLS 2009, Module part of a compulsory module, cell biology
• Master MLS 2016, Module part of a compulsory module, Clinical Immunology

Classes and lectures:

• Clinical Immunology II (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 50 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• The students get basic knowledge of various branches and aspects of clinical immunology
• The students get an insight into the interdisciplinary clinical-immunological aspects of dermatological and allergological diseases
• The students get to know immunopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of selected diseases (contact dermatitis, Hymenoptera allergy, food allergy, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, lichen planus), in context of the involved immune system (especially immunodeficiencies, allergic diseases and chronic inflammation)

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students are able to explain the immune response of the innate and adaptive immune system in the context of diagnostic and therapeutic issues
• The students can describe the current knowledge for the development of different types of allergies, Lichen planus or Psoriasis and can explain the basic mechanisms causing these diseases
• They can provide examples of genetic defects leading to primary immunodeficiencies and allergy

Grading through:

• written exam

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. med. vet. Jennifer Hundt
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Charli Kruse

Teacher:

• Institute of Nutrition Medicine
• LIED | Lübecker Institut für experimentelle Dermatologie (Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology)
• Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Venerology
• Dr. Torsten Schröder
• Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Andreas Recke
• Prof. Dr. med. Ralf Ludwig
• Priv.-Doz. Dr. rer. physiol. Katja Bieber
• Prof. Dr. med. vet. Jennifer Hundt

Literature:

• Kenneth M. Murphy, Paul Travers, Mark Walport : Janeway Immunologie
• Robert R. Rich, Thomas A Fleisher, William T. Shearer, Harry Schroeder, Anthony J. Frew, Cornelia M. Weyand : Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice, 4th Edition

Language:

• English, except in case of only German-speaking participants

Notes:

Last Updated:

16.01.2025