Postgraduate Course: Inflammation: Inflammatory Disease (LISC11076)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Life Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course examines the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the development of inflammatory disease. The breakdown in the inflammatory process that lead to pathophysiological consequences in the nervous system, liver, lung and kidney will be considered. Potential therapeutic strategies for the treatment of inflammatory disease will be considered in the context of detailed understanding of the cellular and molecular basis of dysregulated inflammation. The course will have a combination of seminar-based teaching and student-led moderated discussion sessions to develop the main teaching themes. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Weeks |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to provide insight into the processes underlying development of inflammatory disease.
The course is as an elective research theme for the MSc Biomedical Sciences Programme to provide students with the opportunity to acquire relevant research skills and associated generic/transferable skills,.
The course will provide students with thorough and specific preparation for 3 year PhD training in Biomedical Sciences at MSc and en route to the PhD |
Assessment Information
| 100% laboratory project write up |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
) Anti-inflammatory strategies I
e.g. Anti-histamines, NSAIDs, LT-antagonists,
2) Anti-inflammatory strategies II
e.g.GCs, biologics
3) Modelling inflammation in vivo
- Models of chronic inflammation
- Models of acute inflammation
4)Fibrosis and aberrant repair
5) Infection and inflammation (bacteria) - sepsis
6) Infection and inflammation (viruses) RSV and influenza
7) Atherosclerosis and inflammation -
8) Inflammation in the CNS and MS
9) Inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease
10) Inflammatory Bowel Disease -
11) Cancer and Inflammation -
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Inflammatory Bowel disease
Kaser A, Zeissig S, Blumberg RS.
Inflammatory bowel disease.
Annu Rev Immunol. 2010 Mar;28:573-621.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
2 x 2hour seminar/discussion sessions
Laboratory mini -project
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| Keywords | Inflammation, Inflammatory Disease, Therapy, Initiation, Repair, Resolution |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ian Dransfield
Tel: (0131 6)50 6948
Email: I.Dransfield@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson
Tel: 0131 242 6478
Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk |
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