Undergraduate Course: Immunotherapy (MSBM10005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Medical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to introduce students to immunotherapy as an alternative form of disease prevention/treatment and to develop an understanding of the concept of, and technologies involved in, harnessing the immune response to treat infections, cancers and autoimmunity.
Topics to be covered include:
? What is immunotherapy?
? Immunotherapy ? historical perspectives
? Background to a healthy immune system
? Human immunodeficiences
? Immunopathology
? Monoclonal antibody technology
? Clinical use of monoclonal antibodies
? T cell and dendritic cell technologies
? Cellular therapies in clinical practice
? Clinical trials
? Genetic manipulation and the future of immunotherapy
The teaching will be based around recent publications on the development of immunotherapy and will cover all aspects from basic laboratory-based research to clinical trials.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 12 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 8,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Immunotherapy | 1:30 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To gain an understanding of immunotherapy and the conditions it can be used to treat.
To be able to evaluate the role of different strategies in the treatment of diseases.
To build on the knowledge gained to address issues important for the design of therapeutic and preventative measures.
Gain experience in interpreting experimental data and communicating the findings both in writing and orally.
The ability to assess scientific papers critically and explain the findings.
The ability to relate what is learned at one session to discussions held at a different time and to integrate the information into the overall framework.
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Assessment Information
| Examination (70%) and Course Work (30%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | MEDSCIImmuno |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Philip Larkman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3517
Email: P.Larkman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Lisa Ketchion
Tel: (0131 6)51 1629
Email: Lisa.Ketchion@ed.ac.uk |
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