Educational guide

IDENTIFYING DATA

2023_24

Subject

DEFENCE STRATEGIES OF ORGANISMS AGAINST PATHOGENS

Code

01745013

Study programme

1745 - Máster Universitario en Investigación en Biotecnología y Biomedicina

Descriptors

Credit.

Type

Year

Period

Optional

First

Second

Language

Castellano

Prerequisites

Department

BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR

Coordinador

LETEK POLBERG , MICHAL

E-mail

mletp@unileon.es
smarm@unileon.es

Lecturers

LETEK POLBERG , MICHAL

MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ, SONIA

Web

http://

General description

Students will receive training on immunological techniques applicable in medical biology. After acquiring basic knowledge about immunology, students will carry out various practices where they can directly observe antigen-antibody reactions occurring in organisms. During the course, immunoassay tests will be conducted for the determination of antibodies and other similar components in current health tests. Students will refresh their knowledge and practice techniques for determining different immunological components. They will also have the opportunity to perform blood cell extractions used for assessing humoral immune responses and to observe the different morphology of various blood components.

Tribunales de Revisión

Tribunal titular
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR	FERNANDEZ LOPEZ , ARSENIO
Secretario	BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR	SAENZ DE MIERA CARNICER , LUIS ENRIQUE
Vocal	BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR	MARTINEZ PASTOR , FELIPE

Tribunal suplente
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR	GONZALEZ CORDERO , ANA ISABEL
Secretario	BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR	GARCIA GARCIA , PEDRO
Vocal	BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR	POLANCO DE LA PUENTE , CARLOS

Competencies

Type A	Code	Competences Specific
	A18948
	A18953
	A18954
	A18955
	A18958
Type B	Code	Competences Transversal
	B5753
	B5754
	B5755
	B5756
	B5757
	B5758
	B5759
	B5760
	B5761
	B5762
	B5763
	B5764
	B5765
	B5766
	B5767
	B5768
Type C	Code	Competences Nuclear
	C1
	C2
	C3
	C4
	C5

Learning aims

	Competences
Delve into: Immunological techniques that provide insight into immunity against bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Concepts of natural or artificial immunity and humoral and cellular immunity. Knowledge about autoimmunity, immune rejection, and immunodeficiencies. Visualization of antigen-antibody reactions such as agglutination, precipitation, or immunodiffusion, and their direct application in medical biology tests. Learning the development of the technique and interpretation of results from different immunoenzymatic assay techniques (ELISA). Extraction of various blood cells to assess the humoral immune response. Update knowledge on: -Reviewing immunological concepts -Safety standards in the Microbiology Laboratory	A18948 A18953 A18954 A18955 A18958	B5753 B5754 B5755 B5756 B5757 B5758 B5759 B5760 B5761 B5762 B5763 B5764 B5765 B5766 B5767 B5768	C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Theoretical Classes	Introduction to immunological techniques with applications in medical biology.
Laboratory Practice Content	Antigen-antibody reactions that occur in organisms. Immunoassay tests for the determination of antibodies. Techniques for determining different immunological components. Extraction of blood cells used for assessing the humoral immune response and verification of the different morphology of various blood components.

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests
	Class hours	Hours outside the classroom	Total hours
Personal tuition	2	0	2

Laboratory practicals	24	0	24

Lecture	4	0	4


(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies ::

	Description
Personal tuition	Specialized face-to-face or online tutorials through educational support platforms.
Laboratory practicals	Experimental assays, problem-solving, or computer simulations. Students will perform or follow an experimental protocol adhering to good laboratory practices. In these sessions, both students and the instructor will discuss the results obtained, analyzing their significance and interest.
Lecture	Presentation or discussion of the subject matter content.

Personalized attention

Personal tuition

Description

Specialized face-to-face or online tutorials through educational support platforms.

Assessment

	Description	Qualification
Lecture	Attendance and active participation in all educational activities	30%
Laboratory practicals	Submission of laboratory practice reports.	40%
Others	Assessment of daily work in the laboratory (participation, organization, cleanliness, handling of equipment and materials, attentiveness, interest, and accurate data recording)	30%

Other comments and second call
All evaluation tests will be regulated according to the "Regulation for the Evaluation and Grading of Learning at ULE" (Approved by the Governing Council of ULE on 03-12-2010) and by the document "Guidelines for action in cases of plagiarism, copying, or fraud in exams or evaluation tests" (Approved by the Permanent Commission of the Governing Council of ULE on 01/29/2015).

Sources of information

Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic

Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY TESTS / 01745004