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Immunology in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology for Medical Diagnostics and Therapy - Lecture

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2023-2024

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 14 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 14 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OBI-010-E
  • 1 kredit
  • Biotechnology MSc
  • Specialty in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology modul
  • autumn
Prerequisites:

-

Exam course:

yes

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 50

Topic

Immunology in pharmaceutical biotechnology for medical diagnostics and therapy - the aim of the course is to connect the background of drug development and immunology, the effect of small molecular drugs on the immune system, how it affects diagnostics and how drugs can trigger adverse reactions via modulating the activity of the immune system.

Lectures

  • 1. Introduction. Immune effects of drugs acting on the immune system. - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 2. Bacterial infection -Effects of antibiotics on the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 3. Viral infection I. - Effects of antiviral drugs on the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 4. Viral infection II. - Effects of antiviral drugs on the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 5. Parasite infection - Effectso anti-parasitic drugs on the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 6. Fungal infection - effects of antifungal drugs on the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 7. Vitamins and the immune system - Effects of vitamins on the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 8. Tumors and immunotherapy - Effects of chemotherapy on the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 9. Tumors and immunotherapy - Immunological agents used in cancer therapy and their effects on the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 10. Hypersensitivity reactions I. Immune effects of drugs used in the therapy of hypersensitivity reactions - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 11. Hypersensitivity reactions II. Immune effects of drugs used in the therapy of hypersensitivity reactions - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 12. Vaccination - Effects of vaccines on the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 13. Novel therapies using the immune system - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet
  • 14. Personalizes therapies - Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Pharmaceutical Applied Immunology

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Maximum of 25 % absence allowed

Mid-term exams

midterm test

Making up for missed classes

None

Exam topics/questions

Meetstreet, Teams, Neptun

Examiners

  • Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • Dr. Pongrácz Judit Erzsébet

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Ádám Zoltán Mihály
  • Bóvári-Biri Judit
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