Class Immunology

In this curricular unit will be concerned the various elements and mechanisms necessary to understand the structure, organization, and function of the immune system.

Introduction to Immunology and Innate Immunity

• History of immunology, importance and basic concepts
• Organs, cells, receptors and molecules fundamental to the functioning of the immune system
• Innate immunity and inflammation:
  • The complement system
  • The inflammatory reaction and the establishment of the adaptive immune response

Adaptive immunity

• Antigen receptors and MHC
  • Organization and expression of lymphocyte receptor genes
  • The “Major Histocompatibility Complex” and antigen presentation
• Development of T cells and B cells
• Activation, differentiation and memory generation
• Antibody- and cell-mediated immunity

The immune system in health and disease

• Allergies, hypersensitivities and chronic inflammation
• Tolerance, autoimmunity and transplantation
• Infectious diseases and vaccines

Immunology and Nutrition

Immunological diagnostic techniques

Whenever possible, digital materials will be made available to support the master classes, and forum discussion channels will be opened about their contents.
A micro-congress will be prepared with the students, with the presentation and discussion of a scientific poster created by them, based on top publications in the field of immunology. A key to developing critical thinking about the latest developments in the field of study.

1. Janeway, C.A. et al, Immunobiology (2022), 10 th Ed., Garland Science.

2. Goldsby, R.A. et al.(2018), Kuby Immunology, 8th Ed., New York, W.H. Freeman & Company Eds.

3. Abbas, A.K., Lichtman, A.H.(2021), Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 10 th Ed., Elsevier/Saunders.

4. Arosa, F.A., Cardoso, E.M., Pacheco, F.C. (2014) Fundamentos de Imunologia (2º ed) Lidel.