BIO2: Living in a Sea of Danger: The Immune System in a Hostile Environment

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The world is a dangerous place! The human body endures an environment populated by viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, toxins, and rogue cells. Defense against these insults is the job of the immune system, a finely tuned symphony of specialized proteins and cells that balance a tightrope task of containing or killing the insult without killing the host. The course will first examine the role of the innate immune system, always standing sentinel ready to respond to an array of predetermined dangers, then shift to examining the adaptive immune system with its ability to learn and adapt to novel insults. We will examine the processes by which the immune system detects "danger" and distinguishes between self and non-self, allowing the body to avoid attacking itself. Clinical case studies will illustrate what happens when these defenses fail, resulting in immunodeficiency disease, allergy or autoimmunity.

Period
18-08-2014 - 22-08-2014 (1 weeks)

Target group
Understanding in basic human physiology, basic chemistry (biochemistry) and biology.

Course aim
The most important aims of the Summer School are to develop post-graduates scientific readiness and to offer students the possibility to study in a modern, scientific environment and to create connections to the international science community.



Credits
3.0 ECTS creditsObligatory attendance at lectures. There will be an exam at the end of the course.

Course fee
EUR 0[Convert to USD]Participating the Summer School is free of charge, but student have to cover the costs of own travel, accommodation and meals at Jyvskyl.

Course leader
Coordinator: Dr. Leona Gilbert (university of Jyvskyl, Finland)rnrnLecturer: Dr. Stanley J. Naides (MD, Medical Director Immunology Department, United States)

Scholarships
The 24th Jyvskyl Summer School is not able to grant any Summer School students financial support. In order to ensure your participation, we recommend that you take steps to secure your own funding, for example, by turning first to your home institution

University of Jyvaskyla Faculty of Mathematics and Science and Faculty of Information Technology
Address: Jyvaskyla Summer School, Faculty of Mathematics and Science P.O.Box 35 (YK312), FIN-40014 University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Postal code: FIN-40014
City: Jyvaskyla
Country: Finland
Website: http://www.jyu.fi/summerschool
E-mail: jss@jyu.fi
Phone: +358505818351