Undergraduate Course: Inflammation (BIME10019)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Details of the cellular and molecular basis of inflammatory responses and the development of inflammatory diseases. Developing an integrated view of inflammatory responses in terms of cell biology, physiology and pathology, with teaching sessions moderated by both biomedical and clinical scientists. Examination of the mechanisms underlying control of inflammation at a molecular and cellular level will provide a background for discussions of the pathophysiological consequences of inflammatory diseases in specific organs, including the lung, gastrointestinal tract, and the cardiovascular system. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 40,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
151 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
30% ICA, 70% Exam |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be available throughout the course in many forms:
¿ Feedback from course organiser and other key teaching staff
¿ Mid-course feedback session, as well as several sessions later in the course to go over
exam questions and techniques as well as specific student questions about topics has been
timetabled for students
¿ Feedback from the exam will be made available ¿ please contact the course administrator for more information about how and when this will be done
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Inflammation (BIME10019) | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
To provide a thorough background to the basic principles of inflammatory processes.
This 20 point elective course for the BSc in Biomedical Sciences will provide students with the opportunity to acquire relevant research skills and associated generic/transferable skills, including presentation skills and literature research in preparation for graduate careers in the life sciences.
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Reading List
Recommended Reading
1. Ley K, Laudanna C, Cybulsky MI, Nourshargh S. Getting to the site of inflammation: the leukocyte adhesion cascade updated. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 2007;7(9):678¿689.
2. Davies LC, Jenkins SJ, Allen JE, Taylor PR. Tissue-resident macrophages. Nat. Immunol. 2013;14(10):986¿995.
3. Serhan CN, Brain SD, Buckley CD, et al. Resolution of inflammation: state of the art, definitions and terms. FASEB J. Off. Publ. Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol. 2007;21(2):325¿332.
4. Poon IKH, Lucas CD, Rossi AG, Ravichandran KS. Apoptotic cell clearance: basic biology and therapeutic potential. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 2014;14(3):166¿180.
5. Iredale J. Defining therapeutic targets for liver fibrosis: Exploiting the biology of inflammation and repair. Pharmacol. Res. 2008;58(2):129¿136.
6. Thorp EB. Contrasting Inflammation Resolution during Atherosclerosis and Post Myocardial Infarction at the Level of Monocyte/Macrophage Phagocytic Clearance. Front. Immunol. 2012;3:
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Inflammation, Innate Immunity, Inflammatory cells, Cytokines, Tissue Repair, Resolution |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ian Dransfield
Tel: (0131 6)50 6948
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: |
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