Advanced Immunology: Immune System Cell Trafficking

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Pre -requisites: MICR 8540, MICR 8499. Scientific research publications on relevant immune cell populations and the molecular factors involved in the process of cell migration and the traffic of immune cell throughout various tissues in homeostatic and inflammatory conditions, will be discussed in this course. Emphasis will be placed on historical publications as a tool of knowledge in order to lead the student through the evolution of particular subjects over the years. It will give the student the opportunity to explore the initial observation s that led to experimental design, results and conclusions of different concepts. At the end of the course it is expected the student had acquired depth in knowledge on how immune cells migrate and what are the factors that regulate these processes; development of new routes of scientific critical analysis is also expected in the student.