Weekly seminar about cutting edge topics in immunology and infection biology. Internationally renowned experts present their current research followed by an open discussion.

Weekly seminar about cutting edge topics in immunology and infection biology. Internationally renowned experts present their current research followed by an open discussion.

Introduction into the cellular and molecular basis of the immune system and immune responses against diverse pathogens, tumors, transplants, and self (autoimmunity)

This course provides a detailed understanding of- development of T and B cells- the dynamics of a immune response during acute and chronic infection- mechanisms of immunopathology- modern vaccination strategiesKey experimental results will be shown to help understanding how immunological text book knowledge has evolved.

Structure and function of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi, single- and multi-cellular parasites. The lecture is complemented by a learning platform. Some material is expected to be prepared in self-study

Literature seminar for students at the masters level and PhD students. Introduction to the current research topics in infectious diseases; Introduction to key pathogens which are studied as model organisms in this field; Overview over key research groups in the field of infectious diseases in Zürich.