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301844 SE Advanced Techniques in Molecular and Cellular Immunobiology (2026S)

5.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Requirements for participation:

The course is part of the MMEI master’s curriculum, and MMEI students will therefore be given priority. Students from MMB master’s and other non-MMEI students can be accepted but the following prerequisite knowledge and skills are expected:

• Knowledge and understanding of the overall organization of the immune system (innate and adaptive immunity, complement system, immune cell types, primary and secondary lymphoid organs, B and T cell selection, antigen presentation, effector responses)

• As minimum requirement, good theoretical knowledge of basic analytical techniques e.g. flow cytometry, (immuno)fluorescence and fluorophores, SDS-PAGE and Western blotting, ELISA, reporter assays, RT-qPCR)

This prerequisite knowledge is essential for successful completion of the course. This knowledge will be tested during the course as well as in the final exam and is part of the grade as described in the Assessment. Missing immunobiology-related knowledge could be gained from the course 301260 VO Immunology and Cellular Microbiology, Part A, or books such as Janeway’s Immunobiology (Murphy, Weaver, Berg, 10th ed., chapter 1-8) or Kuby Immunology (Owen, Punt and Stranford, 7th ed.; chapter 1, 2, 4-8, 20, 23).

  • Wednesday 04.03. 13:00 - 14:00 BZB/Seminarraum 1/2, 6.Ebene 6.501/6.504, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 14.04. 12:00 - 17:00 BZB/Seminarraum, 3.Ebene 3.202/3.402, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Thursday 16.04. 12:00 - 17:00 BZB/Seminarraum, 3.Ebene 3.202/3.402, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Monday 20.04. 12:00 - 17:00 BZB/Seminarraum, 3.Ebene 3.202/3.402, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 21.04. 12:00 - 17:00 BZB/Seminarraum, 3.Ebene 3.202/3.402, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien
  • Tuesday 05.05. 09:00 - 10:30 BZB/Seminarraum 1/2, 6.Ebene 6.501/6.504, Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims: Acquirement of theoretical knowledge of contemporary methods used in molecular and cellular immunobiology.
Content: The participants will review current methods to study immune responses and their regulation at the cellular and organismal level. The methods include the generation and use of transgenic animals in immunology (e.g. cre-based approaches, DT-mediated depletion, fate mapping), genome engineering & gene targeting in immunology, and imaging (2-photon, bioluminescence, mass cytometry, microfluidics).
Lectures by lecturers introducing methods and providing theoretical background. Presentations by students of key research papers employing the techniques discussed in the course.
The seminar is highly recommended for students who plan to attend the "Practical Course in Molecular and Cellular Immunobiology": in case of overregistration for the practical course, students who completed the seminar will be preferentially accepted.
Lectures by lecturers introducing methods and providing theoretical background. Presentations by students of key research papers employing the techniques discussed in the course.

Assessment and permitted materials

The following aspects are evaluated: active participation in the course, quality of the presentation and ability to ask and answer questions, ability to summarize presented studies, final exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements: Attendance, presentation of a publication, final exam

Assessment criteria:
45% exam
45% ability to present key findings and techniques of the paper, and ability to answer questions
10% chalk-talk summary of one of the presentations

Each of the evaluated parts must be completed with a positive grade.

Examination topics

Contents of course units.

Reading list

Recent literature will be provided by the lecturer.

Association in the course directory

MMEI I, MMB III-3a., MMB III-5a.

Last modified: Mo 16.02.2026 15:48