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FIRST offers a number of „Elective Courses“ of which you should select at least 2 during your PhD period.
Crash Course – Basics in Molecular and Clinical Immunology
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innate immunity & adaptive immunity;
Hyperactive immune system: Tolerance and Allergy, Chronic Inflammation, Autoimmunity and Transplantation;
Hypoactive immune system: Immune Deficiencies ;
Tumour, immune therapy and NK cells and stem cell transplantation |
Duration: |
usually 2 full days |
Lipids in Healths & Diseases & Lipid Pharmacology
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Endocannabinoids in the vascular system; Leukotrienes and atherosclerosis
Prostanoids and nociceptor sensitisation by lipids
Cannabinoids in nociception and neuroimmune interaction and nerve injury |
Duration: |
6 hours |
From Target to Drug
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History, biology and clinical relevance of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNFα;
the development and use of TNFα blocking agents as anti-inflammatory drugs |
Duration: |
usually 4x 2 hours including Journal Club |
Pain Research – from animals to humans
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various forms of pain, pain models, pain pharmacology |
Duration: |
usually ½ day |
Molecular Virology
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Structure and replication strategies of viruses, Simple and compley retroviruses
Viruses as gene transfer vehicles and expression systems, Immune reactions to viruses
Vaccinia virus, Hepadna viruses, herpes virus, Virus evolution |
Duration: |
usually 2x ½ day |
Tumour Biology
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Cancer – growth control and signalling, Stem cells and cancer stem cells,
Tumour immunology, Leukaemia and lymphoma
Genomic integrity and cancer, Multistep tumourigenesis
Cancer treatment |
Duration: |
usually 6x 2hours, including Journal Club |
Biopharmaceuticals
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Peptides, oncolytic viruses, immunization, vector viruses, antibodies, si RNA, RNA and DNA aptoamers, cytokines, coagulation factiors, muteins |
Duration: |
usually 10x 1 hour |
Cardiovascular Course
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regulation of vascular tone, endothelial dysfunction, platelet function, angiogenesisi, atherosclerosis, hypertension |
Duration: |
usually 10x 1 hour |
Regenrative Medicine
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stem cells in regenerative medicine, hematopoetic stem cells, reprogrammed stem cells |
Duration: |
N/A |
If you wish to join a course, please contact Brigitte Held () for more information.
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