This MOOC describes the players and the whole orchestra involved in innate immunity against pathogens.
Register on : https://www.fun-mooc.fr/en/courses/innate-immunity/
Description:
More than a century ago, Elie Metchnikoff established the bases of cellular innate immunity when he discovered the mechanism of phagocytosis.
However, during most of the XXth century, adaptive immunity (also known as specific immunity) focused most of the interest of the researchers, until Charles Janeway and Polly Matzinger revisited the definition of immunology.
What was called “non-specific immunity” was renamed “innate immunity”, and the understanding of the sensing of the exogenous or endogenous dangers signals, and their identification revolutionized our understanding of the early mechanism aimed to defend the integrity of the host against any type of attacks including pathogens.
Nowadays, how bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi are sensed by the infected host, have been mostly deciphered. Similarly, the mechanisms of the host involved to defend its integrity against infectious process have been decoded. This MOOC describes the players and the whole orchestra involved in innate immunity against pathogens.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define the cellular and molecular players of innate immunity.
- Describe the mechanisms that lead to the elimination of pathogens.
- Understand the strategies pathogens use against the innate immune system.
- Discuss the influence of genetics and microbiota on the innate immune system.
- Present links between innate immunity and the central nervous system and adaptive immunity.
Enrollment: From Dec. 01, 2021 to March 08, 2022
Course: From Jan. 14, 2022 to March 15, 2022
Languages: English – French
More courses on: https://www.fun-mooc.fr/en/etablissements/institut-pasteur/
Know the Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases – DNM2IP
Pôle Enseignement Numérique
