Fish & Shellfish Immunology

The course aims at providing a detailed overview on the immunology of fish and shellfish.

Course Contents

1.   History of immunology
2.   Antigens
3.   Immune organs of fish
4.   Inflammation
5.  Innate immunity
6.   Key cells
7.   Cell based innate immune sensing fish
8.   Cellular effectors in fish
9.   Humoral-based immune sensing in fish
10.   Cytokines and chemokines
11.   MHC in fish
12.   Ag presentation
13.   T cell response in fish
14.   Immunoglobulines of fish
15.   B cell response in fish
16.   Hemocytes in shellfish and tissues of their immune system
17.   PRR of shellfish
18.   ProPO in shellfish
19.   Coagulation in shellfish
20.   Anti-viral mechanisms in shellfish.

Further course information can be found here: https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/I002797/2021