Immunology of Aquatic Animals

Code:

CMRM124

Acronym:

CMRM124

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Marine Biology and Ecology

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Aquatic Production
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Marine Sciences - Marine Resources

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCMRM	19	Specialisation in Marine Biology and Ecology 2008	1	-	5	50	135
		Specialisation in Aquaculture and Fisheries 2008	1	-	5	50	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Evolution and diversity of the immunological system. The differences between invertebrates and vertebrates immune system. Specificities of fish immune system. Knowledge of main components of the teleost fish immunological system (organs, cells and molecules) and their function. Notions about the fish immunological system. Understanding the fish immunological memory and vacination.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Notions about the fish immunological system. Understanding the immunological memory of fishes. The importance of several factors that affect the immune response. Fish vaccination and their different methods.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Immunological System Evolution. Differences between invertebrate and vertebrate immune system. Innate and adaptive immune system. Main components of the immunological system (organs, cell and molecules). Thymus, Spleen, Anterior Kidney, Epigonal and Leidig organs. Lymphocytes, Granulocytes and Macrophages. Ig, Mhc, TCR and Cytokines. Immune system ontogeny. Physiology of immune response. Immunomodulation. Methods of fish vaccination.  

Mandatory literature

The Immune System: Comparative Histophysiology, Zapata, A.G., Cooper, E.L, 1990
Origin and Evolution of the Vertebrate Immune System, Pasquier, L., Litman, G.W. , 2000
Fish Defenses. Volume 1: Immunology, Zaccone G., Meseguer J., Gárcia-Ayala, A., Kapoor, B.G. , 2009
Evans, D.L., Jaso-Friedmann, L; Nonspecific Cytotoxic Cells and Innate Cellular Immunity in Teleost Fish. in: Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology. Volume 5: Immunobiology and Pathology, Fingerman, M., Nagabhushanam, R. , 2000
Press, C. M. ; Immunology of fishes. In: Handbook of Vertebrate Immunology, Pastoret, P.P., Griebel, P., Bazin, H., Govaerts, A., 1998

Complementary Bibliography

Fish Immunology, Manning, M.J., Tatner, M.F. , 1985

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical lessons

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
final exam	Exame	2,00	70,00
presentation of scientific article	Trabalho escrito	0,50	30,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
classes	Frequência das aulas	49
	Total:	49,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must be present in at least 2/3 of the practical lessons

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation: final exam (70%) + oral presentation of scientific article (30%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Oral presentation of scientific article

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Examination equal to other students, benefiting from the special dates in accordance with the rules in force at ICBAS

 

Classification improvement

Examination for grade improvement in accordance with the rules in force at ICBAS