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Prerequisites

TopLSM3223 and either LSM3225 or LSM3232

Schedule

TopTIMETABLE FOR SEMESTER I, 2016/2017

LSM 4226 – Infection and Immunity

Module Coordinator: A/P Alonso, Sylvie
Email: sylvie_alonso@nuhs.edu.sg
Tel: 6516 3541

LECTURES:	MONDAY	LECTURES:	THURSDAY
TIME:	1000 – 1200 hrs	TIME:	1000 – 1200 hrs
VENUE:	MD4-02-03E	VENUE:	MD4-02-03E

WK	MONTH	LECTURES	LECTURES
WK	MONTH	MONDAYS	THURSDAYS
1.	Aug	8 Introduction lecture (SA)	11 Immunology basics 1 (innate and adaptive immunity; mucosal immunity) (VA)
2.		15 Immunology basics 2 (innate and adaptive immunity; mucosal immunity) (VA)	18 Vaccinology (SA)
3.		22 Basic virology and viral pathogenesis (TYJ)	25 Basic parasitology and parasite pathogenesis (KT)
4.	Aug/Sep	29 Basic bacteriology and bacterial pathogenesis (ZY)	1 Animal models of infection (SA)
5.		5 TB pathogenesis 1 (SA)	8 TB pathogenesis 2 (SA)
6.		12 Public Holiday	15 Drug resistance in TB (PB)
	*Recess Week: Sat 17 Sep – Sun 25 Sep 2016 (1 week)*
7.	Sep	26 TB clinical perspectives (SW)	29 Dengue virus: DEN disease and virulence strategies (JC)
8.	Oct	3 Dengue virus: Vaccine and drug development against DEN (JC)	6 DENV escape strategies (OEE)
9.		10 JC1 (SA/VA)	13 Article write up 1 (SA)
10.		17 JC2 (SA/VA)	20 Article write up 2 (SA)
11.		24 JC3 (SA/VA)	27 Article write up CA (SA)
12.	Oct/Nov	31 Bacteria in practice (TB)	3 clinical diagnostic of bacterial infection (KLC)
13.		7 Clinical trials in infectious diseases (NP )	10 Questions and Answers – preparation to final exam (SA/VA)
	READING PERIOD: Sat 12 Nov to Fri 18 Nov 2016 (1 week)
	EXAMINATION : Monday, 28 November 2016, 9am
	VACATION : Sun 4 Dec 2016 to Sun 8 Jan 2017 (5 weeks)

Lecturers:
-SA: Sylvie Alonso
-VA: Veronique Angeli Confirmed
-ZY: Zhang Yongliang confirmed
-JC: Justin Chu confirmed
-TYJ: Tan Yee Joo confirmed
-PB: Pablo Bifani
-KT: Kevin Tan confirmed
-OEE: Ooi Eng Eong confirmed
-NP: Nick Paton confirmed
-SW: Sunny Wang confirmed
-TB: Tim Barkham confirmed
-KLC: Kean Lee Chew confirmed

Preclusions

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Workload

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C: no. of lab hours per week
D: no. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork etc per week
E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week