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BI1428

Immunology and Allergy in a Food Perspective

The course covers the structure of the immune system, allergies and immune-related diseases related to food, and antibody-based applications.


Lectures and compulsory group exercises cover the following sections:



  • the immune system and their role in infections



  • allergies and food components



  • antibody structure, properties and production of antibodies



  • applications based on antibodies in science and food analysis




In laboratory work (mandatory), current techniques in immunodetection are treated and specialization is done through group assignments on selected subjects.


Information from the course leader

Welcome to the course Immunologi och allergi i ett livsmedelsperspektiv (BI1428), 2022!

The course starts on September 29th.

We will be using the following text-book for the course:

Understanding Immunology, 3rd edition (2012), Peter Wood Pearson Education Ltd. ISBN-10: 0273730681; ISBN-13: 9780273730682

The schedule uploaded on August 30th can be found at the course web-site.

As teachers, we consider the students comments from the evaluations and do our best to maintain the high standard when arranging the course each year. Over the years, the structure of the course has undergone significant changes based on the evaluations from previous years.

If you have questions concerning the course please contact:

eugene.savenkov@slu.se

Please notice that the administration of the course is entirely in English. The teaching is going to be in Swedish and in English.

Course evaluation

The course evaluation is now closed

BI1428-10337 - Course evaluation report

Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.

Additional course evaluations for BI1428

Academic year 2023/2024

Immunology and Allergy in a Food Perspective (BI1428-10429)

2023-09-28 - 2023-10-30

Syllabus and other information

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: Yes The course is offered as a programme course: Food Science (BSc) Tuition fee: Tuition fee only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: 19030 SEK Cycle: Bachelor’s level (G1F)
Subject: Food Science Biology Biology Food science
Course code: BI1428 Application code: SLU-10337 Location: Uppsala Distance course: No Language: Swedish Responsible department: Department of Plant Biology Pace: 100%