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Vaccines: from smallpox to technologies of the future
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 6 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Understand the burden of some infectious diseases
- Learn about the history of vaccines
- Distinguish the different types of immunity
- Understand how vaccines trigger our immunity
- Identify the different types of vaccines
- Distinguish the phases in vaccine development
- Identify the problems we are facing today and the possible solutions
Prerequisite
- Basic knowledge of biochemistry (DNA, RNA,...)
- Basic knowledge of cell biology
- Basic knowledge of virology (f.e. structure of virus particle)
- Advanced knowledge of immunology for module 3
Instructors
Johan Neyts
Professor
KU Leuven University
Corinne Vandermeulen
Professor
KU Leuven University
Steven Van Gucht
Professor
Sciensano
Marta Romano
PhD
Sciensano
Isabelle Desombere
PhD
Sciensano
Nico Vandaele
Professor
KU Leuven University
Catherine Decouttere
PhD
KU Leuven University
Marc Van Ranst
Professor
KU Leuven University
Anthony R. Fooks
Professor
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Ashley C. Banyard
PhD
Animal and Plant Health Agency
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