Period (from – till): 13-24 September 2021
Course coordinator: Prof. dr. Cécile van Els
Lecturer(s):
Prof. dr. Cécile van Els
Dr. Alice Sijts
Cécile van Els and Alice Sijts include the national vaccine symposium into this course. In total they invite approx. 30 speakers from UU, several Dutch Academic hospitals, RIVM and pharmaceutical companies.
Course description:
This course combines a state-of-the-art overview of the diverse facet’s of vaccines with a focused introduction to epidemiology of infectious diseases.
After two introductory days dealing with the basics and technologies of vaccinest, this course seeks an integration of vaccine related research and the dilemma’s of vaccine policies.
Important examples of infectious diseases are used to illustrate different aspects of vaccine design, technology, policy and ethical questions. Besides vaccines relevant for developed countries, attention will be given to vaccines more relevant for developing countries.
The course consists of a combination of lectures and tutorials. A visit to the Dutch Vaccine Institute (NVI) will be part of the course.
Literature/study material:
- Primary literature
- Kuby 6th edition, Chapter 19
Registration:
Automatically after acceptance to the programme.
Other students apply for this course via
Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found
here on the Studyguide.
Contact:
Prof. dr. Cécile van Els (course content); cecile.van.els@rivm.nl
I&I Secretariat (Course registration & Osiris);
secretary.iimaster@umcutrecht.nl
Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
Yes
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes
Prerequisite knowledge:
Basic Immunology - equivalent of content of BMW Infectie en Afweer