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Undergraduate studies - Department of Medical Microbiology

3rd year medical bacteriology curriculum (MICBac-31)

First Semester (3 Credits) - 30 Hours Theory (2 Hours/Week) - 30 Hours Practical (2 Hours/Week)

Objectives: To give comprehensive information about the most important and prevalent bacteria with more emphasis on the bacteria that causes the major diseases in our country.

Theory Lectures

  • Bacterial cell & classification
  • Growth requirements, bacterial growth & culture media.
  • Sterilization, Disinfections & Antimicrobial agents.
  • Microbial Genetics.
  • Staphylococci
  • Streptococci and Pneumococci.
  • Neisseria, Corynebacterium, Mycobacterium and Listeria.
  • Enterobacteriaceae.
  • Yersinia, Pasteurela & Francisela, Acinetobacter, Aeromonas & Plesiomonas, Campylobacters & Helicobacter pylori.
  • Other Gram-negative bacteria: Pseudomonas.
  • Vibrio, Haemophilus, Brucella & Bordetella.
  • Aerobic Bacilli-Anthrax & Clostridia Spirochetes, Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae & Mycoplasma.
  • Miscellaneous organisms (Legionella pneumophila & Bacteroides).
  • Urine, stool samples & Body fluids.
  • Introduction to Medical Mycology.
  • Mycetoma.
  • Dermatophytosis.
  • Candidiasis.
  • Cryptococcossis.
  • Histoplasmosis Blastomycosis and Aspergillosis.
  • Sporotrichosis.

Practical Sessions

  • Instructions, staining and instrumentations.
  • Media, pure culture, sterilization and colony morphology.
  • Staphylococci.
  • Streptococci.
  • Neisseria, Mycobacterium, Corynebacterium.
  • Enterobacteriaceae: Lactose fermenters and non-lactose fermenters.
  • Other Gram-negative bacteria: Pseudomonas.
  • Vibrio, Campylobacter, Haemophilus & Brucella.
  • Clostrium & aerobic bacilli.
  • Diagnostic Microbiology: Urine & stool samples.
  • Diagnostic Microbiology: Blood, CSF, sputum & swabs.
  • Introductory review about the techniques in Mycology.
  • Mycetoma and Dermatophytosis.
  • Candidiasis.
  • Cryptococcossis and Histoplasmosis.
  • Blastomycosis, Aspergillosis and Sporotrichosis

3rd year immunology curriculum (MICImm-31)

First Semester (3 credits) - 30 Hours Theory (2 Hours/Week) - 30 Hours Practical (2 Hours/Week)

Objectives: The Immunology course is to provide a basic knowledge of the immune response and its involvement in health and disease.

Theory Lectures

  • Introduction to immune system.
  • Antigen, foreign (pathogen) antigens and CD antigen markers.
  • B cell development, generation of B cells, regulation of B cell development, positive selection of B cells, negative selection of B cells and B cell heterogeneity.
  • Acquired immune response: -antibodies
  • T cell development, generation of T cells, positive selection of T cells and negative selection of T cells.
  • T cell activation, properties of effector cells, cytotoxic T cells and macrophage activation by Th1 (inflammatory T) cells.
  • Complement functions, complement cascades and regulation of complement function.
  • Cytokines
  • Major histocompatability complex (MHC)
  • Immune system cells cooperation
  • Immune system cells migration and inflammation
  • Immune system regulation
  • Immunotherapy
  • Infection and immunity
  • Tumor immunology
  • Hypersensitivity type I, type II
  • Hypersensitivity type III, type IV
  • Autoimmunity
  • Inherited Immune Deficiencies
  • Acquired Immune Deficiencies
  • Transplantation
  • Vaccines.

Practical Sessions

  • Introduction to Immunology laboratory
  • Antibody-Antigen (Ab-Ag) reaction (precipitation)
  • Electrophoretic Techniques (Immunoelectrophoresis)
  • Ab-Ag reaction (hemagglutination)
  • Ab-Ag reaction (complement fixation)
  • Complement system assessment (CH50% and CH100%)
  • Ab-Ag reaction (ELISA) and Immunoblot.
  • Ab-Ag reaction (Immunoflourescence test and RadioImmuniAssay)
  • Cell isolation, Cell counting and functional assessment
  • Flowcytometery
  • Immunocytochemistry (ICC)
  • Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
  • Cross-matching and HLA-typing.