We opened registration for the course «Microbes, viruses & infections», which will begin on October 2, 2023.
Course objective:
- To introduce students to the fundamental aspects of microbiology, virology and immunology, with an emphasis on their interrelationship and role in pathological processes (students will study the structure and physiology of microbes, biological properties of viruses, the structure of the immune system and the formation of the immune response, and methods of diagnosing infections);
- To provide a theoretical and practical basis for further research and work in the field of microbiology, virology, medicine, epidemiology, infectious diseases, and biotechnology.
Lecturers:
Mariia BAILIAK (Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU), Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, Microbiology and Virology),
Maryna SKOK (Palladin Institute of Biochemistry NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Immunology),
Denis KOLYBO (Palladin Institute of Biochemistry NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Immunology),
Dmytro GOSPODARYOV (Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU), Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, Virology),
Oleksandra ABRAT (Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU), Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, Microbiology and Immunology).
The course consists of 32 Lectures and 13 Practical classes:
Microbiology – 12 Lectures 5 Practical classes;
Virology – 10 Lectures, 4 Practical classes;
Immunology – 10 Lectures, 4 Practical classes.
The total duration is 90 hours - 3 ECTS credits.
The course will be conducted in Ukrainian, classes (lectures and seminars) will be held online, preferably at a time that will not overlap with the main studies of students at universities.
Scholarship: 27 scholarships of 400 euros. For students from families affected by the war. Funding conditions require successful completion of the course.
Registration: until 25.09.2023 (registration form).