DESIGN OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL VACCINES AND VIRAL VECTORS Û UNIT B
cod. 1000219

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Malattie infettive degli animali domestici (VET/05)
Field
Discipline veterinarie e riproduzione animale
Type of training activity
Characterising
20 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES

Learning objectives

Acquisition of the current viral gene manipulation techniques relative to gene therapy.

Prerequisites

Students are required to have a knowledge of basic molecular biology.

Course unit content

 Viral Vectors in gene therapy and immunotherapy <br />
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Retrovirus: <br />
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a) Molecular aspects of replication <br />
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b) Vector structure: oncoretrovirus (MMLV) and lentivirus (HIV) <br />
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c) Packaging strategies <br />
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d) Targeting and pseudo-typification strategies and mechanisms (VSV-G) <br />
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e) Cell transduction and expression control <br />

Full programme

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