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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Second cycle degree course in
Medical, veterinary anf pharmaceutical biotechnologies
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

DESIGN OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL VACCINES AND VIRAL VECTORS UNIT A
cod. 1000217

Academic year 2009/10
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Valter MAGLIANI
Academic discipline
Microbiologia e microbiologia clinica (MED/07)
Field
Discipline biotecnologiche comuni
Type of training activity
Characterising
16 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
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Integrated course unit module: BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES

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Learning objectives

Acquisition of essential knowledge about: Principles of anti-infective vaccinology. Relevant existing vaccines. Biotechnological vaccines: characteristics and development. Existing biotechnological tools in vaccinology.

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Course unit content

 Principles and immunological basis of vaccinology. Relevant available anti-infective vaccines (live-attenuated, killed-inactivated, subunit, purified or conjugated antigens, toxoids, recombinant) or experimental (DNA, anti-idiotypic). Biotechnological vaccines: characteristics and development. Existing biotechnological vaccines (HBV, HPV, Rotavirus, polysaccharide-carrier conjugated vaccines). Rational design. Reverse vaccinology. Recombinant bacteriophges and bacteria as vaccines and vaccine delivery veicles. Plant-based vaccines. Adjuvants and delivery systems.

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