Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences (Master’s Course)
Lecture Code TB001303 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 生体防御学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
セイタイボウギョガク
Subject Name in
English
Seminar on Host Defense
Instructor SAKAGUCHI TAKEMASA,YASUDA TOMOHARU,KAWANO YOHEI,TAKAHASHI ICHIRO,HIGASHIURA AKIFUMI,KOMATSUZAWA HITOSHI,MATSUO MIKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
サカグチ タケマサ,ヤスダ トモハル,カワノ ヨウヘイ,タカハシ イチロウ,ヒガシウラ アキフミ,コマツザワ ヒトシ,マツオ ミキ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues11-12:MED Rm 2
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture-based, quizzes or assignments 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 27 : Health Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Medical Sciences
Eligible Students Master's Program
Keywords Infectious diseases, Countermeasures, Control, Bacteria, Virus, Immunity, Mucosal Immunity 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Study infectious diseases as a specialized field of medicine and dentistry. Learn about the pathogenicity of bacteria and viruses, which are pathogens, and measures against them. In the latter half, focus on host immunity, particularly addressing important mucosal immunity in detail. 
Class Schedule lesson-1 Viruses: An overview of their replication and pathogenesis (Prof. SAKAGUCHI)
lesson-2 Viruses: Infectious diseases and defense (Assistant Prof. HIGASHIURA)
lesson-3 Pathogenesis of bacteria (Prof. KOMATSUZAWA)
lesson-4 Chemotherapy against bacteria (Associate Prof. MATSUO)
lesson-5 Basic theory of immunity (Prof.YASUDA)
lesson-6 Immune system disruption and disease (Associate Prof. KAWANO)
lesson-7 Mucosal immunity 1: Innate and acquired immunity in the mucosa (Prof. TAKAHASHI)
lesson-8 Mucosal immunity 2: Trends in mucosal immunology research (Prof. TAKAHASHI)

After each lecture, a quiz or report will be given, and the results will be used as the basis for evaluation. 
Text/Reference
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Lecture and video materials 
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Students are required to watch the lectures using recorded materials. Then, please write your answers to the quiz or assignments or your impressions/questions on the attendance card. 
Requirements None 
Grading Method The evaluation will be based on the answers to the quizzes or assignments given in each lecture. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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