Immunology is the science that aims to study immune responses and the cellular and molecular events that occur after an organism encounters microbes or other foreign macromolecules.
Immunology is a compulsory subject (2 credits) that started its activity in the Faculty of General Medicine of Craiova in 2002, after the separation of the Bacteriology, Virusology, Parasitology subject.
The curriculum provides for the course and practical work of Immunology, at the Faculty of Medicine, 3rd year, taught in Romanian and English, at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, 2nd year, taught in Romanian and English, and at the Master - Clinical Laboratory and Drug Analysis, 1st year.
Within the discipline, a special interest was taken in setting up the laboratory for didactic activity with students, in order to set up the necessary equipment for this activity, in parallel with the activity of elaborating and editing the bibliographical material necessary for the good development of the didactic activity in the laboratory and the lecture.
The activity of the Immunology discipline has had as priority objective the quality teaching activity and an efficient experimental training of the students.
General objective:
- acquiring by students of basic immunology concepts
- knowledge and understanding of the body's defence mechanisms
- understanding the importance of studying these immunological defence mechanisms in medical practice.
With regard to the specific objectives, the members of the discipline have been concerned with familiarizing students with modern immunological concepts and techniques.
The disciplines Immunology correlates with are: Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Histology, Physiology, Pathophysiology, Morphopathology, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology or Rheumatology.
The Immunology discipline has had and currently has, through the Immunology Laboratory, established in 2001, inter and transdisciplinary collaborations with the disciplines of Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Obstetrics-Gynecology and Periodontology.
The Immunology Laboratory has diagnostic and research activities, among the priority research directions we mention immunoserological studies in digestive pathology, systemic rheumatic diseases, pregnancy pathology and periodontal disease.
HISTORY OF THE SUBJECT
- The first holder of the discipline was Prof. PhD Suzana Rogoz, from 2000-2008.
- Short biography:
- date of birth: 01. 06. 1943;
- studied at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, majoring in Biology;
- after graduation, she began her university teaching-scientific career as an Assistant Professor (1978), successively went through all the steps of the professional hierarchy, was promoted by competition to the positions of Head of Works (1990), Associate Professor (1993), University Professor (2003);
- academic career: courses, practical workbooks, scientific papers published in extenso in ISI listed journals, in Medline indexed journals, in CNCSIS listed journals, or published in abstract at scientific events in the country or abroad;
- From 2017 until now, the discipline has been led by Prof. PhD Isabela Siloși.
- Evolution of the discipline team
- in October 2015 Assistant professor PhD Boldeanu Mihail Virgil joined the team.
- The current team
- At present, the immunology team at UMF Craiova, Faculty of Medicine is composed of the following teachers:
- Prof. PhD Isabela Siloși
- Associate professor PhD Boldeanu Mihail Virgil.