LMP1101H: Basic concepts in inflammatory/autoimmune arthritis

Who can attend

No specific courses are required; however, we prefer background knowledge in:

  • cellular/molecular biology (LMP1510 or equivalent)
  • biochemistry (LMP301H1, BCH242Y or equivalent)
  • immunopathology (LMP403H1 or equivalent)

Course description

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Understand the spectrum of immune-mediated arthritic diseases
  • Recognize the genomic and environmental influences in the pathogenesis of various forms of arthritis

Course coordinator

Dr. Vinod Chandran

vinod.chandran@uhnresearch.ca

lmp.grad@utoronto.ca for administrative queries.

Timings and location

This course is offered in odd years (i.e. years ending in 1,3, etc.) in the Winter session.

Tuesdays 2 – 4 pm

Location: Online

Evaluation methods

Final exam – 75%

Participation - 25% 

Schedule

Date

topic

Lecturer/instructor

Feb 14, 2023

Introduction to immune response: the spectrum of immune-mediated inflammatory rheumatic diseases

Dr. Vinod Chandran

Feb 21, 2023

Deep Phenotyping in Arthritis

Dr. Mohit Kapoor

March 14, 2023

Genomic, epigenetic, transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic studies in arthritis

Dr. Proton Rahman

Professor of Medicine, MUN (Memorial University)

March 28, 2023

The environment: microbiome and infectious agents in arthritis 

Dr. Bryan Coburn

April 4, 2023

Integration of omic studies with clinical data in arthritis

Dr. Igor Jurisica

Department of Computer Sciences

April 11, 2023

Final Examination

Dr. Vinod Chandran