1. Immunological Bioinformatics Introduction

2. ... no creo en este approach bioinformatico a la inmunologia, por varias razones:...

3. Course Structure 1) Immunology and Biology 2) Bioinformatics 3) Vaccine Design 4) Project

4. The Teachers (if you had been in Denmark) Claus Lundegaard Morten Nielsen Ole Lund Thomas Blicher Anders G. Pedersen Can Kesmir Mette V. Larsen Sheila T. Tang Pernille H. Andersen

5. The Teachers (in Buenos Aires) Morten Nielsen Norberto Zwirner, Laboratorio de Inmunogenetica, Hospital de Clinicas, UBA. Cristina Marino, IQUIFIB, UBA Dr. G. Carrillo, Centro National de referencia para el Sida, UBA. Alexis Edelstein, Departamento de Virologia, Institito Malbran.

6. Learning Objectives We want you to be able to: –Find relevant information and data in public databases –Use public prediction servers for own research –Evaluate new public prediction tools –Pinpoint problems that might be solved by a bioinformatics approach Demonstrate that bioinformatics can be used also to understand important aspects of the immune system

7. Evaluation and Exam Do exercises Project work in groups Report 10-15 pages in form of a research paper Abstract Introduction Materials and methods Results Conclusions and discussion References Oral presentation with individual examination