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

January 28, 2025

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

Dr. Vinod Chandran

Dr. Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Schroeder Arthritis Institute

February 4, 2025

Deep Phenotyping in Arthritis

Dr. Mohit Kapoor

February 11, 2025

Genomic studies in arthritis 

Dr. Proton Rahman, Professor of Medicine, MUN (Memorial University)

February 18, 2025

The environment: microbiome and infectious agents in arthritis 

Dr. Bryan Coburn

March 4, 2025

Multi Omics Data Integration

Dr. Igor Jurisica, Department of Computer Sciences

March 18, 2025

Bringing it all together

Dr. Vinod Chandran

Dr. Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Schroeder Arthritis Institute

March 25, 2025

Final Examination

Dr. Vinod Chandran