The course aims to provide students with an overview of vaccination as a cornerstone in the fight against infectious diseases. Special focus will be given to the development of innovative vaccine strategies, with particular emphasis on carbohydrate-based vaccines as promising tools to address antimicrobial resistance and emerging bacterial threats.

• Introduction to vaccination principles: historical perspective, immune mechanisms, and public health impact.

• Challenges in vaccine development against bacterial pathogens.

• Overview of innovative vaccine strategies, including structure-based vaccine design, nucleic acid vaccines, and nanoparticle-based platforms.

• Focus on carbohydrate-based vaccines: rationale, design, and examples of licensed and investigational products.

• Knowledge and understanding of vaccination principles and modern vaccine technologies.

• Ability to critically evaluate the advantages and limitations of innovative vaccine strategies.

• Application of acquired knowledge to propose vaccine-based solutions to antimicrobial resistance.

• Development of communication skills to explain complex immunological concepts in the context of public health interventions.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures and interactive discussions.

Innovative teaching methods

• Blended learning approach combining lectures with guided discussions and case studies.

• Active involvement of students through group-based critical analysis of scientific literature and Q/A session.

Course books

Teacher's  handsout

Assessment

N/A

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Lectures and interactive discussions.

Course books

Teacher's  handsout

Assessment

N/A

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.