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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Microbiology

526-304 Principles of Immunology

Credit Points:

10.0

Coordinator:

Dr W Boyle and Dr C Cheers

Prerequisite/s:

At least 32 points of theory and 12 points of practical 200-level subjects from Microbiology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Anatomy, Botany/Zoology/Anatomy or Genetics.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

26 lectures (two a week)

Objectives:

By the end of the subject students should be able to:

Understand and describe:

  • the development, function and regulation of cells in the immune system;

  • the relationship between structure and function of antibodies;

  • the immunological basis of hypersensitivity reactions;

  • the specific immune mechanisms operating in immunity to infectious disease, and in organ transplantation, tumour rejection, and autoimmune disease.

Appreciate:

  • the broad framework and the basis of specificity of the immune response;

  • the experimental basis of our knowledge of the immune response;

  • the application of immunological methods to clinical problems.

Content:

Development, function and regulation of cells of the immune system; immunoglobulins; cytokines; immunological mechanisms operating in immunity to infectious disease; autoimmunity; hypersensitivity; transplantation and tumour immunology.

Assessment:

A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Roitt I et. al., Immunology, 3rd ed. 1993 Gower.
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