Fundamental Immunology

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This course introduces the fundamentals of immunology, from cellular, molecular, and biochemical aspects of the healthy immune system to disease and treatments involving immunization, immunodeficiency, and autoimmunity. Another focus of this course is to introduce the application of immune molecules in diagnosis and clinical therapeutic, such as manipulating the immune system for cancer treatment and vaccine development. In this course, students will develop critical reading skills in research papers related to fundamental immunology and be able to understand the application of various experimental approaches to study human immune diseases and identify novel drug targets. 002161