Immunology Principles and Applications

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the structural and functional aspects of the immune system and their applications in biotechnology. The course includes an overview of innate and adaptive immunity, B and T cell development and function, antigen and antibody structure and interactions, cytokines, MHC complexes, and complement. Lecture and lab will focus on immunological and protein methods used in biotechnology, including protein purification and characterization techniques, SDS-PAGE, Western blots, and ELISA. The course meets for 45 lecture/discussion hours and 45 laboratory hours per semester. Prerequisites : BIO 120 General Biology I. Offered only in the spring semester. Course fee.