Basic Immunobiology

Catalog description

A beginning graduate level course which deals with fundamental concepts in both molecular and cellular immunology. Topics include antigen recognition structures; antigen processing and the major histocompatibility (MHC) locus; lymphocyte activation; cytokines; T and B cell development; cell-cell interaction in the immune response; and host immune responses in autoimmunity and infection. Emphasis on experimental approaches and some review of current literature. Offered every other year.